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Thermal Plant

Southern Power Generation’s Track 4A Plant Begins Operations in Malaysia

Southern Power Generation’s Track 4A Power Plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia has started commercial operations.

LNG

Thailand’s January LNG Imports Fall to Three-Year Low

Thailand's LNG imports hit a three-year low in January, with no receipts from its usual suppliers Australia and Malaysia, even as one of its biggest importers Q…

Wind Turbine

DIAB Selects SABIC’S NEW LNP COLORCOMP Compound To Enhance Foams For The Core Of Wind Turbine Blades

The Swedish converter selected the breakthrough SABIC compound over standard nucleators for production of its Divinycell PY PET foam core series.

Ultra-high voltage grid

Construction of the First UHV Project in Anhui During the 14th Five-Year Plan Started

​On February 21, the Baihetan-Jiangsu ±800 kV UHV DC transmission line project started.

Nuclear Fusion

Australian Fusion Energy Start to Begin Experimental Programme

Australian fusion energy start-up HB11 Energy Holdings said on 19 February that it had closed its oversubscribed pre-seed fundraise at AUD4.6 million and starte…

Saudi Arabia

Long-Serving Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani Dies at 90

Saudi state television reported his death, without offering a cause. It said he would be buried in the Muslim holy city of Mecca

Crude Oil

Texas Refineries Restarting After Power Loss

Texas refineries reported restarting units shut last week after subfreezing temperatures and a power crisis abruptly cut 28pc of US crude processing capacity.

OPEC

Saudi Arabia And Russia Are Headed For Another Clash On OPEC+ Oil Cuts

The leaders of the OPEC+ alliance, Saudi Arabia and Russia, are reportedly once again at odds over oil supply management ahead of another crucial meeting of the…

Electric Car

Smartphone Maker Xiaomi to Foray to EV Manufacturing

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is reportedly planning to make a foray to electric vehicle manufacturing.

Electric Car

Geely Plans to Shift Focus to Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Set up NEV factory: Reports

Li reportedly said that the shift of focus was a decision made based on changes in the global auto sector, and Geely will expand its partnerships in electric ca…

Electricity Trade

State of Texas Should Pay for Enormous Energy Bills After Power Outages, Houston Mayor Says

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Sunday called on the state of Texas to pay for the enormous electric bills that scores of Texans reported after severe winter …

Solar Power Plant

Citicore to Start Construction of Pampanga Solar Power Plant

Citicore Power Inc. said it would commence the construction of its solar power plant in Pampanga – which is in partnership with the Ayala Group – within the f…

Energy Security

Several Thermal Power Plants Restarting in Japan After Quake Shutdowns

Several thermal power plants in northeastern Japan are being restarted after shutdowns from a magnitude 7.3 earthquake offshore Fukushima on Feb.

Thermal Plant

Sri Lanka's First Waste-to-Energy Plant Project Started

Sri Lankan local media reported on February 18 that Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa hosted the launching ceremony of Sri Lanka's first waste-to-ener…

Nuclear Reactor

Chinese Fast Reactor Begins High-Power Operation

The China Experimental Fast Reactor (CEFR) has been restarted and reconnected to the grid, marking its entry into its high-power operation phase.