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World’s largest solar thermal plant to be built in South Australia

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-11)
  • David Flin

The South Australian Government has given development approval to construction of the world’s largest solar thermal power plant.

GE Power and Harbin Electric announce order for CCGT project

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-10)
  • David Flin

Harbin Electric Corporation (HE) has awarded GE Power an order for two 9F.05 gas turbines for the State Power Investment Corporation’s (SPIC’s) 800 MW Langfang gas combined cycle power plant project.

US FERC rejects Perry’s plan to subsidise coal-fired plants

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-09)
  • David Flin

The Trump Administration’s plan to bail out America’s coal industry has crumbled after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected the proposal from Rick Perry, US Energy Secretary, to subsidise struggling coal and nuclear plants to keep power grids dependable.

Restructuring Saudi power market could generate $4 billion

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-08)
  • David Flin

A new study published by the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) has claimed that restructuring Saudi Arabia’s power generation sector, in conjunction with accompanying price reforms, has the potential to contribute an additional $4 billion to the Saudi economy.

Toshiba sells Westinghouse nuclear unit in $4.6 billion deal

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-05)
  • David Flin

Westinghouse Electric, the US nuclear unit of the Japanese firm Toshiba, has been acquired by the Canadian asset manager Brookfield Business Partners in a deal valued at about $4.6 billion.

Nigeria loses almost half its power output after gas pipeline fire

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-04)
  • David Flin

A fire at a Nigerian gas pipeline interrupted gas supplies to companies generating more than 3000 MW.

AfDB green energy investments achieve 1400 MW power generation projects

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-03)
  • David Flin

The African Development Bank (AfDB) said it has achieved a 100 per cent investment in renewable energy in 2017, and recorded a total of 1400 MW of power generation projects from exclusively renewable sources in 2017.

Nigeria’s Egbin Power targets 1800 MW under phase 2 expansion plan

  • 7 years ago (2018-01-02)
  • David Flin

Egbin Power has stated its commitment to fast-track its planned investments into additional gas pipelines, the proposed Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) project, and 1800 MW of power generation capacity, along with the deployment of additional renewable energy sources to boost the plant’s productivity.

Punjab plans large solar project at retired coal power plant

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

The northern Indian state of Punjab has announced that it is planning to set up a huge solar power project on the site of a newly retired 460 MW coal-fired power plant.

Siemens Gamesa wins contract for two onshore wind projects in Italy

  • 7 years ago (2017-12-29)
  • David Flin

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has received orders for two new onshore wind projects in southern Italy.