Generation

Natural Gas

Shifting Senegal’s Electricity Generation from Heavy Fuel to Gas

The Mauritius Commercial Bank has provided $60 million funding to fuel Senegal’s national electrification and gas use ambitions.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China's Non-Fossil Power Capacity to Surpass that of Coal in 2021: CEC

China's installed capacity of producing non-fossil energy will surpass that of coal-fired power generation for the first time in 2021

Hydrogen Technology

Ontario Power Generation to Explore Electrolysers for a Low-Carbon Hydrogen Economy

Ontario Power Generation has made its first concrete step into transitioning to low-carbon hydrogen following a request for market information on electrolyser t…

China

China to Bring Solar and Wind Power Generation to 11% of Total Electricity Use in 2021

China has flagged it will seek to raise its power generation from solar and wind plants to around 11% of the country’s total power consumption in 2021, from 9.…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Seoul Requests Voluntary Cut from State Coal Plants

The South Korean government has asked state-owned Kepco utilities to voluntarily restrict its use of coal in April-November to limit overall emissions, sources …

Geothermal Power Plant

EXERGY to Supply Equipment for Geothermal Plant in the Philippines

EXERGY INTERNATIONAL, a leading provider of new-generation geothermal binary power plants, and a part of the Chinese TICA Corporation, has signed a new contract…

Video: Europe's Plan to Become the First Carbon-Neutral Continent

​With the ambitious goal of becoming the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, the European Union has committed to creating a greener world for future genera…

Nuclear Power Plant

Successful Cold Test of Hualong One Overseas Project Karachi No. 3 Unit in Pakistan

​After the first overseas connection of Hualong One to the grid for power generation, the construction of Hualong One overseas project has made significant pro…

Hydropower Plant

Mega Hydropower Project in SW China will be Fully Operational in July

With construction beginning in December 2015, the station’s first batch of electricity-generation units began generating power in June 2020.

Wind Power Project

Uzbekistan Signs Wind Alliance with Siemens

Country to work with German power giant on electricity generation development including renewables

China

China’s New Renewable Energy Target to Curb Coal Demand

Beijing has set a preliminary target to increase wind and solar-based power generation in order to meet its longer-term emission goal.

Nuclear Equipment

Video: Core Components of Nuclear Reactor Hualong One Displayed at Beijing Nuclear Power Exhibition

​Some core components of Hualong One, a China-designed third-generation reactor, are being displayed at an ongoing nuclear power exhibition that opened in Beij…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Volkswagen Starts up Second Line for MEB Batteries in Braunschweig

The Volkswagen Group Components plant in Braunschweig is significantly expanding its production of battery systems for the latest electric vehicle generation.

Combined Heat and Power

CHP System Installed at Romania Power Plant

Onsite power firm Aggreko has installed a cogeneration system at a power plant in Romania.

Nigeria

Nigeria: Power Generation Falls Further by 27% to 3,567MW

Nigeria's power generation, Monday, dropped by 27% to 3,567.30 megawatts, MW, as at 06hours compared to the 4,557.50MW peak generation at 22hours the previous d…