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Turkey begins power generation privatisation

• 13 years ago (2011-05-31)
• Junior Isles

Turkey is to privatise its electricity generation plants, following the success of its similar action to privatise its electricity distribution grid. The only exceptions to this are some strategic dams such as Atatürk, Karakaya and Keban which are built on international waters.

Qatar commissions Gulf's biggest gas fired plant

• 13 years ago (2011-05-31)
• Junior Isles

Qatar has formally dedicated the Ras Qartas Energy Plant, the biggest gas fired power plant in the country and the region.

India takes different path to lower carbon emissions

• 13 years ago (2011-05-31)
• David Flin

GE launches highly flexible power plant with over 61 per cent efficiency

• 13 years ago (2011-05-26)
• Junior Isles

GE has announced what it is calling a “first-of-its-kind power plant” engineered to deliver an unprecedented combination of flexibility and efficiency. The ‘FlexEfficiency 50’ combined cycle power plant is rated at 510 MW and is said to offer fuel efficiency greater than 61 per cent.

Switzerland to phase out nuclear power

• 13 years ago (2011-05-26)
• David Flin

On May 25, the Swiss Government decided that it would phase out nuclear power, and seek alternative energy sources.

India coal supply struggling to keep pace with generation

• 13 years ago (2011-05-25)
• Junior Isles

India currently has 80 000 MW of thermal generation under construction, with commissioning scheduled for 2017, according to government sources. But there have been warnings that coal linkages for half of the plants have yet to be obtained.

Middle East must get power smart

• 13 years ago (2011-05-25)
• David Flin

Electricity authorities in the Middle East face oil deficits, budget cuts, decreases in natural resources and political disputes, leading them to consider cutting domestic power supplies as a way of power rationing, according to Roy Hodges, Vice President of the consultants Technology Partners.

Iraq signs natural gas deal with Iran

• 13 years ago (2011-05-24)
• Junior Isles

Iraq has signed a new five-year deal to import natural gas from Iran to ease its electricity woes, an official has said. The agreement deepens Iraqi economic ties with Tehran as US troops prepare to leave at the end of this year.

ExxonMobil predicts boom in gas demand

• 13 years ago (2011-05-24)
• Junior Isles

Global demand for natural gas is expected to balloon in the next two decades according to a recent forecast from ExxonMobil. Rob Gardner, manager of the economics and energy division at the ExxonMobil corporate strategic planning department, predicts gas will become a key area of investment as fuel demand for power generation surges.

UK power reform proposals criticised by MPs

• 13 years ago (2011-05-20)
• Junior Isles

UK MPs have criticised the government’s current power market reforms and cast doubt on their ability to deliver enough investment for improved energy infrastructure, in a climate change committee report.