Power plant

Iran Energy Minister : To Launch 9 Thermal Power Plants,Build 10 New Dams

Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said nine thermal power stations are planned to come on stream in various provinces across the country, adding that ten …

Thermal Plant

51% of India's Coal-fired Power Plants Set to Miss Emission Norm Deadline

Thermal power companies, which produce three-quarters of the country's electricity, account for some 80% of India's industrial emissions of sulphur- and nitrous…

Angola to Buy 5000MW from Congo’s Grand Inga Hydropower Plant

Angola is set to buy 5000MW from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo’s proposed $14bn Grand Inga hydropower plant project.

Combined cycle power plant

AES Corp to Build $1.7 Billion Gas-Fired Power Plant in Vietnam

The deal for building the 2.2-gigawatt Son My 2 Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant was signed in Hanoi in the presence of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur …

Gas power plant

Afghanistan's First New Gas-Based Power Production Plant Started Commercial Operations

Located in Sherberghan, Afghanistan — the epicenter of the nation’s gas region — the power plant is owned and operated by Bayat Power, Afghanistan’s largest…

Nuclear Power Plant

Czech Republic Approves Construction of New Nuclear Plant

The Czech Republic approved the construction of the Dukovany II nuclear power plant, and has set a target date for completion of 2036.

Nuclear Power Plant

One Nuclear Power Project Delayed; Three Leap Forward

The long-overdue Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant (NPP) in Finland has been delayed again, but nuclear projects in Russia, Canada, and Iran achieved important mi…

Thermal Plant

Siemens Overhauls Turbine at 794-MW Gas-Fired Plant in Hungary

Siemens has worked with owners to complete a major overhaul at an Hungarian gas-fired power plant. The German-based power manufacturer collaborated with MET Ass…

Solar Power Plant

IEnova Switches on 41-MW PV Plant in Mexico

November 14 - Mexican power and gas utility Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV (IEnova) announced on Wednesday it has put online a 41-MW photovoltaic (PV…

EDF Says Restart of Cruas Reactors Could be Delayed Further

French utility EDF (EDF.PA) said on Wednesday that the restart of three reactors at the Cruas nuclear power plant, scheduled for Nov. 15, could be delayed furth…

Virtual power plant

Virtual Power Plants Could Solve One of Renewable Energy's Most Vexing Challenges: The Weather

By supplying electricity from renewable sources even when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing, virtual power plant technology could help tackle the…

Global Power Plant Tenders Drop Down 30% In Q3 2019

Generation equipment tenders in Q3 2019 saw 400 tenders announced, marking a drop of 36% over the last four-quarter average of 629, according to GlobalData’s p…

China to Impose New Restrictions on Small Hydro Plants

China will ban the construction of small hydropower plants in regions that already have an electricity surplus and encourage new dams in poor and remote locatio…

Swiss 900 MW Pumped Storage Plant Poised for Milestone

A €1.5bn pumped storage power plant in Switzerland will hit a major milestone this month when the plant’s two penstocks will be filled with water for the firs…

Combined cycle power plant

Siemens To Upgrade Steam Power Plant In Vietnam To Combined Cycle Power Plant

Siemens will provide the equipment to upgrade the Hiep Phuoc 1 steam power plant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to a combined cycle power plant. This project wil…