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Siemens signs energy cooperation agreement with Cuban utility UNE

  • 7 years ago (2016-07-19)
  • David Flin

Siemens has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Unión Eléctrica (UNE), the Cuban state-owned utility to modernise the energy infrastructure of the country.

Iran in talks with Siemens and Rolls-Royce on energy investment

  • 7 years ago (2016-07-18)
  • David Flin
Iran is seeking overseas investment in its energy infrastructure following the lifting of international sanctions.

Solar increases UK market share as coal power falls

  • 7 years ago (2016-07-12)
  • David Flin
A report from the energy analyst EnAppSys has indicated that the market share of coal-fired electricity generation fell sharply, to 0.89 TWh during May 2016, compared to 1.38 TWh produced by solar PV.

Kudankulam nuclear plant unit 2 attains criticality

  • 7 years ago (2016-07-11)
  • David Flin

Officials of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) have announced that Unit 2 of Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, India, went critical on 10 July.

Cameroon says $1 billion hydroelectric dam expected in 2020.

  • 7 years ago (2016-07-08)

Basile Atangana Kouna, Cameroon’s minister of water and energy, has announced that a proposed $1 billion hydroelectric dam will be ready by 2020.

South Korea to shut 10 ageing coal-fired power plants by 2025

  • 7 years ago (2016-07-06)

South Korea, Asia’s fourth largest economy, is moving to cut its reliance on dirtier fuels with plans to shut 10 ageing coal-fired power plants by 2025.