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New UK energy bill announced to mixed reaction

  • 11 years ago (2012-12-01)
  • Junior Isles
There has been a mixed response to the UK government’s new Energy Bill, released this week. Some have criticised the bill as introducing additional uncertainty into an already fraught energy policy environment by proposing unconventional new measures to increase energy efficiency.

Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries merge thermal power businesses

  • 11 years ago (2012-12-01)
  • David Flin

Japanese conglomerates Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have agreed to form a joint venture that will integrate their thermal power generation businesses.

IEA report urges action from Korean nuclear industry

  • 11 years ago (2012-11-28)
  • Junior Isles
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that South Korea needs to improve transparency and improve regulation in order to rebuild public trust in nuclear power, after safety scares have caused reactor closures, threatening blackouts.

Power line project in New Mexico plans to improve renewable energy capacity

  • 11 years ago (2012-11-27)
  • David Flin

An independent project that plans to upgrade existing power transmission lines and build new lines in northeast New Mexico and southeast Colorado in the USA is aiming to enable the establishment of a greater number of renewable energy power generation facilities by providing them with the means to ship the electricity to surrounding states.

EDF gains a nuclear site licence for UK plant

  • 11 years ago (2012-11-26)
  • Junior Isles
EDF has been granted the UK’s first new nuclear plant site licence for 25 years for its planned Hinkley Point plant.

Ghana’s $600 million independent power project under way

  • 11 years ago (2012-11-24)
  • David Flin

The 340 MW Kpone Independent Power Project at Kpone in Ghana, valued at $600 million, has commenced.

CEZ receives power bids as it seeks to comply with EU ruling

  • 11 years ago (2012-11-24)
  • Junior Isles
Czech power utility CEZ AS has announced that it has received three eligible bids for its coal-fired Elektrarny Detmarovice electricity generator. It has also received separate offers for three of its other coal-burning power plants.

Daewoo to build $1.3 billion power plant in Kenya

  • 11 years ago (2012-11-20)
  • David Flin

The South Korean company Daewoo has signed a construction agreement with the Kenyan Electricity Generating Company to build a $1.3 billion coal-fired power station.

China to become nuclear energy world leader in the 2020’s

  • 11 years ago (2012-11-19)
  • Junior Isles
China is set to become the world's largest nuclear power generator in the near future, according to British multinational Rio Tinto’s industry analyst Stephen Wilson.

Kenya to ramp up geothermal and solar generation

  • 11 years ago (2012-11-17)
  • Junior Isles
Kenya’s biggest power company Kenya Electricity Generating Co. (KEGC), has said it intends to reduce hydropower’s share of total generation to less than 50 per cent, as geothermal production increases over two years.