Electricity

Energy Storage Battery

Maoneng Receives Approval for Battery Project in South Australia

The battery project is expected to improve the reliability of the state's electricity grid.

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.

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…

Gas power plant

Ireland: Boost for Grid as Huntstown Power Station Resumes Operations

Eirgrid has confirmed that the Huntstown power station in Dublin is back in operation this weekend feeding electricity into the national grid.

Nuclear Reactor

Privatisation to 'Make Possible' Angra 3 Completion

The Brazilian government's plans to privatise its Eletrobras electricity group have been given a key approval.

Power Construction

Anbaric Submits New York Grid Upgrade Plan

Downstate Clean Powerlink will help accommodate 3GW of anticipated offshore wind power

Electricity Trade

German Industrial Power Prices Hit New High

German industrial power prices have reached another record high, energy-intensive industry association VIK said.

HVDC

First-Ever Large-Scale HVDC Interconnection to Be Bulit in the Middle East and North Africa

The groundbreaking intercontinental link will enable the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab Republic of Egypt to exchange electricity, increase grid resilienc…