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Shaanxi’s electricity consumption up 26.4 per cent in Jan-Apr
- 2010-06-02 06:40:39
- David Flin
North China’s Shaanxi province saw its electricity use increase 26.4 per cent year on year to 286.52 TWh in the first four months of 2010, according to statistics from the Shaanxi Statistics Bureau.
Power shortages in Anhui as coal supplies dwindle
- 2010-05-31 06:01:24
- David Flin
Dwindling coal supplies have prompted eastern China’s Anhui province to activate an emergency plan ahead of schedule, limiting electricity use by more than 5000 local enterprises at peak times to ensure that there is no disruption to domestic supply.
Global renewable electricity to grow 3.2 per cent per year
- 2010-05-28 06:19:49
- David Flin
The US Department of Energy (DoE), in its report International Energy Outlook 2010, predicts that the global installed capacity of green and renewable power will rise from 44 GW in 2007 to 62 GW by 2015, 70 GW by 2020, 91 GW by 2030, and 107 GW by 2035.
India plans stricter efficiency regulations
- 2010-05-24 06:18:27
- David Flin
The Indian Government, which has long sought to protect local power equipment makers from Chinese rivals, is planning to introduce stricter efficiency norms that may make it difficult for Chinese manufacturers to compete even for private sector orders.
Nigeria to increase power tariff for bulk consumers
- 2010-05-21 05:43:47
- David Flin
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is to review the Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO) for electricity, particularly for bulk purchasers.
UAE picks site to build four reactors
- 2010-05-14 05:21:01
- David Flin
A remote beach at Braka in Abu Dhabi on the Persian Gulf, about 50 km from the centre of Abu Dhabi’s oil industry at Rawis, is the chosen site for four new nuclear reactors to be built by a South Korean consortium.
US electricity generation falls two years in a row
- 2010-05-13 05:44:09
- David Flin
According to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) Annual Energy Outlook Report, the global recession took a big chunk out of the USA’s electricity generation, with output down by 3 per cent compared to the previous year.
New York Power Authority plans massive solar PV increase
- 2010-05-11 06:14:36
- David Flin
The New York Power Authority has begun reviewing bids for developing as much as 100 MW of solar PV capacity over the next four years, about five times the amount currently installed in the US state.
CKI to bid for EDF’s British power lines
- 2010-05-10 06:20:58
- David Flin
Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI) Holdings of Hong Kong, which owns 40 per cent of Hong Kong’s power generation business, is considering a £4 billion plus bid for EDF’s British electricity distribution business.
Nigeria and USA to collaborate on IPPs
- 2010-05-06 05:35:10
- David Flin
Nigeria and the USA are in discussions over plans to collaborate on IPPs to increase Nigeria’s electricity generation capacity from its current level of 3700 MW to 10,000 MW by 2011.
