Propane Power Is Grabbing Growing Share of Gas-Fired Market As liquefied natural gas (LNG) continues to draw attention in the gas market, with the first new U.S. LNG export terminal in decades coming online next year, another liquefied gas—propane—is beginning to expand its share of the mix as… Read More
GE's Acquisition of Alstom's Power and Grid Business Is Official Following regulatory approval of a $10.6 billion transaction in over 20 countries and regions, GE's acquisition of Alstom's energy activities is now complete. GE and Alstom sealed the deal first proposed in early 2014 with the signing of a 1,500-page… Read More
Coal-Fired Sunbury Power Plant Gives Way to Gas The 400-MW coal-fired Sunbury Power Plant in Snyder County, Penn., retired in 2014, will be replaced with a three-unit, 1.1-GW combined cycle plant, private equity firm Panda Power Funds announced on Oct. 28. The four-unit Sunbury facility, which began operations… Read More
Five Power Plants to Change Hands in Four Separate Deals Within the space of less than a week, four deals have been announced that will result in ownership changes at five power plants in the U.S. Northeast. Calpine Buys Another Gas Plant Calpine Corp. announced on Oct. 13 that it… Read More
South Africa Puts First Large IPP Project Online South Africa reached a milestone this September when it put online its first large-scale project owned by an independent power producer (IPP). The inauguration of the 335-MW Dedisa Peaking Power plant located&hellips; Read More