Latest Energy News 28 November 2018 TOP STORY: France delays nuclear phase-out and plans to shut down 14 reactors by 2035 The French government has unveiled the first version of the revised PPE energy plan (Programmation pluriannuelle de l’énergie), which has two main targets: tackling climate change by cutting greenhouse…
Latest Energy News 27 November 2018 TOP STORY: EU progress on renewable and energy efficiency targets is slowing down According to the European Energy Agency (EEA), the European Union’s (EU) progress towards improving energy efficiency and increasing the use of renewable energies is slowing down and putting the ability to…
Piden a AMLO políticas con datos científicos Evlyn Cervantes || Reforma || Cd. de México (13 noviembre 2018) José Sarukhán Kermez, coordinador nacional de la Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (Conabio), llamó al próximo Gobierno federal a implementar políticas públicas ambientales basadas en información científica…
Latest Energy News 26 November 2018 TOP STORY: Poland expects to commission first nuclear reactor by 2033 The Polish government has released its draft energy strategy until 2040 and considers the development of a domestic nuclear power project that could start commercial operations in 2033. According to the document, the…
Latest Energy News 22 November 2018 TOP STORY: Enel (Italy) will invest 42% of its 2019-2021 capex in renewables Italian power company Enel has outlined its 2019-2021 strategic plan and expects to spend €27.5bn in gross capital expenditure (capex) over the plan period, a 12% increase compared with the previous…
Latest Energy News 19 November 2018 TOP STORY: Bidding round for Dunkerque offshore wind park delayed to 2019 (France) The French government has postponed the result of the tender for the development of a new 500 MW offshore wind project off Dunkerque (northern France) to 2019. Interested candidates may submit…
Latest Energy News 14 November 2018 TOP STORY: European Parliament adopts Clean Energy for All Europeans package The European Commission has welcomed the adoption of several key files (approval of the last half of the eight legislative proposals) of the 2016 Clean Energy for All Europeans package by the European…
Latest Energy News 13 November 2018 TOP STORY: Vietnam plans to open its domestic wholesale power market in 2019 The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade will launch the full opening of the domestic electricity wholesale market to competition in 2019, following the establishment of a successful year-long pilot period….
Latest Energy News 12 November 2018 TOP STORY: New York state (US) issues 800 MW offshore wind solicitation The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has launched an 800 MW offshore wind solicitation. The notice of intent to propose has to be sent before the end of…
Latest Energy News 08 November 2018 TOP STORY: Ofgem’s new energy price cap will come into force in 2019 (UK) The British Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has set the final level of the price cap for the domestic default tariff. The cap has been set at £1,137/year…
Latest Energy News 06 November 2018 TOP STORY: RWE freezes plans for 2.8 GW of new gas-fired capacity in Tilbury (UK) German energy group RWE has frozen development plans for its Tilbury energy centre project in the United Kingdom, which included plans for a 2,500 MW CCGT power plant, for…
Latest Energy News 05 November 2018 TOP STORY: EDF signs MoU for the 2,250 MW Son My-1 CCGT power project (Vietnam) French energy group EDF has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Vietnamese government to set out the general framework of the development of the 2,250 MW Son-My-1…
Latest Energy News 31 October 2018 TOP STORY: No-deal Brexit would result in £16/tCO2 carbon tax (UK) The British government is working on the development of a new carbon emissions tax to replace the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). UK domestic power generation companies currently have to pay…
Latest Energy News 29 October 2018 TOP STORY: South Africa postpones carbon tax by 6 months to 1 June 2019 The Ministry of Finance of South Africa has decided to postpone the implementation of a carbon tax by six months, from 1 January 2019 to 1 June 2019, due to…
Latest Energy News 26 October 2018 TOP STORY: Tohoku Electric will decommission Onagawa-1 nuclear reactor (Japan) Japanese power utility Tohoku Electric has decided to decommission the first reactor of its Onagawa nuclear power plant in the Miyagi prefecture (Japan), considering that the safety upgrades required to restart it would be…
