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Japan eyes return to nuclear power

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-25)
  • David Flin

Japan is considering building next generation nuclear reactors and restarting idled plants.

QatarEnergy awards solar power plant contract to Samsung

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-24)
  • David Flin

QatarEnergy has awarded a $630 million contract to Samsung C&T to build two solar power plants with a combined capacity of 875 MW.

Germany reactivates second coal-fired power plant

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-23)
  • David Flin

Germany is restarting a second coal-fired reserve power plant as the country tries to conserve gas supplies for the coming winter.

Funding for UK’s Sizewell C nuclear power plant approved

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-22)
  • David Flin

The UK Government has approved funding for construction of the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk.

ACWA to develop 1.5 GW wind power project in Uzbekistan

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-19)
  • David Flin

ACWA Power has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy to develop a 1.5 GW wind project in the Karakalpakstan region.

Drought in China’s Sichuan provinces causes power rationing

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-18)
  • David Flin

A persistent drought in China’s Sichuan province has caused provincial authorities to order power cuts to homes, businesses, and factories.

Kosovo avoids rolling blackouts after securing Albanian supplies

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-17)
  • David Flin

Kosovo’s energy ministry has announced that it is cancelling planned power cuts for the time being as it had managed to secure electricity supplies from Albania.

GE wins hydropower research award

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-16)
  • David Flin

GE Research has been awarded a 30-month $4.3 million project by the US Department of Energy’s Power technologies Office to improve both the operating capacity and flexibility of hydropower assets.

EGCO of Thailand starts commercial operation of Nam Theun 1 hydropower plant

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-15)
  • David Flin

The Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO), Thailand’s first power generation IPP, has started commercial operation of the Nam Theun 1 hydropower plant in Laos.

Vietnam requires $8-14 billion annual investment for new power plants

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-11)
  • David Flin

Dang Hoang An, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade said: “Vietnam will need investment of between $8 billion and $14 billion a year through to 2030 to develop new power plants and expand its grid.”