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GE Vernova wins order to modernise Saluda Hydropower Plant

  • 10 months ago (2024-12-03)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova has secured an order from Dominion Energy to modernise two hydropower units at the Saluda Hydropower plant located approximately 10 miles from Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

South Australia to restart diesel power plants

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

The South Australian state government is seeking to have two mothballed diesel-powered power plants restarted due to concerns that a new power cable with New South Wales will be delayed.

Eskom and NTPC sign MOU

  • 10 months ago (2024-11-29)
  • David Flin

NTPC of India and South Africa’s Eskom have signed an MOU to exchange knowledge and collaborate on R&D.

Meralco PowerGen plans $2 billion expansion for coal-fired plants

  • 10 months ago (2024-11-28)
  • David Flin

Meralco PowerGen, the power generation arm of Manila Electric Co (Meralco), has outlined a $2 billion investment plan to develop two coal-fired power facilities in Cebu and Quezon.

Four firms from Japan and South Korea to build 2.4 GW gas-fired plant in Qatar

  • 10 months ago (2024-11-27)
  • David Flin

Four firms from Japan and South Korea – Sumitomo, Shikoku Electric Power, Korea Southern Power, and Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corp. – have jointly won a contract to build and operate a natural gas-fired power plant and a seawater desalination facility near Doha in Qatar.

Westinghouse and CORE Power partner for floating nuclear power plants

  • 10 months ago (2024-11-26)
  • David Flin

Westinghouse Electric Company and CORE POWER have announced they have signed an agreement for the design and development of a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) using the eVinci microreactor.

New solar PV plant under construction in Benin

  • 10 months ago (2024-11-25)
  • David Flin

Benin has started construction of the 25 MW Forsun PV plant, which will expand the total capacity of the Illoulofin solar power plant to 75 MW.

EPCG of Montenegro begins construction of Gvozd wind farm

  • 10 months ago (2024-11-22)
  • David Flin

Monetnegro’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has started groundbreaking for its first wind farm, Gvozd, with a capacity of 54.6 MW.

Hong Kong plans interconnection project with mainland

  • 10 months ago (2024-11-21)
  • David Flin

Wong Shuk-han, Hong Kong’s Undersecretary for Environment and Ecology, has announced that Hong Kong is planning to strengthen its electricity interconnection with the mainland through a new infrastructure project.

GE Vernova announces its first 100 per cent hydrogen fuelled gas turbine

  • 10 months ago (2024-11-20)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova has announced that it has won an order for an LM6000 gas turbine that will operate on 100 per cent hydrogen at the Whyalla hydrogen power plant in the Upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia.