Power

Smart Grid

Croatian Distribution Operator Launches $27.5 million Smart Grid Pilot

Croatian distribution operator HEP-Operator distribucijskog sustava has kicked off an HRK177 million smart grid pilot.

Nuclear Power Plant

Frequency of Sudden Nuclear Power Plant Shutdowns Increasing

Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Cho Jeong-sik remarked on Oct. 12 that a total of 18 nuclear power plant shutdowns occurred in South Korea from 2016 to Augus…

Solar Power Plant

EPC Contractor Appointed to Start Work on New England Solar Farm

A major milestone for the Australian energy sector has been achieved with the appointment of a lead EPC contractor for the commencement of the first stage of th…

Power Construction

Japan’s Power Prices Rise on Lower Supply

Wholesale electricity prices on the Japan electric power exchange increased last week as lower power generation capacity discouraged major utilities from sellin…

Coal Trade

Rystad: Bangladesh to Scale Back Coal

Bangladesh’s 2016 energy plan showed some 20 GW of coal power capacity to be developed in the next two decades.

Nuclear Technology

Bruce Power and Westinghouse to Develop eVinci Micro Reactor

Canada’s Bruce Power and Westinghouse Electric Company on 9 October announced an agreement to pursue applications of Westinghouse’s leading eVinci™ micro rea…

Market Analysis

IEA and IAEA Chiefs Stress Role of Nuclear in Climate Emergency

The scale of the climate challenge means the world cannot afford to exclude nuclear power - the world's second-biggest source of low-carbon electricity, Fatih B…

Geothermal Power Plant

KENYA: Construction of the Menengai Geothermal Power Plant is Completed

The construction of the Menengai geothermal power plant in western Kenya has been completed.

United Kingdom

PACE Plans First Subsidy-Free UK Solar Projects

Pathfinder Clean Energy has submitted its first UK subsidy-free solar projects into planning.

Wind Farm

ProCon Wins Saint-Nazaire Electrical Scope Contract

Deal with Eiffage Métal to install and commission work on transition pieces for 480MW project.

Hydropower Plant

EDF Commissions Its New Romanche-Gavet Hydroelectric Plant

On the 9th of October 2020, the new Romanche-Gavet* hydroelectric plant, France's biggest hydropower project, was commissioned after ten years of construction w…

Solar Power Plant

Ghana’s President Commissions 6.5MW Lawra Solar Power Plant

President Nana Akufo-Addo, on 10 October 2020, commissioned the 6.5MW Lawra solar power plant, located in the Upper West Region.

Crude Oil

Libya to Resume Oil Production at Largest Field Amid Talks

Libya's prized, light crude has long featured in the North African country's civil war with rival militias and foreign powers jostling for control of Africa's l…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan’s Mitsui Plans to Divest Stakes in Coal-Fired Plants

Japanese firm Mitsui & Co reportedly plans to sell its remaining stakes in coal-fired power stations by 2030.

Hydropower Plant

First Batch of Units in Udonde Safe and Stable Operation for 100 Days

On October 6, the first batch of generating units of Wudongde Hydropower Station-Unit 7 has been operating safely and stably for 100 days.