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China to invest $361 billion into renewable energy

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-06)
  • David Flin

China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has said that it will invest 2.5 trillion yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020.

Report says nuclear waste repository best site is at Bruce

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-05)
  • David Flin

Ontario Power Generation has told the Canadian Ministry of Environment that there are additional costs and risks if low- and medium-level nuclear waste has to be shipped from Bruce Power to an alternative storage site.

Iran’s power export to Iraq awaiting new contract

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-04)
  • David Flin

Iran has suspended power supply to Iraq since the start of 2017, following the ending of the electricity export contract between the two countries.

Trump to name majority of TVA board in 2017

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-03)
  • David Flin

One third of the board governing the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the USA has been vacated, with incoming President Trump to announce their replacements.

Costa Rica ran almost entirely on renewable energy in 2016

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-02)
  • David Flin

The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) has said that the country ran entirely on renewable energy for 250 days in 2016, with renewables supplying 98.1 per cent of Costa Rica’s electricity for the year.

Davis-Besse nuclear power plant may be closed

  • 7 years ago (2016-12-30)
  • David Flin

The Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Ohio, USA, could soon be closed.

Dynegy purchase of ENGIE plants wins conditional approval

  • 7 years ago (2016-12-29)
  • David Flin

The USA’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted conditional approval of Dynegy’s acquisition of ENGIE’s power generation unit, but said that the company may have to sell some generation in ISO New England and the RTO PJM to address market power concerns in the regions’ capacity markets.

Medco plans three gas-fired power plants

  • 7 years ago (2016-12-28)
  • David Flin

PT Medco Power Generation Indonesia, a subsidiary of PT Medco Energi International, has proposed construction of three gas-fired power plants in Indonesia, one of which will be built in Kuala Langsa.

Nigeria to become renewable energy hub

  • 7 years ago (2016-12-27)
  • David Flin

Senator Abdul-Aziz Murtala Nyako, representing the Adamawa Central Senatorial District, has said that despite the current problems in the Nigerian power sector, stakeholders plan to make Nigeria a power generation hub in West Africa, with vast opportunities available in renewable energy.

Low carbon sources supply 50 per cent of UK electricity

  • 7 years ago (2016-12-23)
  • David Flin

Official figures from the UK government showed that low carbon electricity accounted for 50 per cent of generation in the third quarter of 2016, up from 45.3 per cent for the same period in 2015.