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Iraq to see gas shortage continue out to 2018

  • 9 years ago (2014-05-26)
  • Junior Isles
The Iraqi oil ministry has revealed that it is expecting the current shortage of natural gas for power generation to continue until 2018.

Russia and China agree key gas deal

  • 9 years ago (2014-05-22)
  • Junior Isles
Russia and China have finally signed a landmark energy deal this week which will see Gazprom provide natural gas to fuel China’s growing demand for the next 30 years.

Spanish Isotron to construct 5 MW Bolivian solar plant

  • 9 years ago (2014-05-19)
  • Junior Isles
The Bolivian government has hired Isotron SAU, a unit of Spanish firm Isastur, to construct its first solar power plant in the northern region of Pando, bordering Brazil and Peru.

UK government announces cuts for large-scale solar

  • 9 years ago (2014-05-16)
  • Junior Isles
The UK government is drastically scaling down its support for large solar energy farms, in a move aimed at refocusing the renewable support budget from next April but likely to hurt the solar industry and constrain green jobs.

Eskom postpones Koeberg bid selection

  • 9 years ago (2014-05-16)
  • Junior Isles

South Africa’s state-owned generating utility, Eskom, has postponed the selection of the winning bid to replace six steam generators at the Koeberg nuclear power station.

Chinese economic lull slows power output

  • 9 years ago (2014-05-14)
  • Junior Isles
China has seen its power output growth slow to the lowest level in 11 months this April, as suppressed factory production growth contributed to a general economic slowdown in the world’s second largest economy.

Shale gas exploration merger pre-empts UK licensing round

  • 9 years ago (2014-05-12)
  • Junior Isles
Australian shale gas explorer Dart Energy has been acquired by its UK based oil and gas firm IGas in an all-share deal valuing the company at £117 million ($198.35 million).

Obama to unveil power plant emission limits in June

  • 9 years ago (2014-05-09)
  • Junior Isles

US President Barack Obama’s administration is set to unveil his proposals for emissions limits on power plants across the US in early June.

World Bank announces $1.2 billion Nigerian power finance package

  • 9 years ago (2014-05-09)
  • Junior Isles
The World Bank has announced that it has approved a package of loans and guarantees totalling almost $1.2 billion to support energy infrastructure projects in Nigeria.

Siemens to buy Rolls-Royce energy business

  • 9 years ago (2014-05-07)
  • Junior Isles

German industrial giant Siemens AG announced that it will buy large parts of Rolls-Royce PLC’s energy business in a move aimed at strengthening the German company’s power generation and transmission business.