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Gazprom and EDF announce cooperation agreement

  • 11 years ago (2012-06-22)
  • Junior Isles

Russian power giant Gazprom has signed a cooperation agreement with France's EDF to possibly construct or acquire gas-fired power plants in Europe.

CEC releases new report on China’s power generation progress

  • 11 years ago (2012-06-22)
  • Junior Isles

According to the China Electricity Council (CEC), China generated almost 3.9 billion MWh of electricity in May, up 2.7 per cent year on year.

Japan approves limited nuclear restart

  • 11 years ago (2012-06-20)
  • Junior Isles

The Japanese government has approved plans to restart units 3 and 4 at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Ohi nuclear power station in western Japan, after a month without nuclear power for the first time in 40 years.

United Technologies to sell Pratt & Whitney Power Systems for $1 billion

  • 11 years ago (2012-06-19)
  • David Flin

United Technologies Corporation has announced that it intends to sell its power generation assets for about $1 billion.

SSE to buy Endesa’s Irish power generation assets for €363 million

  • 11 years ago (2012-06-16)
  • David Flin

The British-based cottish and Southern Electricity (SSE) has announced that it is buying Endesa Generacion’s Irish power generation business for €320 million in cash plus an estimated €43 million for working capital.

BOC takes 15 per cent stake in Don Valley CCS project

  • 11 years ago (2012-06-14)
  • Junior Isles

UK gas supplier BOC has taken a 15 per cent stake in the £5bn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project being planned by 2Co Energy at the Don Valley Power Project in Doncaster.

Renewables show progress despite uncertainties

  • 11 years ago (2012-06-12)
  • Junior Isles

Renewable energy sources supplied 16.7 per cent of the total energy consumed in 2011, though investment into renewables was still 15 per cent lower than the $302 billion put into fossil fuels, two reports published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) have said.

India to supply 500 MW to Pakistan

  • 11 years ago (2012-06-12)
  • David Flin

The Indian Government has announced that it will supply 500 MW to Pakistan.

Iowa high court backs MidAmerican’s wind expansion

  • 11 years ago (2012-06-09)
  • David Flin

The Iowa Supreme Court in the USA has upheld a regulatory decision that allowed the state’s largest utility to undertake a huge expansion of wind energy utilisation,  rejecting a challenge from a rival company that claimed that the expansion was unnecessary and unfair to other energy producers.

Ongoing coal supply problems depress Indian generation

  • 11 years ago (2012-06-09)
  • Junior Isles

Coal India Ltd (CIL) has said that ongoing coal shortages mean it can supply only 60 per cent of the required output, below its mandatory 80 per cent commitment. The shortage puts extra pressure on power companies that are already operating at half capacity and this development is likely to mean further power outages and inconvenience for Indian consumers.