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Reliance Power to invest $5 billion in South Sumatra coal

  • 14 years ago (2010-08-25)
  • David Flin

India’s Reliance Power has announced that it will invest $5 billion to develop three coal mines and a railway in Indonesia’s South Sumatra, to help support the company’s ambitious domestic programme to boost electricity programme.

Nigerian government approves sale of 11 power distribution firms

  • 14 years ago (2010-08-24)
  • David Flin

The Nigerian government has announced the approval of steps for the sale of 11 power firms, in a bid to solve the power supply situation.

Nigeria begins discussions on IPP tariffs

  • 14 years ago (2010-08-23)
  • David Flin

Nigeria’s Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP) has started consultations with IPPs to determine an appropriate level of tariff. This follows the Federal Government’s directive to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to review electricity subsidy to ensure that the tariffs reflect the cost of power supply.

Turkey to start privatisation of electricity generation

  • 14 years ago (2010-08-21)
  • David Flin

Ahmet Aksu, Vice President of the Turkish Privatisation Authority, has said that the country will soon start to privatise electricity generation.

Yukon blackout caused by employee error

  • 14 years ago (2010-08-20)
  • David Flin

Employee error caused the grid that serves the southern Yukon in Canada to suddenly switch off on 19 August, leaving approximately 14,000 customers without power.

Kenyan Government to reduce stake in KenGen

  • 14 years ago (2010-08-19)
  • David Flin

Kenya Electricity Generation Company (KenGen), Kenya’s largest power producer, has said that it has appointed an adviser to help it find a buyer for 19 per cent of the Kenyan government’s stake, reducing the government’s holding from 70 per cent to 51 per cent.

Methane-filled lake may solve Rwanda’s energy problem

  • 14 years ago (2010-08-18)
  • David Flin

Lake Kivu, which covers an area of 1000 square miles on a border between Rwanda and Congo, lies on a rift that allows methane and CO2 to leak into the bottom of the lake.

Iran invites US firms to bid for nuclear plant projects

  • 14 years ago (2010-08-18)
  • David Flin

With Iran’s nuclear power plant at Bushehr approaching a major milestone, Iranian officials say that they are looking to expand the programme with more such plants.

South Korea to sign early nuclear deal with Turkey

  • 14 years ago (2010-08-16)
  • David Flin

A senior South Korean government official said that it is on the verge of signing a deal to supply a nuclear power plant to Turkey ahead of schedule.

Iran to start nuclear power generation in December

  • 14 years ago (2010-08-16)
  • David Flin

Iran will start generation of electricity from nuclear power in early December, according to Mohammad Ahmadian, Managing Director of Iran’s Atomic Energy Generation and Development Company.