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Vietnam explores energy transition roadmap

  • a month ago (2024-03-29)
  • David Flin

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam has convened a technical meeting to develop a road map for transition from coal-fired power generation to sustainable alternatives.

TEPCO seeks regulatory approval for fuel loading Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

  • a month ago (2024-03-28)
  • David Flin

Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) has applied for regulatory approval to load nuclear fuel into reactor 7 at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power station from April 15 as it seeks to restart the plant.

South Africa to continue to depend on coal

  • a month ago (2024-03-27)
  • David Flin

Gwede Mantashe, South Africa’s Energy Minister, said it would be “very wrong” to expect a transition from its dependence on coal-fired power generation to renewable energy, and that the country will continue to rely on coal for the vast bulk of its power supply for much longer.

Kenya announces roadmap for first nuclear reactor

  • a month ago (2024-03-26)
  • David Flin

Kenya’s Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA), the State agency responsible for the country’s nuclear power programme, has said that Kenya will require at least $83 million as the initial cost of developing the country’s first nuclear research reactor in the first step towards future nuclear power production.

UK renewable generation surpasses gas in winter

  • a month ago (2024-03-25)
  • David Flin

According to data from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit’s (ECIU) Power Tracker, renewable energy sources in the UK over winter 2023/24 generated more electricity than gas power stations.

California cuts costs of interconnection for distributed renewable energy sources

  • a month ago (2024-03-22)
  • David Flin

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has passed a decision to allow distributed renewable energy resources like residential solar and battery energy storage to interconnect to the grid without triggering grid impacts that require infrastructure upgrades.

Siemens Energy signs agreement with Iraq government to use associated gas for power generation

  • a month ago (2024-03-21)
  • David Flin

The Iraq Government and Siemens Energy have signed an agreement to capture and use associated gas from oil fields for power generation.

UK and USA considering transatlantic power cable

  • a month ago (2024-03-20)
  • David Flin

According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, Britain is exploring the possibility of exchanging electricity with the USA via a proposed transatlantic power cable.

Toshiba wins renovation order for Kenya geothermal plant

  • a month ago (2024-03-19)
  • David Flin

Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions has won an order from SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction for steam turbines and generators to renovate units 1-3 of the 45 MW Olkaria I geothermal power plant in Kenya.

Largest US grid could see 58 GW of power generation shut by 2030

  • a month ago (2024-03-18)
  • David Flin

The largest US power grid, PJM Interconnections, could lose up to 58 GW of generating capacity by the end of the decade, according to a report by PJM’s Independent Market Monitor.