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Nigerian generation showing recovery

  • 14 years ago (2011-01-28)
  • Junior Isles

Nigerian power generation, which has recently nosedived due to a number of factors, is rising again. It now stands at 3800 MW and will hit 4000 MW by the end of the first quarter of this year as some plants under the National Independent Power Plants (NIPPs) scheme come on stream.

Shares surge as REG turns down takeover

  • 14 years ago (2011-01-28)
  • Junior Isles

UK power project developer Renewable Energy Generation Ltd. has seen its stock jump 28 per cent after it announced it had turned down a takeover offer valuing the company at 67.7 pence a share.

Ofgem announces Scotland grid upgrade

  • 14 years ago (2011-01-26)
  • Junior Isles

UK energy regulator Ofgem has announced a £95 million upgrade of Scotland’s high voltage grid.

Pakistan says new generation coming this year

  • 14 years ago (2011-01-25)
  • Junior Isles

Pakistan’s Water and Power Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said that an additional 826 MW of electricity will be added to the system by December 2011.

Emerson acquires Turbine Control Service Associates

  • 14 years ago (2011-01-25)
  • Junior Isles

Emerson has acquired Pittsburgh-based Turbine Control Service Associates Inc., an independent provider of generator excitation control systems for power plants. The acquisition “expands the breadth and depth of Emerson Process Management’s product portfolio for the global power generation market,” the company said.

Solar an economically viable alternative to oil in Gulf States

  • 14 years ago (2011-01-21)
  • Junior Isles

Solar photovoltaic (PV) would be more economically viable than oil-fired electricity generation in oil-rich Gulf states, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

AEI to sell assets in re-focus on generation

  • 14 years ago (2011-01-21)
  • Junior Isles

AEI, the Houston-based company that includes many of the late Enron Corp's foreign energy businesses, is selling off the majority of its assets in an effort to restructure as a smaller operation that will focus on international power generation.

2010 a record year for clean energy investment

  • 14 years ago (2011-01-18)
  • Junior Isles

Global investment in clean energy reached a record of $243 billion in 2010, a 30 per cent increase on 2009 levels, according to research house Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

Turkey to continue power infrastructure privatisation

  • 14 years ago (2011-01-18)
  • Junior Isles

Turkey’s largest electricity generation plant, Hamitabat power station (HEAŞ), is to be privatised in the next few days according to Privatization Administration (ÖİB) Vice President Ahmet Aksu.

Pakistan ready to export its nuclear and hydro expertise

  • 14 years ago (2011-01-18)
  • Junior Isles

Pakistan is ready to share its expertise and experiences in hydro and nuclear power generation under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.