Power

BlackRock GEPIF Obtains Financial Close for $5.1bn

BlackRock’s Global Energy and Power Infrastructure Fund (GEPIF) has obtained a $5.1bn financial close for the Global Energy and Power Infrastructure Fund III (…

Solar Power Plant

EDPR Signs 200MW Solar Power PPA in Mexico

Renewable energy company EDP Renováveis (EDPR) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Mexico-based electricity supplier Ammper Energía.

Wind Farm

IEA to Build 150MW Wind Farm in Iowa

US-based infrastructure construction firm Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA) has secured a contract to build a 150MW wind farm in the state of Iowa.

Energy Transition

Covid-19 Response Accelerates the Renewable Transition, According to Wärtsilä

Coal-based power generation has fallen by 25.5% across the European Union and the UK in the first three months of 2020, compared to 2019, as a result of the res…

Power Construction

SDRPY Inaugurates New Electricity Project in Yemen

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) has launched a new electricity project in Yemen’s Al-Mahra Governorate.

U.S. Revises Cost Justification of Mercury Rule for Coal Plants

The Trump administration revised the cost-benefit analysis for an Obama-era rule that forced coal-fired power plants to cut their mercury emissions, Environment…

Offshore Wind Power

Port of Amsterdam to Build Offshore Wind Hub

The Port of Amsterdam will turn a dredging depot at the former Averijhaven into an energy port to serve as a base for the construction and maintenance of offsho…

EPA Nixes Legal Justification for MATS Rule

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 16 withdrew the legal justification for an Obama-era rule that required coal-fired power plants to reduce the…

Wind Power Project

GES wins Installation job for 205-MW GE Wind Project in Spain

Spanish renewables contractor Global Energy Services (GES) announced it is installing 205 MW of turbines for a Spanish wind park owned by the renewables unit of…

Ultra-high voltage grid

China's SGCC Resumes Construction of 800kV Transmission Line

It was suspended in the Hubei province due to the outbreak.

Wind Farm

Profiling the Top Five Wind Power Farms Operating in India

Wind power is one of the key renewable energy sources for electricity generation in India.

Geothermal Power Plant

Munich Taps into Geothermal Power to Widen District Cooling Grid

Munich utility Stadtwerke München is investing €80m to expand its climate-friendly district cooling network with pipelines carrying cold air from a geothermal…

Solar Power Plant

Vikram Solar Bags 300-MW Solar Project in Rajasthan from NTPC

Vikram solar has secured a 300 mw solar power plant project worth rs 175 crore from India's national thermal power company limited .

Nuclear Power Plant

Three New Wildfires Break out Near Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Three new wildfires have broken out in the radiation-contaminated evacuation zone around the wrecked Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

Energy Transition

Italy's A2A to Stop Using Coal at Italian Power Plant with Immediate Effect

Italy's biggest regional utility A2A said on Thursday it would stop using coal at its power plant in the northern town of Brescia with immediate effect.