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EBRD supports development of biogas CHP projects in Belarus

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-25)
  • David Flin

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is financing the construction of four biogas CHP plants across Belarus.

JICA in talks on renovation of Iranian power plants

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-24)
  • David Flin

Hamidreza Azimi, Deputy for Planning with Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPHC) said that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is in negotiations to finance renovation of major power plants in Iran.

Puerto Rico moves to privatise PREPA

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-23)
  • David Flin

Ricardo Rossello, Governor of Puerto Rico, has announced that he is moving to privatise the publicly-owned Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) after the lengthy recovery from the damage caused by hurricane Maria.

China donates solar power systems to Nepal

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-22)
  • David Flin

China has donated more than 32,000 solar power generating systems to Nepal to enhance its domestic capacity in combating climate change, and to provide electricity to communities that have not had power since an earthquake in 2015.

Siemens Gamesa awarded two wind turbine projects totalling 330 MW in USA

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-19)
  • David Flin

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed two orders in the USA for the supply of 95 of its G132-3.465 MW wind turbines, totalling 330 MW.

Dominion Energy to mothball 9 power units

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-18)
  • David Flin

Dominion Energy has announced that it plans to place nine of its older, inefficient, and rarely-used power generating units across Virginia, USA into a dormant status.

GE completes upgrade at Japan’s Yokohama power plant

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-17)
  • David Flin

GE’s Power Services business has announced that it has successfully completed its largest ever flange-to-flange (F2F) replacements project in Japan at Block 7 and Block 8 of TEPCO Fuel & Power’s (TEPCO) Yokohama power plant in Japan.

Report finds all major renewable technologies to be cost competitive by 2020

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-16)
  • David Flin

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) projects that all major renewable energy technologies will compete with fossil fuels on price by 2020.

Resurgent Power bids for power assets of Jaypee

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-15)
  • David Flin

Resurgent Power, backed by the Tata Group, has emerged as the frontrunner to buy the Indian firm Jaypee Power Ventures.

Japan to conditionally allow new coal-fired power plant

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-12)
  • David Flin

Masaharu Nakagawa, Japan’s Environment Minister, said that Chugoku Electric Power will need to offset emissions from a planned coal-fired power plant through such steps as shutting down old fossil fuel capacity.