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ENGIE confirms close of 1 GW UK coal plant

  • 9 years ago (2016-05-26)

ENGIE has confirmed that the 1 GW coal fired power plant in Rugeley, Staffordshire, will close within weeks due to worsening conditions for coal operators.

Tanzania needs $1.9 billion to boost power generation

  • 9 years ago (2016-05-26)

Study shows India thermal power plants caused spike in SO2 and NO2 emissions

  • 9 years ago (2016-05-24)
  • David Flin
A report by Greenpeace India has said that clusters of thermal power plants in northern India were the sources of growth in emissions of SO2 and NO2 in the past few years.

GE signs agreement with Halmore and Orient Power of Pakistan

  • 9 years ago (2016-05-24)
  • David Flin

GE has signed contracts with Halmore Power Generation and Orient Power of Pakistan to provide its Predix-enabled digital power plant solutions.

New Welsh nuclear plant announces delivery team

  • 9 years ago (2016-05-23)
  • David Flin
Plans to build a nuclear power plant in Wales have taken an important step forward with the announcement of a delivery team for the £10 billion project.

Sri Lanka to build LNG plant instead of coal

  • 9 years ago (2016-05-20)

Argentina begins renewables push with 1000 MW tender

  • 9 years ago (2016-05-20)

Portugal runs on renewables for four days

  • 9 years ago (2016-05-20)

Last week, energy consumption in Portugal was fully covered by solar, wind and hydro power over a 4-day period (107 hours), which lasted from 06:45 on Saturday May 7 until 05:45 the following Wednesday, national energy network figures reveal.

Rwanda inaugurates ground-breaking methane power project

  • 9 years ago (2016-05-17)
  • David Flin
Lake Kivu, straddling the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, has billions of cubic metres of methane dissolved in its depths on a scale not seen anywhere else in the world.

April coal output in China down 11 per cent on year

  • 9 years ago (2016-05-16)
  • David Flin

The National Bureau of Statistics said that China produced 268 million tonnes of coal in April, down 11 per cent of the year, with producers cutting back in an effort to shore up prices.