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Roll-Royce to deliver MTU engines to China

• 2021-11-11 07:05:14.935581
• David Flin

Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems has announced that it has signed agreements with Chinese partners and customers from four industrial sectors: power generation, construction and industrial, mining, and rail.

AIIB approves $100 million loan for 1.5 GW power plant in Uzbekistan

• 2021-11-10 06:48:18.571604
• David Flin

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $100 million loan to ACWA Power Sirdarya to support the construction of a 1.5 GW CCGT power project in Uzbekistan.

Reliable grid connections are fundamental to electricity access and economic growth

• 2021-11-04 12:36:56
• Junior Isles

Grid connections across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have expanded in recent years to improve energy access, but increasing electrification is only part of the picture. Households and businesses connected to the grid often have an unreliable electricity supply, limiting the benefits. Problems are generally related to the capacity and quality of electricity systems, but a lack of financial resources makes it difficult for utilities to rectify them.

By Simon Trace, Programme Director of the Energy and Economic Growth (EEG) research programme, funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

China targets 1.8 per cent cut in average coal use by 2025

• 2021-11-04 07:22:13.035303
• David Flin

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has announced that the country is targeting a 1.8 per cent reduction in average coal use for electricity generation at power plants over the next five years.

Japan pledges $10 billion to aid Asia’s path to zero carbon emissions

• 2021-11-03 06:51:14.957638
• David Flin

Fumio Kishida, Japan’s Prime Minister, has announced at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, Scotland, to provide $10 billion over five years to help Asia reach zero carbon emissions.

Korea Western Power to develop fuel cells using biogas

• 2021-10-26 08:23:04.760134
• David Flin

Korea Western Power has announced that it will develop a system to recycle biogas from livestock waste and sewage into fuel cells.

Singapore to import 30 per cent of energy from low carbon sources by 2035

• 2021-10-25 07:11:49.524145
• David Flin

The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has announced that Singapore will be issuing two requests for proposals for up to 4 GW of low carbon electricity imports.

Indian state government approves construction of hydropower plant in Andhra Pradesh

• 2021-10-20 07:13:38.787303
• David Flin

Srikant Nagulapali, Energy Secretary of the state government of Andhra Pradesh has given approval to the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGenco) to construct a pumped storage hydropower project (PSHP) at Upper Sileru.

Vietnam to invest $10-11.5 billion annually on power sector

• 2021-10-14 06:55:56.220920
• David Flin

Vietnam plans to invest $10-11.5 billion a year between 2021 and 2030 on electricity generation and transmission, according to the latest draft Power Development Master Plan VIII.

Punjab facing power cuts due to Indian coal shortage

• 2021-10-11 07:26:01.442398
• David Flin

The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has cut power generation and imposed load shedding as a result of severe coal shortages.