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OCBC to give no new funding for coal-fired power plants

  • 6 years ago (2019-04-17)
  • David Flin

Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), the second largest lender in Southeast Asia, has said that the two Vietnamese coal-fired power plants will be the last such plants it finances as it increases funding for renewable projects.

Eurowind Energy chooses Siemens Gamesa as its supplier for Denmark’s largest onshore wind project

  • 6 years ago (2019-04-16)
  • David Flin

Siemens Gamesa has signed an order with Eurowind Energy for Thorup-Sletten, the largest onshore wind farm in Denmark to date.

GE completes world’s first DLN1.0+ with ultra-low NOx combustion upgrade

  • 6 years ago (2019-04-15)
  • David Flin

GE has announced that it has successfully completed the world’s first installation of its DLN1.0+ with Ultra Low NOx combustion upgrade on nine GE 9E gas turbines at five plants in Shenzhen.

Puerto Rico enacts law to eliminate fossil fuels as power generation fuel

  • 6 years ago (2019-04-12)
  • David Flin

Puerto Rico has enacted a law that requires the progressive elimination of fossil fuels as a source of power generation.

El Dabaa nuclear power plant plan receives site approval

  • 6 years ago (2019-04-11)
  • David Flin

Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) has received a site approval permit for the El Dabaa site from the Egyptian Nuclear Regulation and Radiological Authority (ENRRA).

First Thar coal power generation plant in Pakistan inaugurated

  • 6 years ago (2019-04-10)
  • David Flin

The first Thar coal power generation plant is to be inaugurated later today, with the formal inauguration being carried out by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party.

GE to improve energy access in West Africa

  • 6 years ago (2019-04-09)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions’ business has announced that it has signed two deals to build energy systems in Benin and upgrade three substations in Cote d’Ivoire.

Siemens Gamesa launches 5.X wind turbine platform with 170 m rotor

  • 6 years ago (2019-04-08)
  • David Flin

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced the introduction of a new onshore wind turbine platform, the Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform, which encompasses two models, the SG 5.8-155 and the SG 5.8-170.

Saudi Arabia to invite bids for nuclear power plant project in 2020

  • 6 years ago (2019-04-05)
  • David Flin

Saudi Arabia has announced that it plans to issue a multi-billion dollar tender in 2020 to construct its first two nuclear reactors, and that it is discussing the project with US and other potential suppliers.

SinoHydro to invest $214 million in Rwandan hydropower plant

  • 6 years ago (2019-04-04)
  • David Flin

SinoHydro of China has announced that it will invest $214 million into the Nyabarongo II Hydropower Plant in Rwanda, boosting the country’s effort to achieve universal access to electricity by 2024.