Power plants

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan Considers Extending Nuclear Plants' Life Beyond 60 Years - Nikkei

Japan's government is considering extending its 60-year limit on the operation of nuclear power plants and may submit legislation on new rules next year, as it …

Carbon Emissions

World Bank to Launch New Trust Fund for Emissions Reduction Grants

The World Bank said on Monday it is launching a trust fund aimed at pooling public funds to provide grants for projects to reduce carbon emissions, including de…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

South African State Utility Reinstates Rolling Power Cuts from Monday

South African state utility Eskom said on Sunday it would resume rolling power cuts from Monday till Wednesday during night-time to attend to unplanned breakdow…

Energy Transition

RWE Commits to Early Coal Phase-Out, but at What Cost?

RWE has committed to ending lignite-based electricity generation in 2030, eight years ahead of schedule.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Ørsted Ordered to Restart Oil- and Coal-Fired Power Plants amid Supply Crunch

Danish authorities have ordered Ørsted to continue and resume operations of three of its oil- and coal-fired power station units in order to ensure security of…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

NTPC Indian Power Plant Advances with Carbon Capture

Carbon capture is underway at energy conglomerate National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC’s) 500MW coal-fired power plant (Unit-13) at Vindhyachal Super Th…

CCS

Carbon Capture Begins at India’s Largest Coal Power Plant

India’s largest coal-fired power plant, NTPC’s 4.8-GW Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station, has begun capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from plant flue gas as…

Hydropower Plant

GE Renewable Energy Awarded Contract for Maintenance of Belo Monte Hydropower Plants

GE, which has already supplied some of the equipment for the Belo Monte power plants, will now be responsible for the scheduled and routine maintenance of these…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Australia Set to Face High Power Prices as Coal Plants Retire

Australia is set to face high electricity prices for several years as massive new investment will be needed in transmission lines to hook renewable energy proje…

Net Zero Emission

Australian State Unveils $40 Bln Clean Energy Plan to Slash Reliance on Coal

One of Australia's top coal-producing states said it will convert its coal-fired power plants to renewable hubs by 2035 under a A$62 billion clean energy plan u…

Solar Power Plant

Enfinity Global to Acquire 400MW Solar Project Portfolio in US

The solar portfolio consists of 28 operational solar photovoltaic power plants.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

A U.S. Department of Energy report identifies over 300 coal plants that could be swapped over

Coal-Fired Power Plants

TerraPraxis and Microsoft Partner to Decarbonise Coal Plants

Non-profit sustainability group TerraPraxis will partner with Microsoft to deliver a digital solution to support the repurposing of over 2,400 coal-fired power …

LNG

Central African Countries Champion 6500-Km of New Pipeline Construction

Central African countries have signed an agreement to construct three multinational oil and gas pipeline systems of around 6,500 km, storage depots, LNG termina…

Solar Power Plant

JRE’s 80MW Solar Power Plants Go Online

Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE) and SMFL MIRAI Partners Co., started the commercial operations of the 80-megawatt JRE Yamato Takamori 1 and 2 Solar Pow…