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GE Vernova to supply turbines for Australia’s 228 MW Boulder Creek Wind Farm

  • 5 months ago (2024-10-03)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova has announced that it has signed an agreement with Aula Energy and CS Energy to provide 38.6 MW-164m turbines for their Boulder Creek Wind Farm in Queensland, Australia.

EWEC invites Expressions of Interest submissions for Zarraf Solar IPP

  • 6 months ago (2024-10-02)
  • David Flin

Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has invited developers and developer consortiums to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to develop a new Solar PV IPP to be located in the Al Dhafra region in Al Zarraf, Abu Dhabi.

US DOE provides $1.5 billion loan to reopen Palisades nuclear power plant

  • 6 months ago (2024-10-01)
  • David Flin

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced closure of a loan guarantee of up to $1.52 billion to Holtec Palisades to help finance the reopening of the 800 MW Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan, USA.

Monsoon damages 16 hydropower plants in Nepal

  • 6 months ago (2024-09-30)
  • David Flin

According to the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN), landslides and floods induced by incessant rains have caused damage to powerhouses, transmission lines, and other structures, affecting 16 hydropower plants in Nepal. Details are still being gathered, and the extent of the damage could prove to be greater.

Uganda commissions $1.7 billion hydropower plant

  • 6 months ago (2024-09-27)
  • David Flin

Uganda has commissioned its largest electricity generation plant, a 600 MW hydropower plant built on the River Nile costing $1.7 billion, funded by a loan from China. Of this, $1.4 billion was provided by China’s Exim Bank.

GE Vernova signs repower agreement with IVPC Group in Italy

  • 6 months ago (2024-09-26)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova has been selected by IVPC Group to repower five wind turbines at its Montefalcone wind farm in Italy.

G7 JETP plans hit global snags

  • 6 months ago (2024-09-25)
  • David Flin

The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JTP), a G7-backed funding initiative to help developing nations cut carbon emissions has hit a number of snags around the world.

Ecuador imposes overnight blackouts as drought reduces hydropower capacity

  • 6 months ago (2024-09-24)
  • David Flin

Ecuador’s government has imposed nationwide nighttime blackouts in a bid to conserve energy. This was caused by widespread drought conditions depriving the country of hydropower capacity.

UK starts era of coal-free electricity production

  • 6 months ago (2024-09-23)
  • David Flin

The UK’s last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, will close at the end of September 2024, and will mark the first period for nearly 150 years that the country has had no such plants.

Armenia announces plans to build new nuclear power plant by 2036

  • 6 months ago (2024-09-20)
  • David Flin

Gnel Sanosyan, Armenia’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, has announced plans to construct a new nuclear power plant in the country with a capacity of 400-600 MW.