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India to ambitiously increase generation by 28 000 MW in a year

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-05)
  • Junior Isles

Indian Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has said over 28 000 MW of additional electricity generation capacity will be operating in the country by the end of the current financial year (2011-12).

UK energy use figures show mixed picture

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-04)
  • Junior Isles

UK offshore renewable generation increased by nearly 75 per cent last year, government figures show.

GE to assist Tepco during the summer demand surge

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-04)
  • Junior Isles

General Electric Co, which originally helped build the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant damaged by Japan's earthquake and tsunami, will help Tepco supply electricity in the coming summer when power demand soars.

True costs of Fukushima clean-up emerge for Tepco

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-03)
  • Junior Isles

Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s (Tepco) decision to scrap reactors 1-4 at the crippled nuclear power station in Fukushima Prefecture means the power utility will possibly have to shoulder a colossal 400 billion yen ($4.76 billion) to decommission the reactors, and several trillion yen in compensation.

Azerbaijan shows increasing generation ambitions

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-02)
  • Junior Isles

Ten power stations have been built in Azerbaijan over the past seven years, increasing generating capacity by 1500 MW, and more are coming on stream soon, Etibar Pirverdiyev, the head of Azerbaijani power utility Azerenerji, has said.

China proceeding with 'fourth-generation' nuclear plant

  • 14 years ago (2011-03-25)
  • Junior Isles

Utilising what is being termed 'fourth-generation technology', construction on the “world’s first high-temperature, gas-cooled reactor” will start next month in the coastal Chinese city of Rongcheng in Shandong Province, according to Cui Shaozhang, deputy manager at Huaneng Nuclear Power Development Co (HNPD).

Sri Lanka's new coal plant boosts generation by 11 per cent

  • 14 years ago (2011-03-25)
  • Junior Isles

Sri Lanka has boosted its electricity generating capacity by 11 per cent, with the opening of a Chinese-financed coal power plant. The government says it will cut its foreign exchange needs and high electricity costs that have dulled investment.

Fukushima crisis may slow British nuclear progress

  • 14 years ago (2011-03-20)
  • Junior Isles

The crisis at the Fukushima plant in Japan could delay plans for a new generation of British nuclear power stations, dealing a blow to the atomic sector's hopes for a £30-billion boost.

Bangladeshi power generation sees progress

  • 14 years ago (2011-03-20)
  • Junior Isles

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government has been making relentless efforts to increase the country's electricity generation, aimed at encouraging foreign investors and resolving its perpetual power crisis.

Philippines turns to private sector

  • 14 years ago (2011-03-18)
  • Junior Isles

Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp has bought a 50 per cent stake in a company that operates a 33 MW wind farm in northern Ilocos Norte province, and is eyeing investments in hydropower projects.