Power plant

Market Analysis

Japan – The ‘Odd One Out’ on Coal Power Plant New-Builds

The Japanese government keeps watering down its green energy goals, bowing to cost pressure in the face of slower macroeconomic growth.

Wartsila to Switch Brazilian Power Plant to Gas

Finnish firm Wärtsilä signed a contract with Rio Amazonas Energia to convert Cristiano Rocha power plant in Manaus, Brazil, to a 100% natural gas operation.

Biomass Power Plant

Ence Inaugurates a nNew, Low-Emissions Biomass Power Plant in Spain

Spain-based energy producer Ence Energia y Celulosa SA announced on Jan. 9 the inauguration of a new, low-emissions biomass power plant. The 50 megawatt (MW) fa…

​Nigeria Releases Funds for Compensation of Mambilla Hydropower Projec

The Federal Government has released funds for compensation of those whose land and other property will be affected by the construction of 3,050 megawatts Mambil…

Uganda Makes Considerable Progress on Large Hydropower Projects

Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development reports that considerable progress has been made in the area of increasing electricity generation capacity …

Nuclear Power Plant

CNL Secures Overseas Decommissioning Contract

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is to take part in the decommissioning of a prototype boiling water reactor (BWR) in Lingen, Germany under a subcontract awa…

Romanian Plan 250MW Gas Fired Power Plant

Three Romanian energy companies, two of which are wholly owned by the state, want to build a new 250 MW gas-fired power plant in Mures county.

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Faces Nuclear Funding and Upgrade Issues

France is looking to generate slightly more nuclear power this year than in 2019, reaching approximately 395 terawatt hours (TWh), according to the utility EDF.

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Keeps Nuclear Output Target Steady for 2020

France this year is targeting roughly the same nuclear power output it aimed for 2019 at around 395 terawatt hours (TWh), an executive at power utility EDF said…

Nuclear Power Plant

Spent MOX Fuel Removed at Ikata Nuclear Plant

Spent mixed oxide fuel has been removed from a reactor at a nuclear power plant in western Japan in the first such operation in Japan, the plant operator said T…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Bangladesh's First Power Plant Using Imported Coal Takes Off

The 1,320MW unit is the first large power plant to come into operation under AL govt; by 2030, total generation capacity to reach 40,000MW

Solar Power Plant

Obton, Shannon Energy to Develop 500MW in Solar Projects in Ireland

Obton and Shannon Energy have also announced details about the first three strategic project acquisitions.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

France to close 580MW Havre coal power plant in April 2021

France’s 580 megawatt (MW) Havre coal power plant will close on April 1, 2021, the energy ministry said on Friday.

Argan Subsidiary Scores 1,085 MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant in Harrison County

Argan, Inc. announced this week that in late December 2019 its wholly owned subsidiary, Gemma Power Systems, entered into an engineering, procurement and constr…

Egyptian Govt Considers Building of Small Hydropower Plants in The Nile Delta

The Egyptian authorities are considering the construction of small hydropower plants at several sites in the Nile Delta. This idea is not unanimously supported …