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Eskom increase length of daily power cut

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-16)
  • David Flin

South Africa’s state power utility Eskom has announced that it has increased the hours of daily power cut temporarily, because it lost more generation capacity.

Vietnam to boost domestic coal production

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-13)
  • David Flin

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that the Vietnam National Coal Mineral Industries Corporation (Vinacomin), the country’s state-owned coal miner, will boost production to meet rising demand.

IAEA approves Uganda’s plan for nuclear power plant

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-12)
  • David Flin

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has cleared Uganda to start building a 2000 MW nuclear power plant.

Shell to acquire 9.6 GW renewable power company in India

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-11)
  • David Flin

Shell has announced that it plans to acquire Sprng Energy for $1.55 billion, a renewable energy company in India owned by the investment firm Actis.

Botswana invites bids to build 200 MW solar plant

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-10)
  • David Flin

Botswana has invited bids from IPPs to build a 200 MW solar PV power plant to boost power generation and increase the proportion of renewable energy.

GE Renewable Energy signs contract to upgrade Itaipu hydropower plant

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-09)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy’s Hydro and Grid Solutions businesses have jointly signed a contract to upgrade the 14 GW Itaipu hydropower plant in Brazil and Paraguay.

UK in talks with South Korea for nuclear power plant construction

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-06)
  • David Flin

Following the UK announcement that it is planning to build eight new nuclear power plants by 2050, the UK and South Korea are in talks regarding nuclear power plant construction.

Vena Energy contracts ODE as engineer for South Korean offshore wind farm

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-05)
  • David Flin

Singapore renewable energy firm Vena Energy has selected Offshore Design Engineering ODE) as the owner’s engineer for its 384 MW Yokji offshore wind farm in South Korea.

Ghana orders first waste-to-energy power plant

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-04)
  • David Flin

Ghana has ordered its first waste-to-energy power plant at Gyankobaa in Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality in Ashanti.

Finnish consortium scraps nuclear plant deal with Russia’s Rosatom

  • 2 years ago (2022-05-03)
  • David Flin

Finnish consortium Fennovoima has terminated a contract with Russian group Rosatom to build the 1200 MW Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant in northern Finland.