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Future of Japanese nuclear still in the dark

  • 11 years ago (2012-12-28)
  • Junior Isles
Japan’s newly elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has failed to agree with its coalition partner Komeito on an expiry date for Japan’s nuclear programme.

Power generation at Dabhol plunges on dwindling gas supplies

  • 11 years ago (2012-12-28)
  • David Flin

India’s largest gas-fired power plant at Dabhol in Maharashtra state has seen power generation plunge to less than 450 MW, compared with a nominal total capacity of 1967 MW.

US wind installations to exceed gas in 2012

  • 11 years ago (2012-12-24)
  • Junior Isles
US Wind-turbine installations in 2012 are likely to exceed natural gas installations, as developers hurry to complete projects before a renewable energy tax credit expires.

Ameren to exit US merchant generation business

  • 11 years ago (2012-12-22)
  • David Flin

Ameren Corporation has announced that it plans to get out of the US merchant power generation business, which produces power for the competitive wholesale electricity market, citing weak power prices and the increasing cost of environmental compliance.

Canada to appeal WTO ruling on Ontario FiT

  • 11 years ago (2012-12-20)
  • Junior Isles
Canada will appeal against a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling, which could scupper Ontario’s new green energy Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) programme, aimed at encouraging renewable generation in the province.

Insufficient gas supply hampers operations of four power stations in Nigeria

  • 11 years ago (2012-12-19)
  • David Flin

Despite claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that it has surplus gas for power generation, the operations of four power stations across Nigeria have been hampered by insufficient gas supply from the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC), a subsidiary of NNPC.

Grid upgrades to accommodate more renewables in N.Ireland given the go-ahead

  • 11 years ago (2012-12-18)
  • Junior Isles
The Northern Irish Utility Regulator has approved a £44 million plan to have Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) upgrade its electricity transmission system to enable more renewables such as wind farms to connect to the grid.

Spanish Senate backs 7 per cent tax on power production

  • 11 years ago (2012-12-15)
  • David Flin

Spain’s Senate has approved a reform of its energy sector that includes a 7 per cent tax on electricity generation that is likely to cost power producers hundreds of millions of euros.

Japanese telecoms company to install solar panels on private homes

  • 11 years ago (2012-12-13)
  • Junior Isles
Tokyo based Softbank Corp., one of Japan’s largest mobile-phone carriers, has plans to install solar panels on the rooftops of 1000 homes across the country, allowing it to increase its access to Japan’s clean energy feed-in-tariff.

Texas to face blackout risk in 2013

  • 11 years ago (2012-12-11)
  • David Flin

Power generation reserves in Texas, USA are forecast to fall below the state’s target for summer 2013, increasing the risk of blackouts during the hottest days, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).