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SNC-Lavalin wins Bruce Power contracts

  • 5 years ago (2020-01-31)
  • David Flin

SNC-Lavalin has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Candu Energy, has been awarded three contracts with a combined value of $34 million from Bruce Power in Ontario, Canada, for projects in support of the Major Component Replacement (MCR) programme.

National Grid awards £328 million contracts to manage grid stability

  • 5 years ago (2020-01-30)
  • David Flin

The UK National Grid Electricity System Operator has awarded contracts valued at £328 million over six years to manage the stability of the electricity grid.

Togo engages NTPC as project management consultant for 300MW solar projects

  • 5 years ago (2020-01-29)
  • David Flin

Togo’s Power Ministry has appointed Indian power giant NTPC as its project management consultant for about 300MW of solar power projects in the country.

Eskom CEO says getting IPPs onto South African power grid will be costly

  • 5 years ago (2020-01-28)
  • David Flin

Andre de Ruyter, CEO of Eskom, said that while he is in favour of allowing companies generate their own power, there will be significant initial costs if they are to sell their excess generation into the South African grid.

Siemens to acquire C&S Electric in India

  • 5 years ago (2020-01-27)
  • David Flin

To help meet increasing demand for electrification in India, Siemens Ltd (India) has signed an agreement to acquire New Delhi-based C&S Electric Limited.

GE wins substation contract for offshore wind farm off Scotland

  • 5 years ago (2020-01-17)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has been awarded a project for the design, supply, construction, and commissioning of onshore and offshore wind substations for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, 12 miles off the Fife coast in Scotland.

Hyundai E&C consortium wins $750 million order to build CCGT in Algeria

  • 5 years ago (2020-01-16)
  • David Flin

Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) Consortium, (Hyundai E&C, Hyundai Engineering, and POSCO International) has won a $750 million order to build a combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Algeria.

South Africa to embrace private power generation

  • 5 years ago (2020-01-15)
  • David Flin

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country will encourage efforts by businesses to generate their own power.

Canadian nuclear power plant sends emergency alert in error

  • 5 years ago (2020-01-14)
  • David Flin

Pickering Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario, Canada sent out an emergency alert about an “incident” at around 07:30 local time on 12 January to people living within six miles of the facility.

Puerto Rico’s largest power plant could be offline for a year

  • 5 years ago (2020-01-10)
  • David Flin

Jose Ortiz, Executive Director of the power utility PREPA, said that Puerto Rico’s largest power plant could remain out of action for up to a year because of earthquake damage.