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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.

Renewables generate triple coal-fired power generation in UK for 2017

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

Data from BM Reports and Sheffield University shows that British wind farms generated more electricity than coal on over 75 per cent of days in 2017, while solar outperformed coal more than half of the time.

Binding agreements signed for sale of New NP

  • 7 years ago (2017-12-28)
  • David Flin

Areva and EDF have signed binding agreements detailing the terms of the sale of New NP, Areva NP’s nuclear reactor operations.

Taiwan in push to reduce energy imports

  • 7 years ago (2017-12-27)
  • David Flin

Taiwan is currently “99  per cent dependent upon energy imports”, according to energy ministry officials. However, a new energy policy promulgated by President Tsai Ing Wen’s government aims to sharply reduce this dependence on imported energy - in particular coal, oil, and natural gas - by 2025.
 

Tepco and neighbouring utilities to pool spare power capacity

  • 7 years ago (2017-12-22)
  • David Flin

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco), Kansai Electric Power, Chubu Electric Power, and Hokuriku Electric Power have announced plans to grant access to each other’s backup power reserves to better handle dips in renewable energy output and other non-emergency situations.