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GE stops servicing gas power turbines in Russia

  • 1 year, 12 days ago (2023-06-22)
  • David Flin

GE has stopped servicing gas turbines at thermal power plants in Russia following the latest sanctions by the US, the Russian business newspaper Kommersant has reported.

Pakistan signs $4.8 billion nuclear power deal with China

  • 1 year, 13 days ago (2023-06-21)
  • David Flin

Pakistan and China have signed a $4.8 billion agreement to build Chashma 5, which will be the seventh Chinese nuclear power plant in Pakistan.

Neoen to build mega battery at Collie, West Australia

  • 1 year, 14 days ago (2023-06-20)
  • David Flin

Neoen, the French renewable energy provider, has started construction on one of Australia’s largest batteries at Collie, a town south of Perth in Western Australia.

Power generation at India’s Koyana dam reduced due to drought

  • 1 year, 15 days ago (2023-06-19)
  • David Flin

Because the available water behind the Koyana dam in the Satara district of western Maharashtra is at a low level, the fourth phase of the 1000 MW power generation facility has been shut down.

Israel Electric sells Eshkol power station in privatisation drive

  • 1 year, 18 days ago (2023-06-16)
  • David Flin

State-owned Israel Electric Corp (IEC) has announced that it has sold its Eshkol power station for $3.3 billion to Eshkol Power Energies, a joint venture between Dalia Power Energies and Taavura.

GE and Northern Lights sign MOU for Carbon Capture and Storage

  • 1 year, 19 days ago (2023-06-15)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova’s Gas Power business and Northern Lights, a Norwegian company developing infrastructure for cross-border CO2 transport and storage in Europe, have signed an MOU to enable development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions.

Uniper restarts two coal-fired units in UK

  • 1 year, 20 days ago (2023-06-14)
  • David Flin

Uniper has announced that following a request from National Grid, it has placed on standby two units of its Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in the UK.

EirGrid warns of supply issues in Ireland

  • 1 year, 21 days ago (2023-06-13)
  • David Flin

EirGrid, Ireland’s electricity operator, has warned that there may soon be electricity supply issues due to the current low availability of renewable energy and unplanned outages of a number of fossil fuel-fired generation units.

Eskom could be unbundled by December

  • 1 year, 22 days ago (2023-06-12)
  • David Flin

South Africa’s Department of Public Enterprises has announced that the country’s first dedicated power transmission company could be unbundled from Eskom by the end of 2023, allowing IPPs to compete directly with Eskom.

Increased US renewable and natural gas generation to reduce summer coal demand

  • 1 year, 25 days ago (2023-06-09)
  • David Flin

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast that the largest increases in the USA during the summer (June, July, and August) will come from solar, wind, and natural gas-fired power plants because of new generating capacity coming online.