The Northern Power Generation Company Limited (NPGCL) in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan, has signed an MOU with Ningbo Green Light Energy (NGLE) of China to upgrade an existing thermal power plant into a 300 MW solar power project.
Jera, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) and Chubu Electric Power, has started a demonstration trial of co-firing 20 per cent of ammonia with coal at its Hekinan thermal power station in Aichi prefecture, Japan.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam has convened a technical meeting to develop a road map for transition from coal-fired power generation to sustainable alternatives.
Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) has applied for regulatory approval to load nuclear fuel into reactor 7 at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power station from April 15 as it seeks to restart the plant.
JERA has announced plans to co-fire 20 per cent ammonia with coal at its Hekinan thermal power station in Japan. It said that this would be the world’s first trial using a large amount of the gas at a major commercial plant.
Data from energy think tank Ember shows that India’s coal-fired electricity generation reached a new high in January 2024, with its share of the country’s generation mix reaching 80 per cent.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific (MHI-AP), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, has signed an MOU with PTT to jointly conduct a pre-feasibility study to explore using 100 per cent ammonia for gas turbine power generation in Thailand, to support the country’s decarbonisation goals.
Meralco PowerGen and Aboitiz Power are jointly investing an estimated $3.3 billion in two of San Miguel Global Power Holding’s gas-fired power plants in the Philippines.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) was won an EPC order for an 800 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power plant at Yamunanagar, Haryana, India from Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (HPGCL).
Jindal Power, a unit of India’s Jindal Steel and Power, has submitted a $1.69 billion bid for the KSK Mahanadi coal-fired power plant currently in insolvency proceedings.