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Japan turns to coal as COVID-19 delays solar projects

In the wake of the COVID-19, electricity demand in Japan has dropped and power prices have declined. The electricity sector is further impacted by ongoing economic contraction, delays in the shipment of photovoltaic (PV) modules from China, and low...

Every Power Station Performed Optimally amid Covid-19 Crisis: NTPC

Amidst the ongoing crisis caused due to the spread of coronavirus pandemic, state-owned power giant NTPC, which was formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd, said that its every power station has risen to the occasion and is...

Volkswagen orders Doosan Skoda steam turbines for Wolfsburg auto plant

Doosan Škoda will supply two 50 MW industrial steam turbines for Volkswagen’s automotive factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. The supply deal will include controlled extraction, gearboxes and generators for the plant. This is Doosan Škoda Power’s first such project in the...

Wartsila says share of renewable energy up rapidly amid COVID-19

Coal based power generation has fallen by over a quarter (25.5%) across the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) in the first three months of 2020, compared to 2019, as a result of the response to Covid-19, with...

ABB wins $100 million framework contract to strengthen South America’s power grid

ABB’s Power Grids business has signed a five-year framework contract estimated to be worth around $100 million with South America’s largest utilities company, Interconexion Electrica S.A. E.S.P. (ISA). ISA currently operates over 62,000 kilometers of power transmission infrastructure with...

ADPower, Japans Marubeni to build Fujairah F3 thermal power plant

Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower), which is owned by Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company and Japan-based Marubeni Corporation have formed a consortium to begin construction works on Fujairah F3 independent power producer (IPP) project in the UAE. The Emirati-Japanese consortium...

Enel JV begins construction on geothermal expansion project in Chile

Geotérmica del Norte, a joint venture between Enel Chile’s subsidiary Enel Green Power Chile (EGPC) and Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP), has begun construction on a 33MW expansion at the Cerro Pabellón geothermal power plant in Chile. The Cerro Pabellón...

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