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G7 to agree end date for coal-fired power plants

  • 1 year, 8 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

  • 1 year, 8 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

  • 1 year, 8 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

  • 1 year, 8 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.

Azerbaijan launches first renewables auction

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2024-04-24)
  • David Flin

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy, with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has announced the country’s first renewable energy auction for a 100 MW solar power plant project in Gobustan.

US EPA to drop hydrogen from power plant rule

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2024-04-23)
  • David Flin

Sources close to the Biden Administration have said that it is likely green hydrogen will be dropped from the plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector.

EIA predicts US hydropower to increase by 6 per cent in 2024

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2024-04-22)
  • David Flin

According to a report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), US hydropower electricity generation is expected to rise by 6 per cent from the low of 2023 to 250 TWh.

GE Vernova announces strategic initiatives with Iraq to strength power sector

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2024-04-19)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova has announced that it has launched multiple strategic initiatives with Iraq to boost generation and enhance the availability of power supply across the country.

OPG to refurbish historical Niagara hydropower plants

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2024-04-17)
  • David Flin

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) of Canada has announced plans to refurbish its hydropower stations in Niagara, including the Sir Adam Beck Complex at Niagara Falls.

Nigerian national grid collapses again

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2024-04-16)
  • David Flin

Nigeria has suffered its sixth national grid collapse of 2024, as electricity generation on the system dropped from 2583 MW at 2am on 15 April to 64 MW at 3am that day.