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Britain considers coal-fired power back-up for next winter

  • 1 year, 3 months ago (2023-03-16)
  • David Flin

Britain’s grid operator, National Grid, has said that consideration is being given to keeping some coal-fired power plants available for back-up power to ensure sufficient electricity supplies for next winter.

Agreement signed for 70 MW solar plant in Côte d’Ivoire

  • 1 year, 3 months ago (2023-03-15)
  • David Flin

Masdar of Abu Dhabi has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Mines, Petroleum, and Energy for the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire for the development of a 70 MW solar plant.

Octopus Energy to invest €1 billion in French renewable energy market

  • 1 year, 3 months ago (2023-03-14)
  • David Flin

Octopus Energy has announced it will invest €1 billion into France’s renewable energy sector over the next two years.

Ukraine eyes EU green power exports

  • 1 year, 3 months ago (2023-03-13)
  • David Flin

Ukraine is expecting to add around 300 MW of new wind capacity in 2023 and export renewable electricity to the EU, despite difficult conditions resulting from Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion, according to the country’s State Enterprise Guaranteed Buyer.

EDF to extend life of two UK nuclear power stations

  • 1 year, 3 months ago (2023-03-10)
  • David Flin

EDF has announced plans to extend the lives of Heysham 1 and Hartlepool, two of the UK’s five remaining nuclear power stations.

MAN to upgrade Caribbean power plant engines

  • 1 year, 3 months ago (2023-03-09)
  • David Flin

Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) has commissioned MAN PrimeServ to upgrade five power plant engines.

Siemens Energy to supply HL gas turbine to Romania

  • 1 year, 3 months ago (2023-03-08)
  • David Flin

Siemens Energy has signed a contract with the IPP Mass Global Energy Rom to supply HL-class gas turbine technology for the Mintia CCGT in Romania.

Wind and solar generation provide 40 per cent of Dutch electricity production

  • 1 year, 3 months ago (2023-03-07)
  • David Flin

CBS, the national statistics agency for the Netherlands, said that over 2022, around 40 per cent of electricity generated in the country came from renewable sources, up from 33 per cent in 2021.

Kenya hit by countrywide power outage

  • 1 year, 3 months ago (2023-03-06)
  • David Flin

Kenya was hit by a nationwide power blackout on 4 March, which the electricity distributor Kenya Power said was caused by a “system disturbance”.

Biden offers $1.2 billion to nuclear plants at risk of closure

  • 1 year, 4 months ago (2023-03-03)
  • David Flin

President Biden of the USA has offered $1.2 billion of funding to support nuclear power generation and the goal of zero-carbon electricity by 2035.