GE builds new multimodal factory in Canada
Freeing up $165 million for phase-1 investment, GE officials have broken ground on a new multimodal “brilliant factory” in Welland, Ontario. The facility will initially manufacture reciprocating gas...
View ArticleFour of UKPR’s embedded gas gensets due onstream "late summer"
Gas-fired Cummins gensets, delivered to UK Power Reserve’s (UKPR) project in Carrington in June, have been fine-tuned on site with a view to starting up the 20 MW facility before the end of August....
View ArticleMalaysia’s power sector – a ‘catalyst’ for local sukuk market
Malaysia is cementing its position as the dominant player in issuing global and domestic sukuks – helped by the regional energy sector. "Power bonds have accounted for 39% of Malaysia's RM239 billion...
View ArticleWärtsilä wins turnkey power plant order in Argentina
Albares Renovables, an Argentinian green energy producer, has awarded Wärtsilä a turnkey order to supply a 100 MW plant, based on six 50DF dual-fuel engines running on gas and heavy fuel oil. Delivery...
View ArticleSiemens to supply components for industrial CHP in Mexico
Avanzia Instalaciones has placed an order for Siemens to supply key components for a 350 MW combined-cycle cogeneration plant in Mexico. The CHP project is privately-owned by Alpek, a subsidiary of...
View ArticleAbu Dhabi’s first FSRU opens new horizons
Low-cost LNG imports gains attractiveness in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as gas-burn for power generation is outstripping domestic production, while upstream investment stalls. Abu Dhabi now...
View ArticleAdapting GT cooling to changing operating dynamics
AAF International has developed a gas turbine (GT) inlet cooling system which provides fast response to the changing dynamics of gas turbine power generation. High-capacity rotary atomisers on the...
View ArticleMeralco, Osaka ‘pause’ gas deal
Plans for an LNG venture between Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and Osaka Gas currently “take a pause”, the companies said, suggesting they need time to reassess the dynamics of the Philippines'...
View ArticleGreysteel brothers secure £5m in funding for Belfast CCGT
Belfast Power Ltd has advanced its £280 million combined-cycle gas power project in the city’s harbour estate by securing over £5 million in funding from Crescent Capital. Proposed by the Greysteel...
View ArticleCommissioning of Eight Flags Energy CHP slated for Sept 6
Chesapeake Utilities will commence operations of its first combined heat and power plant, Eight Flags Energy, on September 6 in Fernandina Beach, Florida. The operator anticipates the gas-fired CHP...
View ArticleSouthern Power snaps up Calpine’s Mankato CCGT
Keen to curb corporate debts, Calpine Corp has agreed to sell its 375 MW Mankato combined-cycle gas power plant to Southern Power for $395.5 million plus working capital. The CCGT, located in...
View ArticlePakistan tries regulating gas-burn to avert blackouts
Peak power demand this summer has opened a supply gap of 7,300 MW in Pakistan, forcing the energy ministry to mandate the diversion of 300 mmcf/d of natural gas to inefficient power plants before the...
View ArticleSiemens signs 16-year deal to service eight turbines in Mexico
Mexico’s state-owned CFE has contracted Siemens to provide long-term service and maintenance at four power plants with a combined capacity of 2,727 MW for a period of sixteen years. The service...
View ArticleERCOT projects 9.5% rise in Oct-Nov peakload demand
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is anticipating a 9.5% year-on-year increase in peakload power demand for the upcoming autumn season, but reassured stakeholders it would have access...
View ArticleIsrael orders replacement of four coal power units with CCGTs
Yuval Steinitz, the Israeli energy minister, has mandated the closure of four old coal-fired power units and their replacement with two new combined-cycle gas power plants. Earlier this year, Steinitz...
View ArticleGazprom eyes gas power plant investments in Turkey
As part of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller has signalled interest in investing in the conversion of power plants to run on natural gas, or building new gas-fired...
View ArticleIndia: Gas allocations revive 6 GW of power capacity
Nine gas-fired power plants in southern India – currently stranded for lack of fuel – have been allocated approximately 10 million cubic meters a day of natural gas at auction. With a combined capacity...
View ArticlePayment problems delay FSRU startup in Ghana
Though the ‘Golar Tundra’ floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) has long arrived in Ghana and is ready for immediate startup – the operator Golar LNG said it is holding off, awaiting...
View ArticleSiemens launches telecontrol & grid automation system
Sicam A8000 – a combination of power supply, processor, and expansion modules – has been launched by Siemens as a new telecontrol and grid automation system. Employed in substations, it connects...
View ArticleCalifornia: Renewables, power imports offset lower gas-burn
Caps on California’s gas-burn this summer, imposed due to a month-long leak at SoCalGas’ main storage, have significantly shifted the state’s energy mix this summer. Renewables and imported electricity...
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