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Power crisis in India’s Barak Valley

  • 14 years ago (2011-06-22)
  • David Flin

Frequent power blackouts combined with soaring temperatures have combined to create disturbances from the people living in India’s Barak Valley.

Wyoming’s energy future

  • 14 years ago (2011-06-22)
  • David Flin

A recent study by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests that the energy industry could bring an economic boom to the US state of Wyoming.

Gazprom signals European generation ambitions

  • 14 years ago (2011-06-21)
  • Junior Isles

Russia's Gazprom will attempt to gain entry into European generation markets after Germany's recent decision to phase out nuclear power, its export chief said.

Generation increases by 3.7 per cent in developed countries

  • 14 years ago (2011-06-17)
  • Junior Isles

Overall power generation in developed nations rose 3.7 per cent last year, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report. This largely made up for the 3.8 per cent decrease in 2009, as power demand recovered from the global recession.

IEA fears consequences of abandoning of nuclear power

  • 14 years ago (2011-06-17)
  • Junior Isles

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has forewarned that the global consequences of abandoning nuclear power would be greater costs, emissions and power uncertainty.

Panel pledges tough restructuring of TEPCO

  • 14 years ago (2011-06-17)
  • David Flin

An independent panel has pledged to oversee a tough restructuring of Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) to ensure that the utility will raise as much funds as possible to pay huge compensation claims.

DOE offers $2 billion loan for solar thermal projects

  • 14 years ago (2011-06-15)
  • David Flin

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced almost $2 billion in conditional commitments for loan guarantees for two solar thermal projects.

AEP to upgrade and retire coal plant to meet EPA regulations

  • 14 years ago (2011-06-10)
  • Junior Isles

American Electric Power (AEP) has said it plans to retire nearly 6000 MW of coal-fired power generation as part of its efforts to meet new regulations proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Banks reluctant to lend to Pakistan power projects

  • 14 years ago (2011-06-10)
  • David Flin

Officials in Pakistan’s Private Power Infrastructure Board has said that investment in electricity generation has been stifled by banks’ reluctance to provide finance because of the persistent circular debt.

Turkey orders FlexEfficiency combined solar-natural gas project

  • 14 years ago (2011-06-09)
  • Junior Isles

Turkey’s MetCap Energy Investments planning to build an integrated combined solar-natural gas plant, based on GE’s latest combined cycle technology.