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GE Vernova wins gas turbine orders in Saudi Arabia

  • 11 months ago (2024-07-01)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova has secured an order for six 7HA.03 gas turbines and two 7W.03 gas turbines from the EPC company SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction (SEPCOIII) for two new power plants in Saudi Arabia.

OPG refurbishing eight hydropower plants for C$1 billion

  • 1 year, 2 days ago (2024-06-28)
  • David Flin

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) of Canada has announced it is spending C$1 billion to refurbish eight hydropower plants in eastern Ontario.

Anglo-Belgian Corporation wins €900 million contract to supply back-up generators to six French nuclear reactors

  • 1 year, 3 days ago (2024-06-27)
  • David Flin

Engine manufacturer Anglo-Belgian Corporation (ABC), in consortium with French companies Eiffage and SPIE Nucléaire, has won a €900 million contract to supply back-up generators for six new nuclear power reactors in France.

Siemens Energy to build two gas-fired power plants in Saudi Arabia

  • 1 year, 4 days ago (2024-06-26)
  • David Flin

Siemens Energy will build the Taiba 2 and Qassim 2 CCGT power plants in Saudi Arabia, along with a 25-year long-term maintenance agreement with a total value of $1.5 billion, and a combined capacity of almost 4 GW.

German phase-out of coal-fired power generation probable before 2038

  • 1 year, 5 days ago (2024-06-25)
  • David Flin

Jennifer Morgan, Germany’s Special Envoy for International Climate Action, said that Germany is likely to phase out its coal-fired power stations before the legally mandated date of 2038 due to worsening economics for coal plants.

Uttar Pradesh to generate 5255 MW from 10 new coal-fired power plants

  • 1 year, 6 days ago (2024-06-24)
  • David Flin

The government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has announced that it will increase power generation by approximately 5225 MW through 10 new coal-fired power plants over the next three years, in a bid to make the state self-reliant in electricity production.

Eskom to keep five old coal-fired plants operating

  • 1 year, 9 days ago (2024-06-21)
  • David Flin

Eskom, the state-owned electricity utility of South Africa, has received government approval to keep five of its old coal-fired power plants operational for five years after the country implements a limit on plant emissions in 2025.

Rolling power cuts hit Kuwait

  • 1 year, 10 days ago (2024-06-20)
  • David Flin

Massive power cuts affected large areas of Kuwait on 19 June as temperatures across the country reached 52°C, leading to a rise in power consumption that exceeded supply capacity.

Wärtsilä launches world’s first large-scale 100 per cent hydrogen-ready engine power plant

  • 1 year, 11 days ago (2024-06-19)
  • David Flin

Wärtsilä has announced it has launched what is describes as the world’s first large-scale 100 per cent hydrogen-ready engine power plant.

China solar and hydro output surge

  • 1 year, 12 days ago (2024-06-18)
  • David Flin

China has reduced power generation from fossil fuels as output from sunlight and water surges, suggesting that China’s emission levels may have peaked.