Enel Brasil presents best offer for privatisation of CELG
Enel's subsidiary Enel Brasil has presented the best financial offer for the acquisition of approximately 94.8% of the share capital of Celg Distribuição, an energy distribution company that operates...
View ArticleNRG Energy Services to provide O&M at two Texas plants
NRG Energy Services has signed an agreement to provide third-party operations and maintenance services at two power power plants owned by Texas-based Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, the company...
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Mississippi Power generates electricity at Kemper County second gasifier
Mississippi Power has announced it has generated electricity in the second gasifier at the Kemper County energy facility by synthesis gas, or syngas, from lignite. Last month, the company announced...
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Valero submits plans for cogeneration unit at UK Pembroke refinery
Fuel manufacturer Valero Energy has submitted plans to the Planning Inspectorate Wales for a proposed £100 million investment to build a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) cogeneration unit at its Pembroke...
View ArticleFrance to start capacity market scheme open to foreign players on Jan 1
A new capacity market scheme is set to come in operation in France on January 1 2017 which will be open to foreign players' participation, the French energy regulator Commission de regulation de...
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EU Commission focuses on efficiency in new energy package
The EU Commission has presented a new package of energy measures to 2030. The set of measures, presented November 30 and labeled “Clean Energy for All Europeans”, envisages the EU would commit to cut...
View ArticleEBRD to provide new Eur400 mil loan for energy projects in Turkey
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to provide a new Eur400 million financing package for small-scale energy and resource efficiency projects in Turkey. The new funds will be...
View ArticleEngie reaches agreement with Statoil on gas price renegotiation
France's Engie has reached an agreement with Norway's Statoil on the renegotiation of its long-term gas supply contract. The agreement, which was signed November 30, “consists in a modernization of...
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French electricity imports up 40% in Oct on lower nuclear, hydro output
Imports of electricity from foreign grids rose 40% year on year in October in France, grid operator Rte reported.That was amid falling nuclear production, which was down 16% year on year at 29,017 GWh....
View ArticleGE to provide upgrade at two Uniper's CCGT plants in UK
GE Power Services is to provide plant equipment upgrades at two Uniper UK's CCGT power plants in the UK. The upgrades are part of GE’s new Fleet360 services platform and include a full suite of...
View ArticleSnam, api to develop methane service stations in Italy
Italy's gas grid operator Snam and api Group have signed a letter of intent to develop methane service stations across Italy, as part of a wider set of initiatives to promote sustainable mobility. The...
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Centrica, EU to invest £19 mil in smart grid technologies in Cornwall
Centrica and the European Regional Development Fund are to invest some £19 million in a smart grid and energy storage units project in Cornwall. Centrica said this was a pioneering trial aimed at...
View Article1,200 MW CCGT California plant files for bankruptcy
A 1,200 MW gas-fired plant in California has filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, citing “inhospitable” regulations and the increasing role of renewable energy in power generation, according to...
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Siemens ships first steam turbine for Egypt Megaproject
The first steam turbine that is to be supplied by Siemens to the Egypt Megaproject has began Wednesday its journey from the Siemens factory in Muelheim to the power plant Beni Suef in Egypt. The steam...
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Siemens to supply five gas turbines to Sudan
Siemens has signed an agreement with Sudan's state-run energy provider Sudanese Thermal Power Generating Company (STPGC) to supply five SGT5-2000E gas turbines. These machines will deliver a combined...
View ArticleEBRD to provide $140 mil for SME, energy investments in Egypt
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is partnering with QNB Alahli, one of Egypt’s largest commercial banks, to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and energy...
View ArticleRussian gas supplies to Italy up 36.5% in Nov
Russian gas supplies to Italy were up 36.5% year on year in November, Gazprom said. The rise was happening amid a strong increase in thermoelectric generation in the country over the same period, data...
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Doosan Skoda awarded steam turbine supply contract in Denmark
Doosan Skoda Power has been awarded an equipment supply contract for a new cogeneration plant in Copenhagen. The contract envisages the supply of a machine hall including a modular Doosan Skoda Power...
View ArticleGE launches M&D centre in Malaysia
GE Power has launched a new remote Monitoring and Diagnostics (M&D) Center in Malaysia which will allow power plants across the Asia Pacific region to “gain access to remote M&D services that...
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EU ministers propose shift to risk-based approach to gas security
EU energy ministers have agreed that cooperation on gas supply security is to be based on an analysis or risks within groups of member states rather than on a rigid subdivision in regions as was...
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