Ea

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Informed by Slovenian Authority that Krško Nuclear Power Plant to Reconnect to Grid Tonight

The power plant automatically shut down yesterday following an earthquake with the epicentre in the town of Petrinja, Croatia, around 80 kilometres away.

Coal Mine

China: Shanxi Shuts 163 Coal Mines

Shanxi, a main coal-producing area in north China, has closed 163 coal mines and abolished 146.05 million tons of yearly coal manufacture capacity over the last…

South Korea

South Korea Plans To Downsize Nuclear & Coal While Quadrupling Renewables By 2034

South Korean President Moon Jae-in previously committed to moving away from nuclear power and toward renewable energy.

Market Analysis

‘2020, an Outstanding Year for Water, Hydropower’

The 2020 proved to be exceptional in terms of launching water and hydropower projects in the country, as Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority hit hist…

Oil Pipeline

Russia Accelerates Nord Stream 2 Project to Beat U.S. Sanctions

Russia is stepping up work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline before the U.S. tightens sanctions against the controversial project designed to feed more natural gas …

Nuclear Power Plant

The Main Construction of Unit 1 of Zhejiang San'ao Nuclear Power Project Started

Zhejiang San'ao Nuclear Power Project started site survey in 2007.

Carbon Neutral

Renewable Energy Industry: Policies for Carbon Neutrality Confirmed

Korea’s 5th Renewable Energy Basic Plan has been confirmed.

Crude Oil

Cambodia Starts First Crude Oil Production After Years of Delays

Cambodia has begun extracting its first crude oil from fields in the Gulf of Thailand, in a venture between Singapore’s KrisEnergy Ltd and the government, both…

South Korea

South Korea-U.K. FTA About to Take Effect

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Dec. 30 that the South Korea-U.K. FTA would become effective at 8:00 a.m. Jan. 1.

Nuclear Power Plant

Krško Reactor Closed As Precaution After Earthquake

The Krško nuclear power plant has been shut down as a precaution after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the town of Petrinja, which is 50 km south-east of the…

Brexit

UK Parliament Votes for Brexit Deal

Members of Parliament today approved legislation that will pass the UK-EU post-Brexit deal into UK law, in a vote split 521 in favour and 73 against.

Solar Power Plant

Scatec PV Plant Goes Online in Ukraine

Realized under Ukraine’s feed-in-tariff scheme, the Kamianka plant is expected to deliver some 37 GWh per year and provide clean energy to more than 11,000 hou…

Nuclear Power Plant

China: Hot Test of Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6 Ended Successfully

On December 29, 2020, the hot test of Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6 was successfully concluded, marking a successful end to 2020 and bringing more hope for the u…

Nuclear Power Plant

Belarus Saves Some $750,000 per Day on Natural Gas Thanks to Nuclear Power Plant Launch

Thanks to the launch of the first unit of the nuclear power plant Belarus saves about $750,000 per day on buying natural gas.

Market Analysis

UK Energy Supply Heading for Greenest Year on Record, says National Grid

Growth of wind power helps UK energy grid towards new annual record.