Latest Energy News 25 October 2018 TOP STORY: Canada will impose a carbon levy to provinces without climate pricing plans The federal government of Canada has announced that it will impose a «backstop» carbon tax on fuels in the provinces and territories that have no adequate carbon emission pricing plans…
Latest Energy News 23 October 2018 TOP STORY: GE and Siemens will rebuild Iraq’s power infrastructure and add 25 GW Global engineering companies Siemens and General Electric (GE) have signed preliminary agreements with the Iraqi government to support the reconstruction of the domestic power supply system. GE will build around…
| Latest Energy News 22 October 2018 TOP STORY: European Parliament proposes 35% CO2 cuts for new lorries and buses by 2030 The Environment Committee of the European Parliament (EP) has made a new proposal to accelerate the market uptake of electric and low emission vehicles and has proposed a…
Latest Energy News 18 October 2018 TOP STORY: Switzerland plans to deregulate its domestic electricity market The Swiss Federal Council has unveiled plans to entirely liberalise the domestic power market and develop renewable electricity production. It has launched the consultation procedure to amend the electricity supply law (LApEl, Loi sur…
Latest Energy News 16 October 2018 TOP STORY: The EEG surcharge will decrease for the second year in a row (Germany) The four main German transmission system operators (TSOs), namely 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW, have published the update for the 2019 German renewable energy surcharge (EEG-Umlage, a levy on…
Enerdata Research Solutions Consulting Training Executive Brief – Growing Economy & Access to Electricity Mean Booming Energy Use in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia has made important advances in access to electricity and economic development, but struggles to reduce its carbon intensity in balance with these development demands. Even more concerning,…
Latest Energy News 10 October 2018 TOP STORY: New Mexico (US) approves location for 2.2 GW Corona wind park project The Public Regulation Commission (PRC) of New Mexico (United States) has cleared the location control permit for Pattern Development’s 2,200 MW Corona wind park complex, located in Corona, in the…
Latest Energy News 08 October 2018 TOP STORY: Turkish government plans to launch a new 1 GW tender by the end of 2018 The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey plans to launch four 250 MW Renewable Energy Resources Zone (YEKA) tenders (reverse auctions) by the end of…
Latest Energy News 04 October 2018 TOP STORY: Virginia (US) targets 2 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2028 The Virginian government (United States) has released the 2018 Virginia Energy Plan, which provides recommendations and a strategic vision for the state’s energy policy over the next 10-year period. The…
Latest Energy News 02 October 2018 TOP STORY: Enel divests stakes in 1.8 GW renewable portfolio in Mexico Italian energy group Enel, through its affiliate Enel Green Power, has divested an 80% stake in a Mexican renewable power portfolio with a total capacity of 1.8 GW to the Canadian investor…
Latest Energy News 01 October 2018 TOP STORY: Petrochina approves US$3.5bn investment for LNG Canada project Chinese state-held oil and gas company Petrochina has approved a US$3.46bn investment in the Canadian LNG liquefaction terminal project, in which it holds 15%. Besides, the other project partners are set to announce…
Latest Energy News 28 September 2018 TOP STORY: Chinese NDRC drafts new renewable energy target for 2030 The Chinese National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC) has unveiled the Renewable Portfolio Standard, a new draft legislation expected to be finalised by the end of 2018. The proposed RPS is aiming…
Latest Energy News 24 September 2018 TOP STORY: Engie delays restart of Tihange-2 and 3 nuclear reactors (Belgium) French utility Engie has delayed the restart of its Tihange-2 and 3 nuclear reactors (Belgium) by several months following the discovery of problems with their concrete structures. The restart of Tihange-2…
Latest Energy News 21 September 2018 TOP STORY: Mexico plans to launch pilot carbon trading scheme in 2019 The Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) has unveiled plans to launch a 3-year pilot carbon market in 2019, which will fully operate in 2022, i.e. one year later…
Latest Energy News 18 September 2018 TOP STORY: New Jersey (US) seeks bidders for 1.1 GW of offshore wind projects The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has invited bidders for the development of 1,100 MW of offshore wind capacity, which is the largest US-wide solicitation of offshore…
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