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IEA says emissions set to rise with global power demand

• 2022-01-17 06:26:44.618379
• David Flin

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said that it anticipates that the rise in global electricity demand will slow over the next few years after a record 2021, but will still result in higher carbon emissions without rapid gains in low-carbon supply and energy efficiency.

India’s Adani Enterprises launches green energy business

• 2022-01-11 06:45:02
• David Flin

Adani Enterprises, the Indian coal mining company, has set up a new subsidiary to produce green hydrogen and equipment for solar and wind power generation.

First 1 GW coal-fired unit at Shanghaimiao comes online

• 2021-12-29 06:41:54.233374
• David Flin

The Guodian Power Shanghaimiao Corporation, part of the state-owned China Energy Investment Corporation, has announced that the first of four 1 GW coal-fired units at Shanghaimiao in the northwest region of Inner Mongolia has entered operation.

Kawasaki Heavy aims for domestic carbon neutrality in 2030 with hydrogen power

• 2021-12-10 07:01:07
• David Flin

Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries has announced that it aims to achieve carbon neutrality in its domestic factories and officers in 2030 through a 100 MW hydrogen-fuelled power plant it will build.

Indonesia coal use for power generation set to rise

• 2021-11-16 06:37:47.949054
• David Flin

Zulkifli Zaoni, Chief Executive of Indonesian state utility Perushaan Listrik Negara (PLN) said that Indonesia’s coal consumption for power generation will rise by 3.1 per cent in 2022 compared to 2021.

Shidaowan nuclear power plant reaches criticality

• 2021-11-15 06:23:27.249620
• David Flin

China Huaneng Group has announced that the No 2 reactor of Shidaowan nuclear power plant in Shandong Province, east China, has achieved criticality. 

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.