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India may build new coal plants due to low cost

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-20)
  • David Flin

A draft electricity policy document suggests that India may build new coal-fired power plants, because of the low cost of construction, despite growing calls from environmentalists, who cite falling solar and wind energy prices.

Nepal’s Upper Tamakoshi hydropower plant to begin operation ahead of schedule

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-19)
  • David Flin

Dinesh Kumar Ghimire, Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation for Nepal, said that the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project is expected to start generating partial power by mid-May, and be fully operational by August.

New York approves Con Edison’s proposed $ 800 million power line projects

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-16)
  • David Flin

New York state utility regulators have approved Consolidated Edison Co of New York Inc’s (Con Edison) request to recover costs for three transmission projects in its New York service area.

TEPCO banned from restarting Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant over safety flaws

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-15)
  • David Flin

Japan’s nuclear regulator, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), has effectively banned Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) from restarting its largest nuclear power plants due to serious safety flaws.

Statkraft to build its first wind power plants in Chile

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-14)
  • David Flin

Statkraft has announced it will build its first wind farms in Chile.

Ireland’s sole coal-fired power plant to become green energy hub

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-13)
  • David Flin

Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has announced plans to close Moneypoint, the country’s largest power station and its only coal-fired plant and turn it into a green energy hub.

Tokyo Gas to install 19 offshore wind turbines

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-12)
  • David Flin

Tokyo Gas has announced it will install 19 offshore wind turbines near the eastern Japan coast from 2024.

Equinor and SSE plan 1.8 GW low carbon power for UK

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-09)
  • David Flin

Equinor and SSE have announced plans to develop two low-carbon power plants, one equipped with carbon capture and storage (CCS), the other powered entirely by hydrogen.

Two South Korean reactors shut due to influx of marine organisms

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-08)
  • David Flin

South Korea has shut two nuclear reactors due to an influx of marine organisms just two weeks after restarting them from an earlier influx.

ERCOT says Texas blackout was caused by power plants freezing up

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-07)
  • David Flin

A report from the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has stated that the massive loss of power generation during the Texas blackout in February was primarily caused by power plants freezing up under historically cold conditions.