Power

Energy Investment

Alfanar Acquires Wind Turbine Manufacturer Senvion India

Saudi Arabian energy company Alfanar has acquired wind turbine manufacturer Senvion India from Senvion, marking its entry into India’s energy market.

Market Analysis

A Wave of Big African Solar is Set to Break

The Africa Solar Industry Association has recorded almost 2 GW of large scale project announcements since the start of last month with 18 countries planning new…

Electricity Transmission

Nigeria: NDPHC Commences Work on 33kV Power Line to Electrify Community

The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has commenced work on a new 15-kilometre 33kV line to restore power supply to a community in Nigeria that has been…

Solar Power Plant

AFRICA: Rolls-Royce Invests in Kowry Energy’s Off-Grid Solar Systems

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has invested in Kowry Energy. The German start-up finances and builds decentralised solar systems with storage for commercial customer…

Hydropower Plant

Major Overhaul Planned for Queensland’s Largest Hydropower Plant

Queensland’s largest hydropower station, the 570MW Wivenhoe Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Station, will undergo a $14 million overhaul to ensure it contin…

Energy Investment

Saudi Arabian Solar: How the State has Invested in Overseas Solar Projects

ACWA Power has invested in some of the world’s largest solar projects, including the Redstone facility and the Kom Ombo plant.

Wind Power Project

Vattenfall, NS and ProRail Announce Opening of Nieuwe Hemweg Wind Farm

Vattenfall, NS and ProRail have joined forces to open the Nieuwe Hemweg wind farm. Vattenfall has built six wind power turbines on the NS site in the Port of Am…

Thermal Plant

Wärtsilä to Develop 156MW Multi-Fuel Power Plant in Nebraska

US utility Omaha Public Power District is partnering with technology company Wärtsilä for the development of a 156MW multi-fuel engine power plant in the stat…

Coal Trade

Robust China Coal Demand Amid Australia Import Ban Fuels Price Rally

Both thermal coal, used in power plants, and coking coal, used to make steel, have rallied strongly in recent months. And in both cases the driver has largely b…

Electricity Transmission

India's Power Demand Surges to All-Time High; Crosses 200 GW Mark

According to the latest power ministry data, peak power demand or the highest supply in a day touched an all time high of 200.57 GW on Wednesday

Market Analysis

India Wind Market to Billow by 50% in the Next Five Years

The country will see 20.2 GW of new wind power capacity between 2021 to 2025.

Solar Power Plant

Senegal: Food Company Contracts GreenYellow for Solar Plant

French renewable energy group GreenYellow announced the signing of a new contract to build the largest self-consumption solar power plant in Senegal.

Wind Power Project

GE Wins 187MW Lithuania Wind Order

European Energy’s three latest projects will use 34 GE Cypress units due for installation in 2022

Nuclear Power Plant

Feds Spend $6M to Test Construction Tech for Nuclear Power Building

The U.S. Energy Dept. wants to leverage proven construction methods as a way to reduce cost and scheduling risks of building new nuclear reactors and has teamed…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclearelectrica: 35% of Romania's Electricity After 2030 will be Nuclear

Nuclear energy will provide about 35% of the country's consumption needs by 2030, by operating four CANDU nuclear units, according to a statement from Nuclearel…