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Bolivia seizes its power grid from Red Eléctrica in nationalisation plan

  • 12 years ago (2012-05-02)
  • Junior Isles

Bolivian president Evo Morales said he is nationalising and seizing control of the main power grid from Spanish-owned Red Eléctrica Corporaciión, which has operated most of Bolivia's electricity distribution since privatisation 15 years ago.

Malaysian firm buys stake in Bahrain power plant

  • 12 years ago (2012-05-01)
  • David Flin

The Bahrain Government and the Malaysian independent power producer Malakoff Corporation Berhad (MCB) have signed an investment agreement in Hidd Power Company (HPC).

Germany’s natural gas transition at risk

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-28)
  • Junior Isles

Wingas GmbH, one of Germany’s largest importers of natural gas, claims the German government needs to improve investment conditions for gas-fired power plants if it is to ensure continued energy security.

TEPCO submits 10-year restructuring plan to government

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-28)
  • David Flin

Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and a state-backed bailout fund have submitted a restructuring plan to the government.

SGCC to sell a $7.9 billion power unit to Shenhua Group

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-26)
  • Junior Isles

State Grid Corp of China (SGCC), the country's largest power transmission and distribution firm, is planning to sell Shenhua Group a coal and power generation unit with assets worth about Yuan50 billion ($7.9 billion), sources have reported.

Australia’s carbon tax to herald shift to natural gas

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-25)
  • Junior Isles

Natural gas is likely to be Australia’s new fuel source of choice in the face of a move away from coal-fired plants, prompted by the country's looming carbon tax, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

USA and Britain to collaborate on deep-water wind power technology

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-24)
  • David Flin

Britain and the USA have announced that they will jointly fund development work on offshore wind generation technologies that can be deployed in waters as much as 150 m deep, with the intention of opening vast new areas of ocean to development.

Centrica threatens to withdraw from UK nuclear project

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-21)
  • Junior Isles

Centrica, the only UK company left in the running to build Britain’s new generation of nuclear plants, has threatened to pull out over uncertainty around the government’s energy policy.

Wind farm inaugurated on Cape Verde Islands

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-21)
  • David Flin

Cabeólica has inaugurated a 2.5 MW wind farm on Boa Vista Island, part of the Cape Verde archipelago.

Hydro provides short relief to Pakistan power crisis

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-18)
  • Junior Isles

Generation from hydropower in Pakistan is increasing due to improving water flows in main rivers, according to sources in the Ministry of Water and Power. It has now reached around 2800 MW against an installed capacity of 6500 MW.