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Nuclear Power Plant

Net-Zero Easier and Cheaper with Nuclear, says French Grid Operator

France can achieve its net-zero emissions target by 2050 through energy efficiency and electrification that would lead to a 35% increase in electricity demand.

Coal Trade

China is Ramping up Coal Imports from Russia — but not Australia

China imported about 3.7 million tons of thermal coal, the primary fuel for electricity production, from Russia in September, customs data showed. That’s up 28…

Nuclear Power Plant

4.3bn kWh of Electricity Generated by Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant's First Unit So Far

Since it was connected to the power grid in November 2020, the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has generated 4.3 billion kWh of electricity.

Nuclear Policy

Nine EU Partners Reject French-led Electricity Reforms

Nine EU states, including Germany, on Monday rejected a French-led bid to reform Europe's wholesale energy markets as prices soar.

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

World's Largest Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Plant Put into Service in S. Korea

The world's largest hydrogen fuel cell power plant capable of providing electricity to some 250,000 households per year was put into operation in South Korea's …

Coal Production

Energy Crisis Sends Western Balkans Back to Coal

Both Serbia and North Macedonia are raising coal power generation in response to the energy crisis that has seen electricity prices soar.

Solar Power Plant

Burundi’s First Grid-Connected Solar Farm Reaches Commercial Operation

A pioneering 7.5MW solar PV plant has reached commercial operation in Burundi, increasing the country’s generation capacity by over 10%.

Energy Storage Battery

Pivot Power Activates Second Grid-Scale Battery Under £41m Nationwide Programme

A 50MW energy storage system has been activated by Pivot Power, part of EDF Renewables, and Wärtsilä to ensure more renewable energy capacity is integrated in…

Floating Solar Project

Sunseap-led Consortium Signs MoU to Develop 7GWp Solar Systems in Indonesia

The 7GWp capacity will be built in various phases, and the renewable energy will be supplied to Singapore and Indonesia.

Oil Price

Brent Oil ‘Scarcity Premium’ Widens as $100 a Barrel Forecast

The scarcity premium embedded in the structure of Brent crude oil futures has widened to the most since 2013 this week, a sign of the tight market underpinning …

Electricity Trade

Power Exchange in Montenegro to Become Operational in H2 2022

Montenegrin power exchange operator Berza Električne Energije, the European Power Exchange – EPEX SPOT, and Slovenian power exchange BSP SouthPool have signed…

Energy Storage System

BURKINA FASO: PPPs for the Deployment of Green Energy Storage Systems

In Burkina Faso, the government intends to accelerate the deployment of battery-based electricity storage systems in the coming years.

Wind Power Project

Turkey Gets 9.22 percent of Power from Wind Energy in 1H2021

Turkey obtained 9.22 percent of its electricity consumption from wind energy in the first half of 2021, Turkish Wind Energy Association Chairperson Ebru Arici t…

Oil Field

Iran Needs $11 Billion To Develop Oil Fields Along The Iraqi Border

Iran needs some $11 billion in investments to develop oil fields along its border with Iraq, Bloomberg has reported, citing the new head of the National Iranian…

Nuclear Power Plant

TVEL Manufactures Trial Nuclear Fuel Assembly for the First Land-Based SMR Plant with RITM-200 Reactor

The plant's installed electrical capacity will amount to at least 55 MW, while the service life of irreplaceable equipment will last for about 60 years.