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European power supply “remains secure” amid coronavirus response

Far-reaching measures taken in Germany and across Europe to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus do not compromise the security… Power producers, water utilities and distribution grid operators...

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New England boosts gas deliverability with infrastructure upgrades

Four pipelines – currently in planning or under construction – will significantly step up gas deliverability into New England, in the northeastern… Pipeline capacity into New England from both Canada...

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German energy demand falters as economy heads for deep slump

Economists see the corona-struck German economy shrink between 4.5% and 9% this year, pushing down energy demand and fuel use… Deutsche Bank analysts pointed out that unlike in 2009, when the recession...

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China returns to work but rebound in LNG imports remains patchy

Manufacturing is resuming in China but the recovery from the coronavirus lockdown still needs to translate in a substantial rise… Citigroup pegs the amount of gas demand lost in China due to Covid-19...

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U.S. utilities suspend power cuts to non-paying customers

More and more investor-owned utility companies in the United States have conceded to suspend disconnections of customers who do not… Accommodating measures, including suspensions of power cuts, are...

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India’s LNG imports seen surge 15% as utilities snap up cheap cargoes

India keeps snapping up distressed cargoes for cheap. Coal-to-gas switching allows Indian power generators to absorb a large share of… Ship-tracking data from Refinitiv Eikon shows that India imported...

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Cash flow losses could trigger bankruptcies among U.S. fracking firms

North American shale-focused oil and gas producers are found to have spent $189 billion more on drilling and other capital… The Saudi-Russia oil price war and the coronavirus-induced slump in demand...

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Investors turn to utilities stocks as recession looms large

Though short-term profits of power and water utilities are hit by the lockdowns of energy-intensive industries to contain the coronavirus… The utilities sector is the only one of the Stoxx Europe 600...

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Hawaii’s battery systems get paired with wind & solar power units

Nearly all of Hawaii’s utility-scale energy storage is installed adjacent to onshore wind turbines or solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Pairing… Such hybrid power systems help reduce operational costs...

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Lockdowns fast-forward power systems 10 years into the future; IEA

Industry lockdowns, caused by the coronavirus, have slashed electricity demand in most countries by around 15%. In Spain and California,… The Spanish economy is underpinned by some of highest shares of...

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Osaka Gas strives to start up Kyushu LNG-to-Power project in 2022

The Japanese utility Osaka Gas, part of Daigas Group, is fast-tracking development of the Himuka LNG import terminal and integrated… The concept of developing a small-scale LNG import terminal and...

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China to build 9 GW generating capacity in sub-Saharan Africa by 2024

Chinese-added power generation capacities in sub-Saharan Africa will total 9 GW over the decade through to 2024, according to International… Without these two hydro-power megaprojects, the 19 projects...

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Yokogawa provides control system for gas peaker in Turkmenistan

Tokyo-based Yokogawa Electric will provide a control system and field instruments for the Zerger open-cycle gas power plant in Turkmenistan.… Turkmenistan, home to the world’s fourth-largest natural...

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GE strives to add 3 GW power gen capacity in Iraq before summer

General Electric is working towards adding 3 Gigawatt of power generation capacity to the grid in Iraq before peak summer… By summer, some new installations that will come online and some of the units...

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CPV’s Fairview Energy Center is now using ethane in combustion mix

Competitive Power Ventures’ (CPV) new gas-fired Fairview Energy Center has been adapted to use ethane in its combustion mix. Using… Built at a cost of $1 billion near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the 1,050...

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MHPS combines solid oxide fuel cell and micro gas turbine

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power System (MHPS) has been striving to combine is solid oxide fuel cell, called MEGAMIE, with a micro… Each MEGAMIE unit uses a cell stack – a cylindrical substrate tube designed...

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Eranove takes FID and fast-tracks 390MW Atinkou CCGT in Ivory Coast

French industrial company Eranove is fast-tracking the development of the 390 MW Atinkou combined-cycle power plant in Ivory Coast, having… The Atinkou project is being built under a Public-Private...

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Corona crisis hits German carmakers during transition to e-vehicles

Halts in production and collapsing sales have hit Germany’s carmakers at a crucial time of transitioning to electric vehicles. Sales… Bail-outs of distressed carmakers and component suppliers could...

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Battery supply chains get back to speed in China and South Korea

Shutdowns are lifted in China and South Korea, allowing battery supply chains to ramp back up while rivals in Europe… However, shutdowns in Asia are not over, as the Philippines, Malaysia, India and...

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UK gas and power prices in freefall, following oil price crash

Rapidly falling oil prices since March 18, when Saudi Arabia started to flood the market, have pulled down seasonal gas… Back in January, Brent crude oil peaked at $69.75 per barrel, but demand...

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