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Green electricity overtakes coal in USA
- 2019-06-13 05:00:18.567091
- David Flin
According to data released by the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), renewables installed capacity equalled 21.56 per cent of the country’s total generation capacity in April, compared with coal-fired capacity of 21.55 per cent.
Chile to close eight coal-fired power stations
- 2019-06-05 05:12:19.559939
- David Flin
Chile has announced that it will close eight coal-fired power stations over the next five years as part of a plan to switch entirely to renewable energy by 2040.
Xcel Energy to close its coal-fired power plants in USA a decade early
- 2019-05-22 05:54:50.734958
- David Flin
Xcel Energy, one of the largest utilities in the USA, has announced that it will close its remaining coal-fired power plants in the Upper Midwest a decade ahead of schedule, and add 3000 MW of new solar capacity by 2030.
OG&E wins state approval to buy two power plants in Oklahoma
- 2019-05-16 05:51:39.363364
- David Flin
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E), subsidiary of OGE, has received approval from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) for acquiring two power plants in the US state.
ENGIE to sell German and Dutch coal assets
- 2019-05-14 05:36:04.148612
- David Flin
French utility ENGIE has announced that it is selling its shares in coal-fired power stations in the Netherlands and Germany.
Irish CO2 emissions plunge after coal-fired power plant shutdown
- 2019-05-09 06:11:58.208602
- David Flin
Emissions of CO2 in Ireland fell sharply last year, the decline outpacing that of the wider EU, in a period that included the closure of ESB’s coal-fired Moneypoint Power Plant.
Standard Bank withdraws funding of new coal-fired IPP projects in South Africa
- 2019-04-18 05:22:02.073173
- David Flin
Standard Bank has announced that it will not provide funding for two new independent coal-fired power stations in South Africa.
OCBC to give no new funding for coal-fired power plants
- 2019-04-17 05:35:40.776384
- David Flin
Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), the second largest lender in Southeast Asia, has said that the two Vietnamese coal-fired power plants will be the last such plants it finances as it increases funding for renewable projects.
First Thar coal power generation plant in Pakistan inaugurated
- 2019-04-10 06:42:48.050368
- David Flin
The first Thar coal power generation plant is to be inaugurated later today, with the formal inauguration being carried out by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party.
French Government plans to shut down remaining coal-fired power plants
- 2019-04-02 06:51:05.577767
- David Flin
French Ecology Minister Francois de Rugy said that the French power grid operator RTE is soon to publish a report that will layout a roadmap for shutting down France’s four remaining coal-fired power plants by 2022.
