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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.

Enel Green Power signs agreement for solar power and biomass plant in Italy

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-17)
  • David Flin

Roma Capitale, Enel Green Power (EGP) and ENEA have signed a memorandum of understanding for the testing and development of new technologies for generating zero CO2 emissions electricity from renewable sources.

GDF Suez acquires the last of International Power for £6.8 billion

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-16)
  • Junior Isles

French power company GDF Suez will acquire the last 30 per cent of British power firm International Power (IPR), taking full control of the company, for a further £6.8 billion.

New EIA report surveys US progress on renewables

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-13)
  • Junior Isles

A new Power Plant Operations Report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows significant renewables growth across many states in the last decade.

Waste2Tricity acquires exclusive UK deployment rights

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-13)
  • David Flin

Waste2Tricity has announced that it has acquired the exclusive rights for AFC Energy hydrogen fuel cells for deployment in the UK energy-from-waste sector in a £1 million deal.

Iberdrola-led consortium wins rights to 500 MW French wind farm

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

France has awarded an Iberdrola - Eole-RES consortium the exclusive rights to develop a 500 MW offshore wind project near Saint-Brieuc, off the coast of Brittany. The project will create around 2000 jobs and help pioneer the offshore wind industry in France.

GE unit to auction transmission capacity between New York and PJM power grids

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-10)
  • David Flin

GE Energy Financial Services has announced that it will auction 225 MW of bi-directional electricity transfer capacity from its Linden variable frequency transformer (VFT) smart grid project at the intersection of the New York City and PJM power grids.

China exploits western caution to take nuclear initiative

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-10)
  • Junior Isles

China has moved ahead of its rivals competing to build a new nuclear power station on Turkey’s Black Sea coast, underlining the declining ambitions of many developed nations' nuclear industries.

China facing regional power shortages

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-07)
  • Junior Isles

China is facing the prospect of shortfalls in coal, power, oil and gas supplies in several regions, despite current energy markets being in balance, Liu Tienan, Director of the National Energy Administration has said.

World Bank to provide $850 million for Tarbela Dam extension project

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-07)
  • David Flin

The World Bank has announced that it will provide $850 million for Pakistan’s Tarbela 4th Extension Project.