Enel's electricity generation falls 7.8% to 261.8 TWh in 2016
Total volumes of electricity generated by Enel in 2016 fell 7.8% year on year, standing at 261.8 TWh, according to the company's 2016 preliminary consolidated results. Meanwhile, Enel's sales of...
View ArticleUMERC applies for permitting for two gas-fired plants in Michigan
US energy supplier Upper Michigan Energy Resources filed an application with the Michigan Public Service Commission to build two gas-fired power plants in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. If approved,...
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Natural gas main source in EU generation mix in 2016
Natural gas had the biggest share in the European generation mix in 2016, with 183 GW installed, accounting for 20.3% of total installed generation capacity. It emerged from a report from wind...
View ArticleRussia-China Eastern route gas pipeline works “on schedule”: Gazprom
Works on the pipeline system that will bring gas from Russia to China via the Eastern route are “running on schedule”, according to Gazprom, which is developing the project. The update came after a...
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Wartsila to modernise 55 MW CHP plant in Russia
Wartsila is to supply equipment for the modernisation of t 55 MW combined heat and power Solikamsk thermal power station in Russia.The company's scope covers an extended engineering and equipment...
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Mapna, CMI sign technology transfer agreement for generators, turbines
Iran's Mapna Boiler Company and Belgian industrial group CMI have signed an agreement for technology transfer and license agreement for heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) of F- and H-class turbines...
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Italian power demand up 0.4% YoY at 26.2 TWh in December
Electricity demand in Italy was up by 0.4% year on year in December 2016, standing at 26.2 TWh according to data released by Italian power grid operator Terna. Power demand was also up on a...
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Interview: Wartsila looks at renewables integration, decentralised power
Wartsila's power generation business is increasingly focusing on renewable integration in power grids as well as a decentralised approach to energy generation, Melle Kruisdijk, Europe area vice...
View ArticleEnel Brasil finalises purchase of power distributor Celg
Enel’s subsidiary Enel Brasil has finalised the purchase of a 94.8% stake in energy distributor Celg Distribuição for 2.187 billion Brazilian reais (around $640 million). This comes after Enel Brasil...
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MHPS secures order for new unit at Hong Kong's Lamma power station
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has received an order for gas-fired gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power generation system equipments for Hongkong Electric' Lamma power station in Hong Kong....
View ArticleCapstone inks microturbine deals for US shale projects
Capstone Turbine Corporation has received orders for a C800 Signature Series microturbine and two C1000 Signature Series microturbines for two oil and gas customers operating in the Marcellus Shale...
View ArticleLNG to maintain key role in Japan's energy mix: Tokyo Gas
Natural gas in the form of LNG is expected to continue playing a key role in Japan's energy mix in the future, despite some forecasts suggesting a decrease in consumption is to be expected compared to...
View ArticleUK Ofgem sets prepayment price cap for four million households
UK energy regulator Ofgem has set levels of the price cap for households that have a prepayment arrangement for their energy bills. The temporary price cap, which is to come into effect this April, is...
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Share of gas-fired electricity up 7.2% on year in Italy in Jan
The share of electricity generated from gas-fired power plants sold on the Italian day-ahead regulated electricity market continued to see year on year increases in January, standing at 53.3% of total...
View ArticleGE, HEI achieve first fire of gas turbine at Pakistan plant
GE and Harbin Electric International Company Limited (HEI) announced they have successfully achieved the first fire of a GE 9HA gas turbine installed at the 1,180 MW Bhikki power plant in Pakistan....
View ArticleHoneywell secures $200 mil smart metering project in US
Honeywell has been appointed by Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) for a five-year project worth more than $200 million for the installation of Honeywell’s metering technology throughout MLGW’s...
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Wartsila to supply 30 MW CHP plant to China
Wartsila is to supply a 30 MW combined heat and power (CHP) plant to CGGC UN Power in China. This will be the first gas-fired medium-speed engine power plant in China “marking the entry of a new...
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IEA, China's NEA step up energy cooperation
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and China are stepping up cooperation on energy security, capacity building, data and statistics through a new three-year work programme that is also intended to...
View ArticleFrance's GRTGaz lifts alert for LNG deliveries at Fos-sur-Mer
French gas grid operator has lifted the supply alert for LNG supplies at the Fos-sur-Mer terminal this week, on the back of milder temperatures and increasing LNG deliveries, after a situation of...
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EU energy consumption below 1990 levels in 2015: Eurostat
Gross inland energy consumption in the European Union accounted for 1,626 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) in 2015, 2.5% below 1990 levels and 11.6% below its peak of almost 1,840 Mtoe in 2006,...
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