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LS power acquires 3500 MW of Midwest generation from Calpine Corp

  • 2014-04-21 19:04:14
  • Junior Isles
US power infrastructure firm, LS Power Equity Advisors LLC (LS Power), has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire approximately 3500 MW of generation capacity from Calpine Corp. for $1.57 billion in cash.

GE reaffirms commitment to Nigeria

  • 2014-04-15 15:04:08
  • Junior Isles
US giant General Electric has said it will be working with the Nigerian government and generation companies to double Nigeria’s total generation capacity from 5000 MW to 10 000 MW by 2019.

Iran to start nuclear expansion this year

  • 2014-04-14 18:32:00
  • Junior Isles
Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), has said that Iran expects to begin construction of its second nuclear plant, using ‘local experts’, as early as this year.

AEP predicts stronger role for coal than previously thought

  • 2014-04-10 23:20:52
  • Junior Isles
Ohio based American Electric Power (AEP), one of the US’ largest power utilities, has updated its forecast energy mix for 2020, revising its estimate for coal-fired generation to 51 per cent from its previous projection of 46 per cent, according to company spokesperson Tammy Ridout.

EIA data shows continuing US gas boom

  • 2014-04-08 23:38:23
  • Junior Isles
New data from the US EIA shows that natural gas-fired power plants accounted for more than 50 per cent of new utility-scale generating capacity added in the US during 2013, and that California alone accounted for half of all capacity additions.

Indian wind firm plans expansion

  • 2014-04-07 18:18:50
  • Junior Isles
Indian renewables firm Bharat Light and Power Pvt Ltd. (BLP) is aiming to more than quadruple its current 200 MW generation capacity to 1 GW in the next five years, according to its founder, president and CEO Tejpreet Singh Chopra.

Egypt approves industrial coal-fired generation

  • 2014-04-04 11:23:01
  • Junior Isles
Egypt's cabinet has this week approved the use of coal for industrial power generation, concluding a national debate over whether the energy-intensive cement industry should be allowed to use the most polluting fuel source.

EIA reveals a quarter of US coal capacity at risk of retirement

  • 2014-03-31 12:18:27
  • Junior Isles
Operators of coal-fired power plants throughout the United States are currently deciding on strategies to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), but up to 24 per cent of coal capacity may be chosen for retirement, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Spain considering increasing gas-fired capacity payments

  • 2014-03-29 09:33:22
  • Junior Isles
Government insiders have revealed that Spain is considering increasing subsidy payments for under-used gas-fired power plants in order to pre-empt the potential closure of backup plants.

Tajikistan to step up hydro generation for regional export

  • 2014-03-27 23:30:20
  • Junior Isles
Tajikistan is aiming to increase power exports to neighbouring countries, including Pakistan, and hopes to achieve this by increasing its annual power generation by 40 per cent to 25 billion kWh in 2016, according to a Tajik government official.

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