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Off-Grid

Pakistan Suffers Major Power Outage After Grid Failure

A man starts a generator outside his shop during a country-wide power breakdown in Karachi, Pakistan January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (R…

Electricity Transmission

Winter 2023-24 price cap forecasts fall further below EPG, but long-term prospects remain uncertain

The latest forecasts for the Default Tariff Cap (price cap) released by Cornwall Insight, have shown energy bill predictions for a typical household1 have falle…

Ammonia

Japan’s Largest Power Generator Signs Deals in Pursuit of Ammonia for Coal Power Plant Co-firing Project

JERA Co. Inc., Japan’s largest power generation company, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for potential collaboration for the joint…

Nuclear Equipment

French Nuclear Fleet Failure, Drought and War to Blame for Record Power Prices in 2022

Last year Europe saw very high levels of wholesale power prices, driven by gas prices that repeatedly broke all-time high records since the start of the Ukraine…

Electrification

GE Bags Two Service Contracts for Six Power Plants in China

H-class gas turbine. Image credit: GEGE and Chinese state-owned power utility Guangdong Energy Group have signed a long-term service agreement for Dongguan Ning…

Electricity Trade

Drop in Power Price Predictions up to 2030 but Prices to Remain Above Pre-2021 Levels for Next Decade

New data from Cornwall Insight has shown a drop in our predictions for power prices up to 2030 as Europe secures alternative energy supplies, compensating for r…

Offshore Wind Power

Tennet’s 2GW Programme Receive Early Work Approval

Dutch-German TSO TenneT, clean tech developer Hitachi Energy and international services company Petrofac are entering an early works agreement in support of Ten…

Power Construction

EV Telematics Data to Enhance Grid Edge Solution and Load Control

US tech developer Uplight is partnering with Rolling Energy Resources (RER) on an electric vehicle (EV) grid edge solution, utilising vehicle telematics data to…

United Kingdom

2023 Predictions: Renewables, Hydrogen and Grid Connections

Here, Mark Rowcroft, development director at solar and storage developer Exagen, spotlights six areas to watch in the UK energy sector this year.2023 will see s…

Smart Meter

How Smart Meters Create Resilient Utilities and Empower Consumers

Recorded live from the ESI Africa studio, Amit Kumar Gupta of Secure Meters Limited, India, discusses the current state and challenges of smart meter rollout in…

Electricity Transmission

GFH’s Infrastructure Platform Co-invests in European Electricity Distribution Company

Aurora is one of the largest industrial electricity distribution networks in the Nordic region.GFH Financial Group's sustainable infrastructure platform, In…

Solar Power Plant

Saft to Build Landmark New Zealand Storage System

French company Saft is to build New Zealand’s first large-scale, grid-connected battery energy storage system.Saft has been awarded a the contract by Meri…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

Hydrogen Generator Powers National Grid Innovation Centre

GeoPura Hydrogen Power Unit at National Grid's Deeside Centre for Innovation.National Grid in the UK has completed a ten-week trial to test a hydrogen-power…

Digitalization

Alliander Is Opening an AI Lab for Grid Digitalisation

Alliander has announced that it will be opening an ‘AI for Energy Grids Lab’ to coordinate research into Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to e…

Electricity Transmission

GFH’s Infrastructure Platform Co-invests in European Electricity Distribution Company

Aurora is one of the largest industrial electricity distribution networks in the Nordic region.GFH Financial Group's sustainable infrastructure platform, In…