UK Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are to sign an accord on civilian nuclear cooperation in light of the British government’s plan to build a new generation of power stations.
National Grid and ScottishPower have awarded a £1 billion contract to Siemens and cable manufacturer Prysmian for construction of the first sub-sea electricity link between Scotland and England.
GE has reinforced its position as a major supplier to Turkey’s private power sector by securing contracts to supply equipment and services for Akenerji’s new gas-fired power plant in the Erzin district of southern Turkey.
Pakistan’s Fauji Fertiliser Company (FFC) has announced that it plans to invest $135 million to establish what it describes as Pakistan’s first 50 MW wind energy project.
Thailand’s Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding has announced that it plans to invest $260 million in 2012 in 13 energy projects both inside and outside Thailand.
Dr Tilo Klinner, German Consul General, has advised Pakistan to avoid seeking electricity generation from nuclear technology due to the security and environmental threats it poses.
Polish power firms are “planning new power plants in a chaotic manner” and “not all projects make sense”, according to Mikolaj Budzanowski, the country's treasury minister.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has voted to grant a licence for two new reactors at a site near Waynesboro, Georgia.
The EU set a new record for new power generation capacity in 2011, with renewable energy infrastructure making up over 70 percent of new installations for the year, according to a report from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
The European Union installed 9616 MW of wind energy in 2011, or 21 per cent of its new power capacity, the European Wind Energy Association has said.