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ISO New England outlines transmission and generation needs

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-16)
  • David Flin
ISO New England has released its 2013 Regional System Plan, a report outlining transmission upgrades and market responses to address identified power grid reliability needs.

EIA report says coal losing further ground in US

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-14)
  • Junior Isles
A new report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that coal-fired generation has lost some of its share of the US energy mix to natural gas and non-hydroelectric renewables, while still remaining the single largest fuel source.

Burma pledges new capacity amid protests

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-14)
  • Junior Isles
The Burmese government is pledging to build more power plants to head off further rises in electricity prices and satisfy protesters, according to state media reports.

Iran to double distributed generation to 1 GW by March 2014

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-11)
  • Junior Isles
Iran is to double the power generation capacity of its distributed power stations, from 500 MW to 1000 MW, by the end of the current Iranian calendar year on March 20, 2014, according to Homayoun Haeri, managing director of Iran Power Generation Transmission and Distribution Management Company (TAVANIR).

Huge power infrastructure investments on the Middle East horizon

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-11)
  • Junior Isles
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) should expect a massive wave of investments in power and water infrastructure within the next decade, according to Saeed Nassouri, Technical Advisor at Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA).

World Bank signs contract for new power project for Egypt

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-09)
  • David Flin
The World Bank and the Egyptian government have signed a contract for the Helwan South Power Plant Project, a gas-fired power plant intended to improve reliability of supply across the country.

RWE to shed jobs across Europe in cost saving programme

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-08)
  • Junior Isles
Germany's second largest utility, RWE, will be cutting jobs across its European generation business over the next few years, according to media reports.

Peru to invest $10.4 billion on renewables expansion

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-08)
  • Junior Isles
Peru is to invest $10.4 billion in new power generation projects before the end of the decade, with hydroelectric capacity primed for specific expansion, according to Peru’s deputy energy minister Edwin Quintanilla.

Azerbaijan power generation rebounds

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-06)
  • Junior Isles
Azerbaijani national power producer Azerenerji OJSC increased power generation by 13.3 per cent during October, a higher rate of growth than the 6.5 per cent over the same period the previous year, according to the Central Dispatcher Control Office.

Ghanaian government signs MoU for thermal plants with GE

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-03)
  • Junior Isles
The Ghanaian government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US giant General Electric for the construction of thermal plants with a total generating capacity of 1000 MW.