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Coal-Fired Power Plants

Problems with Water Licences Delay South African Coal Power Project

South African non-profit environmental organisation, groundwork, has challenged two water use licences granted to ACWA Power for the development of a new coal p…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

AES Gener to End Agreements with Angamos Coal-Fired Plant in Chile

AES Gener, a subsidiary of AES Corporation, has agreed an early end to two power purchase agreements with the Angamos coal-fired plant in Chile.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Britain Goes 2 Months Without Burning Coal for Power

Britain has gone two full months without burning coal for electricity, as Covid-19 restrictions reduce demand, and the country plans to be off it entirely in th…

Micro Reactor

EDF Energy Prolongs Outages at Dungeness and Hunterston Units

The restarts of three advanced gas-cooled reactor units at EDF's Dungeness B and Hunterston B nuclear power plants in the UK have been postponed.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Rapidly Shutting Coal in Favour of Natural Gas

Since 2010, utilities have retired or announced the closure of more than 500 coal-fired power plants in the U.S.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Vietnam Prepares to Rein in Coal-Power Growth

Vietnam is moving ahead with plans to "limit" the development of coal-fired power stations in the next phase of growth in its electricity sector.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

JSW Energy Junks Plan to Acquire 1.05GW Coal Plant

It initially agreed to acquire the Indian plant in February.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Spain’s Remaining Coal-Fired Plants Likely to be Phased Out by 2025

As a cost-effective alternative renewables took center stage as the portion of coal in the electricity generation mix diminished significantly.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

How Coal Fired Thermal Power Stations Work

​Learn how coal fired thermal power stations work! You will learn about all of a coal power plant's main systems and components.

Hydropower Plant

Software from Powel used for Enel Green Power’s Hydro Plants in Valmalenco, Italy

Enel Green Power is optimising the planning and dispatching processes for its hydropower plants in the Lombardian valley Valmalenco with software from Powel.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China's New Coal Projects Account for 90% of Global Total in H1

China built more than half of the world's new coal-fired power plants this year and accounted for 90 per cent of new planned capacity, a study showed on Monday

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China to Shut More Coal-Fired Power Capacity

The Chinese government has set a target to permanently close 7.33GW of inefficient coal-based power generation capacity in 2020.

Solar Power Plant

KenGen Set to Install Solar Power Plants in the Reservoirs of 3 Dams

The Norwegian company Multiconsult recently indicated that it will conduct studies to determine the potential for several floating solar power plants in the bas…

Hydropower Plant

Tanzania Plans to Construct Hydropower Plants and Transmission Lines

Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited has awarded Multiconsult consultancy contracts for the 222MW Rumakali and 358MW Ruhudji Hydropower and transmission lin…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Voith Successfully Commissions the First Two VECO-Drives

Voith has successfully commissioned the first two VECO-Drives at a coal-fired power station in China.