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UK wind turbines break new record

  • 2 years ago (2023-01-12)
  • David Flin

According to figures confirmed by National Grid, Britain’s electricity system operator, wind power generated 21.6 GW in the early evening of 10 January.

TVA to replace Cumberland coal plant with natural gas

  • 2 years ago (2023-01-11)
  • David Flin

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has announced that it will replace its Cumberland coal-fired power plant with a natural gas facility, despite the objections of environmental groups.

Belgium to extend life of two nuclear reactors by 10 years

  • 2 years ago (2023-01-10)
  • David Flin

Belgium has agreed with French utility Engie to extend the life of two nuclear reactors by 10 years, overturning a plan to close all nuclear plants by 2025.

KenGen to install 3000 MW of additional renewable generation capacity

  • 2 years ago (2023-01-09)
  • David Flin

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced plans to help meet Kenya’s target of generating electricity from 100 per cent renewable sources by 2030.

IEA report: Global renewable capacity to double in 5 years

  • 2 years ago (2023-01-06)
  • David Flin

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a report indicating that it expects the global capacity of renewable power generation to almost double over the next five years as countries step up efforts to deal with the energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Zambia introduces 12-hour power outages as Kariba reservoir low

  • 2 years ago (2023-01-05)
  • David Flin

Zambia’s electricity utility ZESCO has said that as a result of low levels of available water at the Kariba dam, it will be increasing load shedding to 12 hours daily until further notice.

Mitsubishi plans major integration

  • 2 years ago (2023-01-04)
  • David Flin

Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have said that they plan to integrate their power generation business and expand globally, with the expectation that electricity demand will increase.

Britain opens nuclear fuel fund

  • 2 years ago (2023-01-03)
  • David Flin

Britain has announced that its £75 million fund aimed at helping boost domestic production of nuclear fuel for power plants was now open for applications.

NTPC and GE Power India sign MOU to reduce carbon intensity from NTPC coal-fired power plants

  • 2 years ago (2023-01-02)
  • David Flin

In its efforts to adopt advanced powering technology to decarbonise power generation in India, NTPC, the country’s largest power generating utility, signed an MOU with GE Power India to demonstrate technologies to reduce the carbon footprint of NTPC’s existing coal-fired power plants.

Renewables power UK electricity export to Europe

  • 2 years ago (2022-12-30)
  • David Flin

Britain’s increased electricity exports to Europe made it a net exporter in 2022 for the first time in over a decade.