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Second wind farm tender for Turkey

  • a month ago (2019-05-27)
  • David Flin

Turkey is preparing to announce the results of a second wind power plant tender as part of its Renewable Energy Resource Areas (YEKA) scheme on 30 May.

GE secures $1 billion financing for Sharjah power plant

  • a month ago (2019-05-24)
  • David Flin

GE has announced that $1 billion financing has been secured for the combined cycle 1.8 GW Hamriyah Independent Power Company in Sharjah.

Siemens Gamesa wins order for wind project in Nebraska, USA

  • a month ago (2019-05-23)
  • David Flin

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been awarded another order by EDF Renewables to supply 30 SG 4.5-145 and 36 SG 2.7-129 wind turbines for the 232 MW Milligan wind project, located in Milligan County, Nebraska, USA.

Xcel Energy to close its coal-fired power plants in USA a decade early

  • a month ago (2019-05-22)
  • David Flin

Xcel Energy, one of the largest utilities in the USA, has announced that it will close its remaining coal-fired power plants in the Upper Midwest a decade ahead of schedule, and add 3000 MW of new solar capacity by 2030.

Tlou Energy wins tender for coal bed methane power project in Botswana

  • a month ago (2019-05-21)
  • David Flin

Tlou Energy has been named as a preferred bidder for the development of a 10 MW coal bed methane fuelled power project in Botswana.

India’s solar power generation reaches 11.3 TWh for first quarter 2019

  • a month ago (2019-05-20)
  • David Flin

India’s efforts to boost its solar power generation capacity has enabled it to achieve the goal of generating 11.3 TWh in a single quarter, exceeding 10 TWh for the first time.

Genesis Energy signs 20-year deal with New Zealand wind farm

  • 2 months ago (2019-05-17)
  • David Flin

New Zealand’s biggest retail power company, Genesis Energy, has announced that it will buy the energy from the planned Tilt Renewables wind farm in South Taranaki.

OG&E wins state approval to buy two power plants in Oklahoma

  • 2 months ago (2019-05-16)
  • David Flin

Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E), subsidiary of OGE, has received approval from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) for acquiring two power plants in the US state.

GE signs contract to upgrade Azito Power Plant in Ivory Coast

  • 2 months ago (2019-05-15)
  • David Flin

Azito Energie has announced that it has signed a contract with GE for the deployment of GE’s Predix Asset Performance Management (APM) software for two GT13E2 gas turbines and two generators at the Azito III site, located in the Yopougon district of Ivory Coast.

ENGIE to sell German and Dutch coal assets

  • 2 months ago (2019-05-14)
  • David Flin

French utility ENGIE has announced that it is selling its shares in coal-fired power stations in the Netherlands and Germany.