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Mitsubishi Power completes 5300 MW CCGT power plant in Thailand

  • a month ago (2024-10-10)
  • David Flin

Mitsubishi Power has completed construction of the eighth and final M701JAC unit of a 5300 MW natural gas-fired power plant project in Thailand.

Australia approves two new solar power plants in NSW and Queensland

  • a month ago (2024-10-09)
  • David Flin

The Australian Government has approved two solar power projects with a combined generating capacity of 800 MW. The projects are the 450 MW Goulburn River Solar Park in New South Wales and the 350 MW Sixteen Mile Solar Project near Chinchilla in Queensland.

US plans to resurrect more nuclear reactors

  • a month ago (2024-10-08)
  • David Flin

Ali Zaidi, Climate Advisor to the White House, said that the current US government is working on plans to bring additional decommissioned nuclear power reactors back online to help meet rising electricity demand.

Kazakhstan votes on building its first nuclear power plant

  • a month ago (2024-10-07)
  • David Flin

Kazakhstan has voted in a referendum on 6 October on whether to build its first nuclear power plant as the country seeks to phase out coal-fired plants.

Duke plans to delay closure of Gibson coal-fired power plant despite earlier climate change plans

  • 2 months ago (2024-10-04)
  • David Flin

Duke Energy has announced that it plans to extend the life of the 3132 MW coal-fired Gibson Generating Station in Indiana, USA to 2038, despite earlier plans to close it by 2035.

GE Vernova to supply turbines for Australia’s 228 MW Boulder Creek Wind Farm

  • 2 months ago (2024-10-03)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova has announced that it has signed an agreement with Aula Energy and CS Energy to provide 38.6 MW-164m turbines for their Boulder Creek Wind Farm in Queensland, Australia.

EWEC invites Expressions of Interest submissions for Zarraf Solar IPP

  • 2 months ago (2024-10-02)
  • David Flin

Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has invited developers and developer consortiums to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to develop a new Solar PV IPP to be located in the Al Dhafra region in Al Zarraf, Abu Dhabi.

US DOE provides $1.5 billion loan to reopen Palisades nuclear power plant

  • 2 months ago (2024-10-01)
  • David Flin

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced closure of a loan guarantee of up to $1.52 billion to Holtec Palisades to help finance the reopening of the 800 MW Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan, USA.

Monsoon damages 16 hydropower plants in Nepal

  • 2 months ago (2024-09-30)
  • David Flin

According to the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN), landslides and floods induced by incessant rains have caused damage to powerhouses, transmission lines, and other structures, affecting 16 hydropower plants in Nepal. Details are still being gathered, and the extent of the damage could prove to be greater.

Uganda commissions $1.7 billion hydropower plant

  • 2 months ago (2024-09-27)
  • David Flin

Uganda has commissioned its largest electricity generation plant, a 600 MW hydropower plant built on the River Nile costing $1.7 billion, funded by a loan from China. Of this, $1.4 billion was provided by China’s Exim Bank.