Articles - Past and present news from The Energy Industry Times
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11 years ago (2013-03-25)
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Junior Isles
The US’ Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has approved $288 million in financial support for two wind generation projects aimed at delivering greater energy security to Pakistan and Peru.
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11 years ago (2013-03-23)
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David Flin
Ian Marchant, Chief Executive of SSE, one of the “big six” energy suppliers in the UK, has warned that “there is a very real risk of the lights going out” in the country.
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11 years ago (2013-03-22)
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Junior Isles
The city of Los Angeles, California, USA, will abandon coal-fuelled electricity according to the city’s Department of Water and Power, the US’s largest municipal-owned utility, and instead support renewable energy, energy efficiency and natural gas generation.
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11 years ago (2013-03-22)
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Junior Isles
Gazprom is continuing to push its interest in acquiring combined cycle electric power plants in Europe, even despite cheap coal from the US supressing European gas-fired generation, the company said.
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11 years ago (2013-03-20)
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Junior Isles
The UK’s new generation of nuclear power plants moved forward, with French energy giant EDF given the green light to construct the first £14 billion plant at Hinkley Point C, in Somerset.
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11 years ago (2013-03-16)
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David Flin
Kenya’s electricity generation capacity will receive an increase of 80 MW when a new private power project sponsored by local investors reaches completion in the next 12 months.
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11 years ago (2013-03-13)
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David Flin
The Indian government is moving to increase coal imports and electricity generating capacity to reduce a power shortage that is hampering economic growth, Jyotiraditya Scindia, India’s Minister for Power, said.
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11 years ago (2013-03-12)
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Junior Isles
Draft regulations from China’s National Development and Reform Commission show that it is considering lower than expected subsidies for distributed solar power projects, according to industry insiders.
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11 years ago (2013-03-09)
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David Flin
Demand response in the USA has grown to a point where it can potentially meet about 9.2 per cent (72,000 MW) of national peak demand, a growth of 22 per cent from 2010, according to the annual demand response survey conducted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
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11 years ago (2013-03-07)
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Junior Isles
Germany’s second-largest utility RWE AG (RWE) plans to reduce renewable-energy investment by 50 per cent next year as it attempts to offset falling earnings and reduce debt.