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10 years ago (2013-05-09)
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Junior Isles
MidAmerican Energy Co. plans to erect 656 wind turbines, generating up to 1050 MW, in Iowa by the end of 2015 in a $1.9 billion project. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has said it will be the largest economic development based investment in the state’s history.
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10 years ago (2013-05-07)
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Junior Isles
Scottish authorities have agreed to collaborate with South Korea on expanding tidal generation, hoping to further exploit the power potential of a coastline which is pounded by the North and Irish Seas and Atlantic Ocean.
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10 years ago (2013-05-07)
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David Flin
Dr Hilal Abdullah Al Nasseri, of the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP), said that the Oman government is planning to float initial tenders for building IPPs with a combined generation capacity of 2000-2500MW by next year.
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10 years ago (2013-05-04)
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David Flin
The Kenya National Domestic Biogas Programme (KENDBIP) is expanding the use of manure created by the country’s livestock industry to generate electricity for domestic and industrial use, particularly in areas not connected to the national grid.
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10 years ago (2013-05-03)
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Junior Isles
Russia is to spend 1 trillion rubles ($31.3 billion) to develop a new generation of nuclear power plants. The money, which will be spent through to 2015, will be used to develop plants that will have improved safety design features and water desalination systems.
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10 years ago (2013-05-02)
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David Flin
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) of the USA has announced that it is seeking approval to build the Wildcat Point Generation Facility, a natural gas-fired power generation plant.
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10 years ago (2013-04-30)
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David Flin
The Bangladesh Power Division has announced that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is likely to provide about $3.7 billion in the form of a soft loan for setting up a 1200 MW coal-fired power plant in Cox’s Bazar.
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10 years ago (2013-04-28)
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Junior Isles
Japan’s new government will look to a new generation of coal-fired plants to solve its continuing power woes post-Fukushima. The environmental assessment and approval period for new coal-fired plants is to be shortened from four years to one, as Japan looks for a medium-term replacement for its idled nuclear industry.
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11 years ago (2013-04-27)
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David Flin
In a bid to facilitate development of alternate sources of energy in Pakistan, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) set a rate of $0.134/kWh upfront tariff for wind power generation for the delivery of electricity to the power purchaser.
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11 years ago (2013-04-26)
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David Flin
Bulgaria’s power grid operator ESO has asked the country’s three electricity distribution companies to limit the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources in order to prevent the grid from overloading.
