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Pakistan suffers its worst ever power shortages

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-24)
  • Junior Isles

Pakistan continues to be plagued by its worst ever power crisis, as the shortfall has mounted to over 5000 MW, hitting industrial and domestic customers hard.

Japanese solar panel manufacturers to benefit from nuclear’s fall from grace

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-24)
  • Junior Isles

Japan’s growing anti-nuclear movement in the wake of the world's biggest nuclear accident since Chernobyl is creating an opportunity for Japanese makers of solar equipment. Companies such as Panasonic and Sharp are expected to capitalize on orders that analysts estimate may exceed $100 billion over the next decade, bringing down costs for consumers.

Alstom and SEG unite to corner coal-fired boiler market

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-24)
  • Junior Isles

French-Swiss power company Alstom has announced that it is to partner with Shanghai Electric Group (SEC) to create a joint venture in supplying boilers for coal-fired power generating facilities, the company said.

Gulf states must add 8 GW a year

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-19)
  • Junior Isles

Gulf states must add about 8 GW of power generation capacity per year to cope with growing demand, Dr Abdullah Al Shehri, CEO of Saudi Arabia's Electricity and Co-generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA), has said at the Dubai Global Energy Forum.

A-Power re-focus sees China CHP order

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-19)
  • Junior Isles

A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. has said it has reached an agreement to build a new combined heat and power plant in China worth an estimated $75 million.

Renewable generation exceeds nuclear for the first time

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-18)
  • Junior Isles

Total global generation from renewable energy sources outpaced nuclear energy for the first time in 2010, a report from a US think tank shows.

Tanzania seeking wind powered solution to generation issues

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-18)
  • Junior Isles

Tanzania is seeking international and domestic investors for wind generation projects to boost power output in the country.

South Korean government expresses its confidence in nuclear

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-13)
  • Junior Isles

South Korea will not scrap nuclear power as it is an important source of energy for the resources-starved nation, said prime minister Kim Hwang-sik, amid heightened concern about the safety of atomic power plants following Japan's nuclear crisis.

Fukushima disaster raised to level-7 on Ines scale

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-13)
  • Junior Isles

The Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan has decided to raise the severity rating of the Fukushima nuclear crisis to the highest level, seven.

US continues significant wind progress

  • 14 years ago (2011-04-09)
  • Junior Isles

Wind power is currently second in adding new generation capacity in the US, close behind natural gas, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).