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Does Coal Threaten the Global Energy Transition?

Now more than ever — does coal threaten the global energy transition? The transition away from coal-fuelled power is in full-swing in many parts of the world. But some countries facing massive growth are just now starting to use coal for electricity – because it’s often the cheapest, easiest way to keep the lights…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 05/02/19

       Latest Energy News 05 February 2019 TOP STORY:  Taiwanese government maintains nuclear phase-out policy The Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Affairs has decided to stick to its policy of phasing out nuclear power by May 2025, despite the outcome of the November 2018 referendum that calls for a review of…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 04/02/19

    Latest Energy News 04 February 2019 TOP STORY: Russia’s UES power generation increased by 1.6% in 2018 The Unified Energy System of Russia, which manages seven power systems in Russia (all Russia excepted northern islands and isolated systems in north-eastern Siberia) has issued its 2018 annual report. Domestic installed…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 01/02/19

Latest Energy News 01 February 2019 TOP STORY: Vietnam proposes draft feed-in-tariff scheme for solar and wind projects The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has released several draft documents for encouraging the development of rooftop and grid-connected solar power projects along with onshore and offshore wind power plants….

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Producción y mercados energéticos 31/01/19

Latest Energy News 31 January 2019 TOP STORY: ExxonMobil and Petrovietnam plan 3 GW gas-fired power project in Vietnam US-based oil and gas company ExxonMobil and the state-run hydrocarbon producer Petrovietnam have awarded a contract for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of an integrated gas-to-power project in central Vietnam….

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Producción y mercados energéticos 30/01/19

Latest Energy News 30 January 2019 TOP STORY: US energy-related CO2 emissions rose by 2.8% in 2018 According to the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), domestic energy-related CO2 emissions rose by 2.8% in 2018. This is the largest increase in energy-related CO2 emissions since 2010. Domestic emissions from natural…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 28/01/19

Latest Energy News 28 January 2019 TOP STORY: France submits revised version of PPE energy plan for consultation The French Ministry for the Ecological and Solidary Transition has issued the updated proposal of the revised PPE energy plan (Programmation Pluriannuelle de l’Énergie), which will define France’s energy policy for the…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 23/01/19

Latest Energy News 23 January 2019 TOP STORY: French and Spanish regulators reject gas interconnection project The French and Spanish energy regulators, respectively CRE (Commission de régulation de l’énergie) and CNMC (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia), have dismissed the STEP (South Transit East Pyrenees) gas interconnection project…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 21/01/19

    Latest Energy News 21 January 2019 TOP STORY: Power utilities TEPCO and Ørsted join forces in offshore wind in Japan Danish power company Ørsted (former DONG Energy) and Japanese power group Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work jointly on offshore wind…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 18/01/19

    Latest Energy News 18 January 2019 TOP STORY: Hitachi suspends Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant project in the UK Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has decided to scrap the £16bn (€18bn) Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant project in Anglesey, in North Wales (United Kingdom) due to economic reasons. The company has not…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 14/01/19

Latest Energy News 14 January 2019 TOP STORY: Chinese NDRC mulls over subsidy-free policies for wind and solar projects The Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has unveiled new solar and wind policies for the development of future subsidy-free projects. A series of subsidy-free wind and solar projects will…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 10/01/19

Latest Energy News 10 January 2019 TOP STORY: US 2018 wholesale electricity prices were higher than in 2017 According to the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), domestic wholesale electricity prices were much higher in 2018 than in 2017, with increases ranging from 14% in the Midwest Independent System Operator…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 02/01/19

Latest Energy News 02 January 2019 TOP STORY: BP announces FID on Greater Tortue LNG project (Senegal-Mauritania) Oil and gas company BP and its partner Kosmos Energy have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the first phase of the Greater Tortue-Ahmeyim offshore gas project, which straddles the maritime boundaries…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 21/12/18

    Latest Energy News 21 December 2018 TOP STORY: Ireland discloses draft version of energy and climate plan for 2021-2030 The Irish Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) has unveiled the country’s first Draft National Energy & Climate Plan (NECP) 2021-2030, which should be filed to the European…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 19/12/18

    Latest Energy News 19 December 2018 TOP STORY: South Carolina regulator approves SCANA-Dominion Energy merger (US) The Public Service Commission of South Carolina (SCPSC) has cleared the takeover of SCANA by the US energy utility Dominion Energy, with conditions to be outlined later as part of a written order…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 18/12/18

    Latest Energy News 18 December 2018s Companies SSE Retail abandons merger plans with Npower (Innogy) in the UK British energy supplier SSE Retail has scrapped its merger plans with Npower (a subsidiary of Innogy), considering that the proposed transaction was not in the best interests of its shareholders or…

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Producción y mercados energéticos 17/12/18

    Latest Energy News 17 December 2018s TOP STORY: EDF’s Taishan-1 nuclear reactor enters commercial operation (China) The 1,660 MWe Taishan-1 EPR nuclear reactor in Guangdong (China) has entered commercial operation after achieving all prerequisite conditions for the reactor’s safe operation, including in particular the final statutory functional test of…

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