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Coal-Fired Power Plants

North Macedonia to Shut REK Bitola Coal Plant Unit, Turn to Gas

New coal mines can be opened within five to seven years and no licenses will be issued after that, Zaev stressed.

ITER

Hotter Than the Sun: ITER and the Pursuit of Nuclear Fusion

There’s a running joke that nuclear fusion is always 30 years away.

Solar Power Plant

Windhoek Municipality in Namibia Plans Five Solar Plants

The Windhoek municipality plans to develop and install five solar power plants that could cost more than N$420 million over the next three years.

Solar Power Plant

Nearly 10GW of Additional Floating Solar to be Installed Globally by 2025

Driven by increased investor interest and a growing project pipeline, utility-scale floating solar installations are set to take off globally over the next few …

Hydropower Plant

France’s Biggest Hydropower Project has been Commissioned

On 9 October 2020, the new Romanche-Gavet hydroelectric plant, France’s biggest hydropower project, was commissioned after 10 years of construction work.

Coal Trade

Canada's Ridley Terminals Sep Coal Exports fall 4.8% on Month

Coal exports from the Ridley Terminal in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, were at 912,830 mt in September, down 4.8% from August, despite metallurgical coal exp…

Thermal Plant

OUC Announces Plan to Switch Power Plant from Coal to Natural Gas

The Orlando Utilities Commission announced a plan on Wednesday to significantly reduce its use of coal in the next few years.

Oil Price

Morgan Stanley Sees Oil Prices Struggling To Break Above $50

Oil prices will struggle to rise above $50 a barrel because of the technological shift in U.S. shale that has unlocked more production in recent years, and beca…

Hydropower Plant

EDF Commissions Its New Romanche-Gavet Hydroelectric Plant

On the 9th of October 2020, the new Romanche-Gavet* hydroelectric plant, France's biggest hydropower project, was commissioned after ten years of construction w…

Oil Field

BP Starts Oman's Giant Ghazeer Gas Field

BP started production at Oman's giant Ghazeer natural gas field in Oman which is set to underpin the company's oil and gas output for years even as it shifts to…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Energy Market Heats Up As Big Oil Moves In

Installed geothermal capacity is forecast to expand in the next five years as energy companies diversify into alternative markets, driven by the accelerating en…

India

India Clears Plan for Domestic Gas Price Discovery

The Indian cabinet has approved a policy aimed at creating price discovery for domestic natural gas output, part of a series of reforms by Delhi to push the cou…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Soar As Trump’s Condition Improves

Oil prices skyrocketed on Monday morning as U.S. President Donald Trump’s health appears to have improved after testing positive for the coronavirus on Thursda…

Iberdrola Announces New €1.5bn Renewables Investment Plan

Spanish multinational utility Iberdrola has announced that it plans to triple its renewable energy capacity in Andalusia within the next five years.

China

China Launches CAP1400 Reactor Design

China's State Power Investment Corp has officially launched the CAP1400 reactor design following 12 years of research and development work.