Kenya’s KenGen eyes $686 million gas-fired power plant
Posted by David Flin on 19/05/2012 06:29:19 Kenyan electricity generating company KenGen has said that it plans to raise funds from private inv... Read More..
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SSE sees renewables profit offset poor retail performance
Posted by Chris Hopkins on 16/05/2012 23:29:32 Major UK energy company SSE has seen profits rise 2 per cent thanks to renewable generation profits... Read More..
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Nigeria’s BPE to name winners of PHCN privatisation in October
Posted by David Flin on 15/05/2012 06:06:05 Nigeria’s Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) has said that the preferred bidders for the assets of... Read More..
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E.ON to close three gas-fired plants
Posted by Chris Hopkins on 15/05/2012 00:33:04 German utility E.ON AG intends to permanently shut down three unprofitable gas-fired power plants ... Read More..
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Siemens signs deals with Qatar University and Kahramaa
Posted by David Flin on 12/05/2012 06:38:06 Siemens has signed an agreement with Qatar University and Kahramaa, the local Qatari utility for el... Read More..
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CCS in trouble without significant subsidies, report claims
Posted by Chris Hopkins on 11/05/2012 17:16:17 New coal-fired power plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology are unlikely to be bui... Read More..
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EU slump underlies shift back to coal-fired generation
Posted by Chris Hopkins on 11/05/2012 01:24:17 Europe's economic slump has depressed overall emissions and the price of carbon in the EU ETS, allo... Read More..
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Wisconsin Public Services to spend £250 million to upgrade Wausau coal boiler
Posted by David Flin on 08/05/2012 06:23:17 Wisconsin Public Services Corporation (WPS) has announced that it plans to spend $250 million to up... Read More..
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Power minister details India’s ambitious 2012-17 power plan
Posted by Chris Hopkins on 07/05/2012 16:08:50 India plans to construct 80 000 MW of generation capacity during its 12th Five Year Plan 2012-17, P... Read More..
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Coal shortage to trigger power tariff increase in Maharashtra
Posted by David Flin on 05/05/2012 06:21:22 The Times of India has reported that a shortage of coal, combined with wet coal problems in 2011, w... Read More..
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Go ahead for South Korea ETS
Posted by Chris Hopkins on 04/05/2012 15:58:23 South Korea has passed a law launching its emissions trading scheme (ETS) beginning in 2015, making... Read More..
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Bahrain inaugurates new power and desalination plant
Posted by Chris Hopkins on 02/05/2012 21:28:38 Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of Bahrain, has inaugurated Bahrain's largest independent power gene... Read More..
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