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Hitachi Energy and TransnetBW make German grid fit for future

  • 9 months ago (2024-02-16)
  • Junior Isles

Hitachi Energy will supply two Enhanced STATCOM stations with the next-generation grid stabilization technology, SVC Light® Enhanced, to enable TransnetBW to improve power quality in the transmission grid, which supplies power to 11 million people and numerous industries.

Conditions placed on Mexican Government’s acquisition of Iberdrola power plants

  • 9 months ago (2024-02-16)
  • David Flin

Mexico’s anti-trust agency the Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) has established conditions for the $6 billion acquisition of 13 power plants by the Mexican Government from Iberdrola.

BHEL wins 800 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power plant order

  • 9 months ago (2024-02-15)
  • David Flin

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) was won an EPC order for an 800 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power plant at Yamunanagar, Haryana, India from Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (HPGCL).

New 1200 MW CCGT for the Texas Triangle

  • 9 months ago (2024-02-14)
  • David Flin

Sandow Lakes Energy Company has announced plans to construct a 1200 MW CCGT at Sandow Lakes in Lee County, Texas, USA, to operate within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).

Avex fined for operating power plant without regulatory approval

  • 9 months ago (2024-02-13)
  • David Flin

The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has fined Avex Energy of Canada nearly CS250 000 for running a natural gas-fired power plant while bypassing regulatory tests for safe and unobtrusive operation.

Kenya plans to begin construction of nuclear power plant in 2027

  • 9 months ago (2024-02-12)
  • David Flin

Kenya has announced that it intends to begin construction of its first nuclear power plant in 2027, with operations due to commence by 2035.

US DOE to provide $72 million to improve hydropower efficiency

  • 9 months ago (2024-02-09)
  • David Flin

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is providing $71.5 million in incentive payments for 46 hydropower projects across 19 states in the US to improve generation efficiency.

EU power emissions decline sharply

  • 9 months ago (2024-02-08)
  • David Flin

Power sector emissions in the EU fell by a record 19 per cent in 2023 as a result of sharp falls in both coal- and gas-fired generation, according to a report from the climate think tank Ember.

Jindal Power offers $1.68 for bankrupt Indian coal-fired power plant

  • 9 months ago (2024-02-07)
  • David Flin

Jindal Power, a unit of India’s Jindal Steel and Power, has submitted a $1.69 billion bid for the KSK Mahanadi coal-fired power plant currently in insolvency proceedings.

Germany to put 10 GW of new natural gas power plant out for tender

  • 9 months ago (2024-02-06)
  • David Flin

Germany’s Economy Ministry has announced that the government will tender 10 GW of new natural gas-fired power plants that can be converted to run on hydrogen in the 2030s, as part of plans to ensure stable electricity supply and the proportion of wind and solar installations increases.