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ABB announce plans to save $1 billion by creating new power grids division

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-10)

ABB has announced plans to slim down to four divisions as part of a wider programme of saving $1 billion across its 140,000 workforce. The main plank in this programme is the merger of its Power Products and Power Systems divisions into a new Power Grids division.

More delays to Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-08)
  • David Flin
The planned Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Plant in Somerset in the UK has received another setback, and the developer EDF has said that the project may be further delayed.

GE looks set to secure approval for Alstom deal

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-07)
  • David Flin
GE looks likely to win EU approval for its $14 billion deal to buy Alstom’s energy assets.

Subsidy review could reduce Finnish wind power

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-04)

The government of Finland has proposed a November 2017 deadline for granting wind subsidies for power plants, because new applications had started exceeding a previously set capacity limit.

Alabama approves 500 MW renewable energy plan

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-03)

The Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a proposal from Alabama Power for the incremental installation of 500 MW of new renewable energy over the next six years.

Avantha to fortify Korea’s electricity transmission network

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-02)

Avantha Group Company CG has been selected to provide 365 kV and 154 kV Capacitive Voltage Transformers (CVT) by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO).

Work started on Sutherland hydropower plant

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-01)
  • David Flin
Work has started on the 28 MW Sutherland hydropower plant in the Ontario province of Canada, partners Ontario Power Generation and Coral Rapids Power have announced.

India to double power generation in seven years

  • 10 years ago (2015-08-31)
  • David Flin
Piyush Goyal, India’s Union Coal and Power Minister, has said that India will be able to double its power generation over the next seven years.

KEPCO to invest in Indonesia power generation

  • 10 years ago (2015-08-31)
  • David Flin
According to Franky Sibarani, head of the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), KEPCO has expressed interest in joining the tender for power generation projects in Banten and West Java during a meeting with Indonesia Vice President Jusuf Kalla.

Delhi government sets 1000 MW solar power generation target

  • 10 years ago (2015-08-28)

Delhi Power Minister, Satyendar Jain, has stated that the AAP government has set a target of generating 1000 MW of solar power in the next five years.