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Renewables provided record 30 per cent of global electricity in 2023

  • a month ago (2024-05-08)
  • David Flin

A report by the environmental think tank Ember states that growth in solar and wind power pushed renewable generation to a record 30 per cent of global electricity production in 2030, putting the target of tripling global renewable capacity by 2030 within reach.

Cancelled Canadian Genesee CCS project wasn’t economically feasible

  • a month ago (2024-05-07)
  • David Flin

Capital Power Generation has cancelled a C$2.4 billion carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at its Genesee Generating Station in Alberta, Canada, stating that it is: “Technically viable but not economically feasible.”

Turkish power generation ship arrives in Guyana to combat blackouts

  • a month ago (2024-05-06)
  • David Flin

A 36 MW power generation ship has arrived in Guyana to help alleviate blackouts in that country. The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) company will connect the Turkish ship to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS).

Pakistan’s Neelum-Jhelum hydropower plant shut down due to safety concerns

  • a month ago (2024-05-03)
  • David Flin

The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) of Pakistan has announced that the 969 MW Neelum-Jhelum hydropower plant has been completely shut down for inspection.

Dubai seeks developers for landfill gas power plant project

  • 2 months ago (2024-05-02)
  • David Flin

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) has started a competitive tender process to select a developer to build and operate the Al Qusais Landfill Gas Power Generation plant on an IPP basis.

ADB to provide $120 million financing for Bangladesh solar power generation

  • 2 months ago (2024-05-01)
  • David Flin

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $121.55 million financing package with Dynamic Sun Energy to build and operate a 100 MW grid-connected solar PV plant in Pabna, Bangladesh.

G7 to agree end date for coal-fired power plants

  • 2 months ago (2024-04-30)
  • David Flin

Energy ministers at the G7 meeting in Turin have agreed on a time frame for phasing out coal-fired power plants, committing to shutting down these plants by the first half of the 2030s.

Qatar plans to generate 4 GW renewable electricity by 2030

  • 2 months ago (2024-04-29)
  • David Flin

Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation has launched the Qatar National Renewable Energy Strategy (QNRES) which plans to increase renewable power generation to 4 GW by 2030.

South Korea faces looming nuclear waste crisis

  • 2 months ago (2024-04-26)
  • David Flin

South Korea is facing the issue of saturation of its capacity to store spent nuclear fuel by 2030.

Eskom has 29 days without load-shedding

  • 2 months ago (2024-04-25)
  • David Flin

Eskom has announced that it has gone more than 29 days without load-shedding, which it attributes to sustained electricity generation capacity and sufficient emergency reserves.