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Malta-Sicily interconnector non-operational for several months

  • 4 years ago (2019-12-31)
  • David Flin

Jason Vella, CEO of Enemalta, has confirmed that the Malta-Sicily interconnector was severely damaged by a ship’s anchor on 23 December, and will be out of action until at least the end of February.

Joint electricity grid between Egypt and Sudan to start operating in January

  • 4 years ago (2019-12-30)
  • David Flin

Ayman Hamza, a spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy said that a 50MW grid connection between the Egyptian and Sudanese electricity grids will start operation on 12 January, 2020.

India on target to pass 100GW renewable energy in 2020

  • 4 years ago (2019-12-27)
  • David Flin

India is making rapid progress towards its goal of achieving 175GW of renewable capacity by 2022, and is on course to pass 100GW during 2020.

Nam Ou River hydropower project in Laos starts second phase operation

  • 4 years ago (2019-12-26)
  • David Flin

The first power generation unit of the second phase of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project started operation on 26 December.

ACWA Power signs PPAs for 250MW of solar projects in Ethiopia

  • 4 years ago (2019-12-24)
  • David Flin

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has signed 20-year PPAs for two solar projects totalling 250MW with Ethiopia’s state-owned electricity producer Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP).

GE announces agreement to provide 30 Cypress wind turbines to Rio Energy in Brazil

  • 4 years ago (2019-12-23)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has been selected by Rio Energy for the production, delivery, installation, and commissioning of 30 Cypress onshore wind turbines, operating in a range from 4.8MW to 5.1MW.

UK renewables exceed gas-fired power generation for first time

  • 4 years ago (2019-12-20)
  • David Flin

Renewable electricity generation in the UK between July and September 2019 has outstripped the share coming from gas for the first time, according to the Government’s latest energy trends data.

Zimbabwe licenses Zimbabwe-Chinese joint venture to construct 50MW thermal power plant

  • 4 years ago (2019-12-19)
  • David Flin

Zimbabwe has licensed a joint venture between Zimbabwean and Chinese investors to establish a 50MW coal-fired power plant.

Power generated by GE’s Haliade-X 12MW wind turbine in Rotterdam to be bought by Eneco

  • 4 years ago (2019-12-18)
  • David Flin

Eneco, Future Wind (a Joint Venture between Pondera Development and SIF Holdings Netherlands), and GE Renewable Energy, have announced that Eneco will purchase all of the electricity generated by GE’s Haliade-X 12MW prototype.

Wärtsilä Modular Block solution ordered for West African gold mine

  • 4 years ago (2019-12-17)
  • David Flin

Wärtsilä has announced the first order of its new Wärtsilä Modular Block solution for power generation by Aggreko.