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AES acquires 612 MW New York wind portfolio

  • 2 years ago (2021-12-09)
  • David Flin

US power generation group AES Corp has announced that it has acquired Valcour Wind Energy from investment firm Carlyle.

GE Renewable Energy awarded O&M contract for Brazil hydropower plant

  • 2 years ago (2021-12-08)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy’s Hydro Solutions has signed an O&M contract for the 210 MW Igarapava Hydroelectric Power Plant, located in Rio Grande in the Paraná River basin in Brazil. 

Ireland plans €150 million gas-fired power plant at Hunstown

  • 2 years ago (2021-12-07)
  • David Flin

Kilshane Energy Ltd (KEL) has lodged a planning application for a 293 MW gas-fired power station at Hunstown, near Dublin.

ERCOT to inspect over 300 power plants to prepare Texas grid for winter

  • 2 years ago (2021-12-06)
  • David Flin

The Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has announced that it will inspect over 300 power plants by the end of December as it works to ensure that Texas’ power grid will be prepared for harsh winter weather.

BWRX-300 SMR chosen for Canada’s first commercial SMR

  • 2 years ago (2021-12-03)
  • David Flin

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has selected the BWRX-300 SMR from GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) for the Darlington new nuclear site.

Eskom CEO sees end to company crisis in shift from coal

  • 2 years ago (2021-12-02)
  • David Flin

Andre de Ruyter, CEO of Eskom of South Africa, said that the utility has an opportunity to emerge from years of crisis by shifting from coal-fired power generation to natural gas and renewables.

EDF signs PPA with RWE for Sofia offshore wind farm

  • 2 years ago (2021-12-01)
  • David Flin

EDF has signed a 15-year PPA to buy all of the electricity generated at RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the North Sea.

TotalEnergies launches its largest solar power plant in France

  • 2 years ago (2021-11-30)
  • David Flin

TotalEnergies has announced that it has launched its largest PV solar power plant in France, with a capacity of 55 MW.

EGA and GE sign MOU to cut greenhouse gases in UAE

  • 2 years ago (2021-11-29)
  • David Flin

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the biggest aluminium producer in the Middle East, and GE have signed an MOU to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at its plants in the UAE.

Ghana’s Bui Power targets 259 MW solar power by 2022

  • 2 years ago (2021-11-26)
  • David Flin

Ghana’s Bui Power Authority (BPA), the body responsible for managing the Bui hydropower dam, has announced plans to construct 8 solar PV power plants with a total capacity of 259 MW in the north of the country by 2022.