Power

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Site Licence Process Ongoing for SA’s Second Power Station

Public hearings will be held on the suitability of Thyspunt in Cape Saint Francis on the East Coast as the site of South Africa’s second nuclear installation.

Wind Farm

Nordex Scoops 923MW Australian Order

Contract from Acciona Energía for 162 turbines at the MacIntyre wind farm

Electric Vehicle Battery

China's Power Battery Output Rises Further in May

China's production and newly installed capacity for power batteries continued to rise in May, driven by rapid growth in the country's new energy vehicle industr…

Wind Turbine

Second Siemens Gamesa Turbine Awarded Typhoon-Resistant Certificate

Both Siemens Gamesa machines are thus able to withstand Typhoon or T-class wind speeds as determined by the IEC, reaching 57 m/sec. for 10 min. and 3 sec gusts …

Wind Power Project

Vallourec Takes Part in Hywind Tampen Project

Vallourec is partnering with Aker Solutions, an engineering company well-established in the global energy industry.

Wind Power Project

Enel and Rostov Government Sign Agreement for Russian Wind Project

Rostov's government will offer state and informational support for Enel’s potential wind project.

China-Pakistan

New Transmission Line Under CPEC to Help Stabilize Pakistan's Power System: Minister

CPEC is of utmost importance for Pakistan. It will enable the country to enhance industrial production, upgrade energy and communication infrastructure and impr…

Nuclear Power Plant

Iran Says It has Further Enriched Its Uranium, Drawing Widespread Condemnation

State Department spokesperson Ned Price said it was 'another unfortunate step backwards'

Wind Power Project

Iberdrola €400m Offshore Wind Deal Brings New Factory to Spain

Developer's €400 million framework deal means Navantia-Windar consortium will build facility for larger monopiles in Galicia

Wind Power Project

Kenya’s Kipeto Wind Plant Reaches Commercial Operation

Kenya-based Kipeto Energy has completed construction of the 100 MW Kipeto wind farm, in the Kajiado county, in Kenya.

Solar Power Plant

Mexico to Move Ahead on $100 million Sonora Solar Project

Mexico is moving forward with a solar energy project in the northern state of Sonora to provide cheap electricity to the Baja California Peninsula, one of the c…

Hydropower Plant

Nepal Starts Operating Its Largest Hydropower Station

The 456 MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project, an engineering marvel, which took 10 years to complete saw massive costs and time overruns.

Hydropower Plant

Bechtel Signs Contract with Albanian Government for Skavica Hydro Project

A critically important hydro power plant which will play a significant role in Albania reaching its ambition of energy self-sufficiency is to be delivered by Be…

Nuclear Equipment

Russia Tests Low Speed Turbines for VVER-TOI Reactors

The Leningrad Metal Plant said that it had completed tests on the prototype of a domestic low-speed turbine with a capacity of 1255MWe.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

AES Speeds up Chile Coal Power Retirements

US utility AES is accelerating the shutdown of 1,097MW of coal-fired power generating units in Chile, in line with the greening of its corporate strategy and th…