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Kariba Dam stops power generation to Zimbabwe due to water shortage

  • 1 year, 11 months ago (2022-11-28)
  • David Flin

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has ordered the suspension until January of electricity Generation at the Kariba Dam, which supplies power to Zimbabwe until January due to water shortage.

South Korea to cut coal generation to below 20 per cent

  • 2 years ago (2022-11-25)
  • David Flin

The South Korean government has drawn up a draft of the 10th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand. This contains a clause on reducing the share of coal-fired power generation to below 20 per cent by 2030, a rate below that of the plan released in August 2022.

World Bank to finance Ukraine tender

  • 2 years ago (2022-11-24)
  • David Flin

The World Bank is financing a tender to equip state-owned hydroelectric power plants in Ukraine with battery energy storage systems (BESS), as the country’s power infrastructure is being battered by missiles from Russia.

French regulator approves state bid to renationalise EDF

  • 2 years ago (2022-11-23)
  • David Flin

France’s financial markets regulator has approved the French Government’s plan to fully control heavily indebted EDF, which it intends to lead efforts to relaunch the nuclear power industry in the country.

US to invest $13 billion in grid

  • 2 years ago (2022-11-22)
  • David Flin

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $13 billion financing to support the upgrade and expansion of the US electric grid.

India burns more coal despite climate pledges

  • 2 years ago (2022-11-21)
  • David Flin

India’s coal-fired power output has surged much faster than any other country in the Asia-Pacific region since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Doosan Enerbility wins $1.2 billion contract for El Dabaa nuclear power plant turbine island

  • 2 years ago (2022-11-18)
  • David Flin

Doosan Enerbility has signed a $1.2 billion contract with Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) to construct the turbine island at the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in Egypt.

Indonesia signs $20 billion deal with G7 for clean energy transition

  • 2 years ago (2022-11-17)
  • David Flin

Indonesia has signed a deal with the G7 group of industrialised countries on a $20 billion financing package to help it speed up its transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

OECD countries phasing out coal while China continues new projects

  • 2 years ago (2022-11-16)
  • David Flin

The Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) has reported that countries within the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) are on track to close over 75 per cent of coal-fired electricity generation by 2030.

Canadian-Portuguese joint venture plans €1 billion hydrogen plant

  • 2 years ago (2022-11-15)
  • David Flin

Canadian renewable energy company NeoGreen Hydrogen and Portuguese developer of solar PV parks Frequent Summer have announced that they plan to invest €1 billion in a green hydrogen plant in Portugal.