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RWE to shed jobs across Europe in cost saving programme

  • 12 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

  • 12 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

  • 12 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

  • 12 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.

South African renewables initiative announces preferred bidders

  • 12 years ago (2013-11-03)
  • Junior Isles
A consortium led by Irish wind developer Mainstream Renewable Power is among the preferred bidders for the construction of three multi-million dollar wind energy projects in Northern Cape, South Africa.

DRC plans massive investment in power generation

  • 12 years ago (2013-11-02)
  • David Flin
Augustin Mapon, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said that his government plans to invest about $50 billion in power generation.

Japanese floating wind turbine begins generating power

  • 12 years ago (2013-10-30)
  • Junior Isles
A 2 MW floating offshore wind turbine in south-western Japan has begun generating power, according to a group led by Toda Corp.

Chinese power company bids for 2 GW UK coal-fired plant

  • 12 years ago (2013-10-30)
  • Junior Isles
Chinese energy company Meiya Power, a subsidiary of China General Nuclear Power Group (CGNPG), is bidding to acquire the 2 GW Eggborough coal-fired power station in North Yorkshire, which supplies 4 per cent of Britain’s energy needs.

Ethiopia launches 120 MW wind farm

  • 12 years ago (2013-10-26)
  • Junior Isles
Ethiopia has launched what it claims to be Africa’s largest power generating wind farm at Ashegoda, according to the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo).

Abe resists calls for permanent closure of Japanese nuclear

  • 12 years ago (2013-10-26)
  • Junior Isles
Shinzo Abe has dismissed former prime minister and political mentor Junichiro Koizumi’s suggestion that Japan move away from nuclear power generation.