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Gazprom signs MOU on power generation with Dominica

  • 11 years ago (2013-05-14)
  • David Flin
Gazprom International has signed an MOU on Russian-Dominican cooperation in energy with Transgas Caribe and the Dominican Corporation of State Electricity Companies (CDEEE).

Ghana Government issues provisional licences for power generation projects

  • 11 years ago (2013-05-11)
  • Junior Isles

President John Mahama of Ghana has said that the Ghanaian government has provided provisional licences to nine organisations to invest in power generation projects. He said that energy demand had reached a point where the private sector would have to complement government efforts in order to meet demand.

MidAmerican Energy plans 1050 MW of wind power

  • 11 years ago (2013-05-09)
  • 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.

Scotland and S. Korea to cooperate on tidal energy

  • 11 years ago (2013-05-07)
  • 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.

Plans to increase Oman power generation capacity by 2500MW

  • 11 years ago (2013-05-07)
  • 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.

Kenya to expand electricity generation from manure

  • 11 years ago (2013-05-04)
  • 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.

Russia pledges 1 trillion rubles for new nuclear

  • 11 years ago (2013-05-03)
  • 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.

ODEC proposes new gas-fired power plant

  • 11 years ago (2013-05-02)
  • 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.

Japan pledges $3.7 billion for Bangladesh thermal power plant

  • 11 years ago (2013-04-30)
  • 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.

Japan to replace nuclear with coal

  • 11 years ago (2013-04-28)
  • 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.