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Tamil Nadu loses 800MW of wind power to poor transmission

  • 2013-05-23 04:22:27
  • David Flin
K Kasturirangan, Chairman of the Indian Wind Power Association, said that even though wind flows have been high in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, insufficient transmission capability has meant that around 100 million units of wind powered generation has been lost.

Eskom signs PPAs for 417 MW of new solar PV

  • 2013-05-15 21:43:43
  • Junior Isles
Utility giant Eskom, which provides 95 per cent of South Africa's electricity, has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for nine solar PV projects, worth a combined 417.1 MW, as part of the second phase of the country’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPP).

Renewed calls for Indian wind subsidy revival

  • 2013-05-15 13:31:54
  • Junior Isles
India’s wind power sector is renewing calls for the re-introduction of generation-based incentives (GBI) to support flagging wind capacity growth.

Ghana Government issues provisional licences for power generation projects

  • 2013-05-11 15:52:28
  • Junior Isles

President John Mahama of Ghana has said that the Ghanaian government has provided provisional licences to nine organisations to invest in power generation projects. He said that energy demand had reached a point where the private sector would have to complement government efforts in order to meet demand.

MidAmerican Energy plans 1050 MW of wind power

  • 2013-05-09 22:13:05
  • Junior Isles
MidAmerican Energy Co. plans to erect 656 wind turbines, generating up to 1050 MW, in Iowa by the end of 2015 in a $1.9 billion project. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has said it will be the largest economic development based investment in the state’s history.

Pakistan’s NEPRA to set new upfront tariff for wind power generation

  • 2013-04-27 04:08:22
  • David Flin
In a bid to facilitate development of alternate sources of energy in Pakistan, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) set a rate of $0.134/kWh upfront tariff for wind power generation for the delivery of electricity to the power purchaser.

Bulgaria imposes temporary cuts to renewable energy generation

  • 2013-04-26 05:36:39
  • David Flin
Bulgaria’s power grid operator ESO has asked the country’s three electricity distribution companies to limit the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources in order to prevent the grid from overloading.

GDF Suez says renewables save valuable water resources

  • 2013-04-24 21:17:20
  • Junior Isles
Renewable generation including wind and solar PV potentially use 100 times less water than fossil fuel plants, according to the chief climate and sustainability analyst at French utility GDF Suez SA.

Renewables meet 70% of Portuguese power demand

  • 2013-04-19 19:49:29
  • Junior Isles
Portugal’s electricity network operator has released figures indicating that 70 per cent of all electricity consumed during Q1 2013 was produced from renewable energy sources.

New statistics show UK biomass growth

  • 2013-04-05 22:34:45
  • Junior Isles
Statistics released by the UK’s Department of Energy & Climate Change show that bioenergy’s share in UK power generation increased by 17 per cent last year, from 13 TWh in 2011 to 15.2 TWh in 2012.