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Singyes signs statement of intent for 1.1 GW solar plant

  • 11 years ago (2013-12-19)
  • Junior Isles
China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Limited has signed an agreement of intent with the government of Minqin County, Gansu Province for its participation in the strategic development, planning and construction of a 1.1 GW solar power plant in the area.

Direct Energy to sell three gas-fired plants

  • 11 years ago (2013-12-19)
  • Junior Isles
Houston-based Direct Energy, a subsidiary of Britain’s Centrica PLC, has announced it will sell its three gas-fired power plants in Texas to New York-based Blackstone Group LP for $685 million in first quarter 2014.

All new Australian power generation to be renewables

  • 11 years ago (2013-12-17)
  • Junior Isles
A new report from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has revealed that all new power generation in Australia until 2020 is expected to be renewables based.

South Korea to expand nuclear generation

  • 11 years ago (2013-12-13)
  • Junior Isles
South Korea will build between 18 and 21 more nuclear power plants by 2035, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick has stated in a report to the National Assembly this week.

CASE begins work on 600 MW project in Zimbabwe

  • 11 years ago (2013-12-13)
  • Junior Isles
China Africa Sunlight Energy (CASE) has begun work on its $1.3 billion, 600 MW thermal power plant and coal mine in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland north this week, according to local media reports.

EBRD scraps support for coal-fired power projects

  • 11 years ago (2013-12-11)
  • Junior Isles
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to scrap most of its assistance for coal-fired power generation, after a vote on a new investment strategy by the lender’s board.

Mexico reveals power privatisation bill in the senate

  • 11 years ago (2013-12-10)
  • Junior Isles
Mexico has revealed an energy bill in its senate which would end the state’s monopoly over the power generation sector, opening up power generation to private firms.

EDF and EREN acquire stakes in India’s ACME Solar

  • 11 years ago (2013-12-06)
  • Junior Isles
French green energy companies, EDF EN and EREN, have each acquired a 25 per cent stake in New Delhi based ACME Solar Energy Ltd, the solar energy arm of ACME Cleantech Solutions, in a deal worth over €65 million.

Rosatom partners with Rolls-Royce in preparation for UK nuclear entry

  • 11 years ago (2013-12-06)
  • Junior Isles
Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) and the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change have signed a memorandum of understanding relating to the UK’s new generation of nuclear plants.

Dynegy $900 million deal for Ameren nears completion

  • 11 years ago (2013-12-04)
  • Junior Isles
Houston’s Dynegy Inc. is nearing completion of a deal to acquire St. Louis based Ameren Corp.’s merchant generation unit, including five coal-fired power plants in Illinois.