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Cooperation case

Chinese Firm Commissions 50MWp Garissa Solar Power Plant in Kenya

China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Co-operation (CJIC) completed the construction of the 50 MWp Garissa Solar Photovoltaic Power…

Gas power plant

Work Starts on €120 Million Croatian Gas-Fired Combined Cycle Power Plant

Italian contractor FATA has started construction work on a new gas-fired combined cycle power plant (CCPP) unit in the Croatian capital Zagreb.

Nuclear Power Plant

CGN Changes Hongyanhe ACPR-1000 Start-Up Schedule

China General Nuclear (CGN) has announced that units 5 and 6 of the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in Liaoning province are now expected to start operating in th…

ENGIE-led Consortium Wins €2.2bn Tender Issued by EDP

A consortium led by French energy giant ENGIE has won a €2.2bn tender issued by Portuguese energy company Energias de Portugal (EDP).

Gas power plant

Chinese Firm Helps Finance $2.6bn LNG-to-Power Project in Myanmar

Zhefu Holding Group of China and the Myanmar-listed firm Supreme Trading Co. have made plans to invest up to $2.57 billion to build an LNG import terminal and a…

Siemens Supplies Gas Turbines for Peaking Power Plants in Belarus

Siemens will deliver the power generation equipment for two new peaking power plants in the Republic of Belarus.

Coal Technology

Mantashe Pushes Integrated Resource Plan at IEA Coal 2019 Report

The IRP 2019 maintains room for additional capacity from coal-fired power plants through the inclusion of 750 MW in 2023 and 750 MW in 2027.

Solar Power Plant

German solar market witnesses 30% growth in 2019

The German solar market experienced a 30% expansion in the past year with almost 4 GW of newly commissioned capacity, shows initial data by domestic solar indus…

Solar Power Plant

Azerbaijan to Introduce Floating Solar Panels

Azerbaijan's Energy Ministry, with financial and technical support from the Asian Development Bank, is implementing a pilot project on the exchange of knowledge…

Nuclear Power Plant

Reactor Shutdowns Outweigh Start-ups in 2019

Global nuclear generating capacity stood at 392.4 GWe net at the end of 2019, down slightly on 2018, according to data from World Nuclear Association.

Cooperation case

Chinese TBEA and Emirati AMEA Awarded 100 MW Solar Plant Contract

The Chinese company TBEA Xinjiang New Energy and the Emirati company Amea Power have been awarded the contract to build a 100 MW solar power plant in the govern…

Nuclear Power Plant

German Reactor Enters Decommissioning

Unit 2 of Germany's Philippsburg nuclear power plant was disconnected from the grid at 6.55pm on 31 December, as planned, marking the end of 35 years of operati…

Nuclear Power Plant

UAE to Inaugurate First Nuclear Plant

The UAE’s first nuclear power plant will start operations in the first quarter of 2020, local media reported yesterday.

Coal Power

Montana Coal-fired Power Plant will Close Two Units Built in 1970s

The plant employs about 300 people and is the main driver of the economy for the surrounding town of Colstrip, which has about 2,300 people.

Geothermal Power Plant

Meshginshahr Geothermal Power Plant to join Iran's Nat'l Grid

Iranian Minister announced the operationalizing of Meshginshahr geothermal power plant next year and said that Meshginshahr will be named as the origin of the c…