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UK renewable electricity production up 20 per cent in 2012

  • 10 years ago (2013-07-27)
  • David Flin
UK government figures have indicated that electricity generation from renewable sources in the country rose by 20 per cent in 2012.

EIB to stop financing coal-fired generation

  • 10 years ago (2013-07-24)
  • Junior Isles
The EU's main lending arm, the European Investment Bank (EIB), has said it will cease financing coal-fired power generation in order to help the EU reduce pollution and meet its climate targets.

Iraq signs deal to import Iranian gas for power generation

  • 10 years ago (2013-07-23)
  • David Flin
Iraq has signed an agreement to import natural gas from Iran for power generation.

Western Australia’s first tidal plant approved

  • 10 years ago (2013-07-22)
  • Junior Isles
Western Australia’s first tidal power station has been given approval by Environment Minister Albert Jacob.

KSEB increases hydropower generation output

  • 10 years ago (2013-07-20)
  • David Flin
India’s Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has announced that it has been generating through hydropower an average of over 20.5 million units of electricity daily throughout July.

Indian gas shortage prompts reprioritisation of gas-fired plants

  • 10 years ago (2013-07-16)
  • Junior Isles
Indian ministers are considering changes to India’s gas allocating priorities, re-routing natural gas to idle factories and power plants in the face of ever dwindling domestic supplies.

China to quadruple solar power generating capacity

  • 10 years ago (2013-07-16)
  • David Flin
China’s State Council has given official backing the State Grid’s target of quadrupling the country’s solar power generating capacity to 35GW by 2015.

Galaxy Consortium to invest $2 billion in Pakistan hydropower sector

  • 10 years ago (2013-07-13)
  • David Flin
The Galaxy Consortium has signed an agreement with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government to invest $2 billion to develop a 1000MW hydropower plant.

Iran to increase the pace of power privatisation

  • 10 years ago (2013-07-11)
  • Junior Isles
Iran will privatise a further 22 power plants during the coming Iranian calendar year, ending March 20, 2014, according to power sector privatisation project manager Bahman Allahmoradi.

World Bank supports new capacity in Egypt

  • 11 years ago (2013-07-09)
  • David Flin
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank have approved a $585.4 million Helwan South Power Plant project, a gas-fired power plant that will contribute 10 per cent of Egypt’s new generation capacity to be added by 2018.