Siemens has signed a long-term agreement with the Sudanese Thermal Power Generating Company (STPGC) to provide service and maintenance for the power generating assets and related components operating the 337 MW Port Sudan and 502 MW Garri gas-fired power plants.
GE has announced the launch of the GE Reservoir, a comprehensive 20 MW, 80 MWh energy storage platform.
The Brazilian Government has formed a special congressional committee to analyse the Federal Bill PL 9463/18, which proposes the privatisation of the country’s state-owned energy company Eletrobras.
Brune Poirson, the French Ecology Minister, called at a conference in Brussels for a price floor of €25-30 per ton of CO2 in power generation to help accelerate the shift from coal to gas and renewables.
Germany has announced plans to increase power generation in Nigeria by 500 MW through renewable energy.
GE Renewable Energy has unveiled its plan to develop the Haliade-X, described as the world’s largest and most powerful offshore wind turbine.
The Hawaiian Electric Companies have begun the formal search for new grid-scale renewable energy projects for the three islands of Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed an agreement securing the right to implement up to 1 GW of wind power in Turkey.
The Bangladesh Government has announced that three coal-fired power plants will be constructed in the country by Chinese companies.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a loan to B.Grimm Power, one of the largest power producers in Thailand, to develop and enhance renewable energy capacity in Asean member countries.