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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.

New Zealand government to sell 49 per cent of Genesis Energy

  • 2014-03-26 11:26:37
  • Junior Isles
The New Zealand government has said this week it will sell up to 49 per cent of power company Genesis Energy Ltd, New Zealand’s largest electricity and natural gas retailer, earning up to NZ$800 million ($684.5 million) from the sale.

Japan to open first geothermal plant for 15 years

  • 2014-03-17 12:37:37
  • Junior Isles
Japan is to open its first geothermal plant for 15 years next month, with the 2 MW Kumamoto plant representing the first of a new wave of non-nuclear generation.