Power plant

Electricity Transmission

Nigeria to Sell Power Distribution Firm Over $130 Million Debt

High-tension electrical power lines are seen at the Azura-Edo Independent Power Plant (IPP) on the outskirt of Benin City in Edo state, Nigeria June 13, 2018. R…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Oil Leak From Nuclear Power Plant Due to Earthquake in Japan

An aerial photo shows the Shika Nuclear Power Plant, Japan, May 24, 2023. /CFPIn the aftermath of the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, the amount of oil leakage …

Coal Trade

Emissions Reach Lowest Level in 70 Years Due to Sharp Decline in Coal Use in Germany

Coal-fired power plant in Lünen, Germany. (Image by Daniel Grothe, Flickr.)An unexpectedly sharp decline in coal use led to a reduction in Germany’s …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Sweden Appoints National Nuclear Power Coordinator

Swedish Energy & Industry Minister Ebba Busch has announced the appointment of Carl Berglöf as national nuclear power coordinator as the country embarks on…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

South Africa Opens Draft IRP Energy Plan for Public Comment

The draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2023) setting out how South Africa will seek to ensure security of electricity supply was formally issued by Minister of…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

How the World's First Fourth-Generation Nuclear Power Plant Works

The world's first fourth-generation nuclear power plant, Huaneng Shandong Shidao Bay Nuclear Power Plant in eastern China's Shandong Province, went into…

Hydropower Plant

Successful River Diversion Marks Progress at Tanahu Hydropower Project, Nepal

The Tanahu hydropower project achieved a significant milestone at the end of last year with the successful initiation of the river diversion around the dam site…

Biofuel

Renova Delays Startup of Omaezakikou Biomass Power Plant

Japan-based Renova Inc. on Dec. 22 announced that start up of its 75-megawatt (MW) Omaezakikou Biomass Power Plant will be delayed by several months. The facili…

Geothermal Power Plant

Bochum, Germany to Extract Geothermal Heat From Abandoned Coal Mines

Mine tower, Bochum, Germany (source: flickr/ x1klima, creative commons)Construction is currently ongoing for new buildings that will be served by a planned geot…

Solar Power Plant

Wisconsin’s largest solar project is now operational

(Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash)Editor resists temptation to call WI solar farm the big cheese in headline, reserves regional dad joke f…

Solar Power Plant

SJVN Green Energy Inks Pact to Supply 200 MW Solar Power to Uttarakhand Power Corp

New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) SJVN Green Energy Ltd has signed a pact with Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL) to supply 200 MW solar power from a 1,000 MW Bikane…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Japan Earthquake Casts Cloud Over Push to Restart Nuclear Plants

Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant, which is the world's biggest, is seen from the seaside in Kashiwazaki, Novemb…

Hydropower Plant

CSAIL Partners With NUST for Internship Program at Karot Hydropower Project

China Three Gorges South Asia Investment Limited (CSAIL), a subsidiary of China Three Gorges Corporation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Pakistan…

Hydropower Plant

OPG's Kakabeka Falls Generating Station Set for Redevelopment

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is gearing up to redevelop the historic Kakabeka Falls Generating Station, a hydroelectric facility situated in northwestern Onta…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

IAEA Welcomes Action on Back-up Power at Zaporizhzhia

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says a new system to ensure an immediate supply of back-up electricity if the main external line fails is a signif…