Power

China

How Much Did These Asian Countries Saved With Solar Power

Seven countries were able to save about 9% of their fossil fuel costs in the first half.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Indonesia, ADB Launch First Coal Power Plant Retirement Deal

Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank and a private power firm are teaming up to refinance and prematurely retire a coal-fired power plant, the first such proje…

Hydropower Plant

Nigeria Offers Concession on $1.3 Billion China-Funded Hydro Power Plant

Nigeria plans to grant a concession on its $1.3 billion hydropower plant now under construction and is seeking bids from private investors to operate the China-…

United States

US West Faces Power Reliability Issues from Growing Use of Renewables

A group responsible for power market reliability in Western North America said the growing use of renewable generation will require the region to boost planning…

Crude Oil

UK Considering Big Increase in Energy Windfall Tax, Sources Say

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt is considering a big increase in a windfall tax on oil and gas firms and extending it to power generation firms as he tries…

Hydrogen Project

Chevron, Keppel, Pertamina to Explore Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Projects in Indonesia

Chevron New Energies, Keppel New Energy and Pertamina Power Indonesia have signed a joint study agreement to explore the development of selected green hydrogen …

Romania

Romanian Government Partially Regulates Energy Markets Until 2025

Romania's government changed its energy support scheme for households, small businesses and industry on Friday, partially regulating its power market until Marc…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

The $15 Billion Plan to Curtail Indonesia’s Coal Industry

The United States and Japan will lead a group of counties that will offer $15 billion to Indonesia for retiring its coal power plants earlier and moving on to l…

Nuclear Reactor

EU Needs $460 Billion Investment to Maintain Nuclear Power Capacity

The European Union will need up to $462 billion (450 billion euros) in investment just to keep the current level of its nuclear power generation capacity.

Hydrogen Production

Philippines’ President Greenlights Offshore Wind, Green Hydrogen Plan

The Philippines’ President has given the country’s Department of Energy the green light to move forward with its plan to explore and develop the offshore wind…

Nuclear Reactor

Finland Introduces Scheme to Prevent Power Blackouts

Finland's national power grid operator said on Friday it will introduce voluntary procedures for companies and the public sector to help prevent electricity sho…

Offshore Wind Power

RWE Awarded 700MW Dutch Offshore Wind Tender

A subsidiary of RWE won the permit for one of the two wind farms in the Hollandse Kust West Wind Farm Zone in the Dutch North Sea.

Wind Farm

RWE and Koehler Paper Sign Green Power Agreement

RWE Supply & Trading and Koehler Paper have agreed on a long-term green power supply of up to 175,000MWh per year.

Nuclear Power Plant

These Four U.S. Nuclear Plants Will Start Producing Clean Hydrogen

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is partnering with utilities on four hydrogen demonstration projects at U.S. nuclear power plants.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Coal-Fired Power Retirements to Slow From 2023 – Report

Competition from natural gas and renewable resources will likely lead to the retirement of 23% of the 200,568MW of coal-fired capacity currently operating in th…