Coal

Thermal Plant

US to Retire 15GW of Coal and Gas-Fired Power Plants in 2023

Gas power plant. Image by nachai on 123rfAccording to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), US operators plan to retire 15.6…

Thermal Plant

Coal and Gas-Fired Power Plants Make Up Nearly All Planned 2023 Retirements

Data source: EIA, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, December 2022Operators plan to retire 15.6 GW of electric-generating capacity in the United …

China-Pakistan

Coal Power Plant Under CPEC Put Into Operation in Pakistan

This aerial photo taken on Feb. 4, 2023 shows an open-pit coal mine included in the Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project in Sindh province, Pa…

Nuclear Technology

Philippines Considers Nuclear as a Solution to Potential Baseload Power Crisis

The Philippines is facing a significant challenge as around 80% of its baseload power is under threat. To address the issue, the country must transition away fr…

Solar Power Plant

New Coalition Urges California to Create Western Regional Transmission Organization

The Lights on California coalition was launched on February 6 by a growing number of clean energy, business and environmental advocates committed to expanding r…

Hydrogen Project

Green Hydrogen Promises to Boost Brazil-Germany Relationship

At the forefront of the green hydrogen economy, Germany sees Brazil as a strategic fuel supplier, a big bet to replace oil, gas and coal and meet climate target…

Coal Mine

Bettercoal Launches South Africa Working Group

Bettercoal has announced the establishment of its South Africa Working Group – a member-led group focusing on coal in South Africa.The group was formed du…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Big Solar in Kosovo Replaces Coal-Based Electric Heating

The way is clear for the construction of one of the largest solar district heating plants in Europe. The financing package for the EUR 80 million project was si…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Ammonia Co-firing Planned at 1434 MW Coal Plant

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is studying introducing ammonia co-firing at the BLCP Power Station in Thailand. The plant includes two subcritical coal-fired…

Philippines

ACEN’s Successful Etm Deal Marks a New Era for Coal Divestment

The ETM transaction will enable the early retirement of the South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp. Power Plant.For years, the Philippine-based energy group ACEN has b…

Coal Production

Ramaphosa: South Africa Will Not Ditch Coal ‘Just Like That'

Coal-rich but energy-starved South Africa will not immediately abandon its fossil-fuelled electricity generating plants as it transitions to cleaner forms of po…

Thermal Plant

Duke Energy’s N.C. Coal Plants More Expensive to Run Than Building New Solar Farms, Report Finds

The Allen coal plant just west of Charlotte, North Carolina. Credit: Murr Rhame / Creative CommonsBy Elizabeth Ouzts, Energy News NetworkDuke Energy spends twic…

Gas power plant

Vietnam’s Energy Transition Faces Hurdles Due to Gas-Fired Power Growth

Whilst coal’s expansion was limited, natural gas production will be bullish.Like many other countries, Vietnam is challenged to balance economic growth wi…

United Kingdom

Location, Location: Battery Storage Projects Jostle for Position to Back up Wind and Solar

The NSW state government’s plans to replace its entire coal fleet with wind, solar and storage is creating some intense competition among project develope…

Power Construction

Serbia’s Power Utility EPS No Longer Dependent on Imports, Acting CEO Claims

Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) is importing much less electricity this winter than last one and it is not dependent on imports, according to Miroslav Tomašević,…