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

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

EDF stake in AWM increases wind presence in China

  • 10 years ago (2016-07-15)

British consumer subsidy quintuples on Hinkley Point

  • 10 years ago (2016-07-14)

Russia stalls China’s $1 billion hydropower loan for Mongolia

  • 10 years ago (2016-07-13)

Solar increases UK market share as coal power falls

  • 10 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

  • 10 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.

  • 10 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.

UK gas-fired plant given funding extension

  • 10 years ago (2016-07-07)

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

  • 10 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.

South Korea targets $37 billion in renewable energy investment by 2020

  • 10 years ago (2016-07-05)
  • David Flin
The South Korean Government has said that it plans $37 billion in investment in renewable energy and related infrastructure by 2020 as part of efforts to meet its pledge at last year’s Paris climate summit to cut greenhouse gas emissions.