India
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Energy Security
2022 Set a Global Record for Coal Generation
The recent shake-up in natural gas markets and their ensuing impact on energy security, and geopolitical tension, dramatically altered the trajectory of global coal-fired generation, sending it soaring to
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Coal
Carbon Capture Begins at India’s Largest Coal Power Plant
India’s largest coal-fired power plant, NTPC’s 4.8-GW Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station, has begun capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from plant flue gas as part of a foundational project to explore the conversion of CO2 to methanol. The carbon capture plant, built by UK-based carbon capture solutions provider Carbon Clean and Green Power International, an engineering, procurement, […]
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Coal
India Power Minister Says Country Will Add More Coal-Fired Plants
The leader of India’s power sector has said the country is preparing to add as much as 56 GW of coal-fired generation capacity by 2030 in order for the country to meet growing demand for electricity. He also said India must invest in energy storage, in concert with supporting more wind and solar power development, […]
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Trends
POWER Digest [September 2022]
New Transformer Improves Power System Reliability for Zimbabweans. An Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project funded by ZimFund reached the last leg of implementation on July 10 with the delivery
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Press Releases
Siemens Gamesa strikes new partnership with Azure Power to install 96 turbines in major boost for India’s wind industry
August 12, 2022 — Siemens Gamesa has secured its first order in India with Azure Power India Private Limited (Azure Power) to supply 96 SG 3.6-145 wind turbines for a 346-MW project in the state of Karnataka. The project opens a new partnership in India with Azure Power, a leading independent sustainable energy solutions provider and […]
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Solar
China Group Announces Successful Test of Space-Based Solar Power
A research team at Xidian University in China announced it has successfully tested technology that would enable a space-based solar power plant that could transmit energy to Earth, akin to similar technology earlier announced by NASA and studied by other groups over the past decade. The “Daily Project” team, led by Duan Baoyan of Xidian […]
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Press Releases
Siemens Gamesa clocks another deal for its 3.X platform in India with 133-MW project with Vena Energy
Siemens Gamesa has signed a deal with Vena Energy to supply its industry leading 3.X platform turbines to a 133-MW wind project in Koppal District, Karnataka, India. In total, the company will deliver 37 SG 3.6-145 wind turbines for this project with installation expected during Siemens Gamesa’s financial year 2023. Siemens Gamesa and Vena Energy […]
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Coal
India Plans to Reduce Coal-Fired Generation, and Mine More Coal
India’s Power Ministry, despite the country facing shortages of electricity in recent years and as recently as the past month, said it plans to reduce the amount of power generation from at least 81 of the country’s 173 coal-fired power plants over the next four years. The agency, in a letter dated May 26 that […]
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Coal
At Least 15 China-Backed Coal Plants Canceled, Another 37 GW in Limbo
A research group focused on the energy industry and its impact on air pollution said the Chinese government’s decision to no longer provide financing for overseas coal projects has resulted in the cancellation of at least 15 coal-fired power plants in recent months. The group said China’s investments are so far-reaching that the change in […]
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Renewables
BlackRock-led Group Invests $525M Toward India Renewable Energy
A group considered the world’s largest asset manager has joined with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) wealth management fund to support an investment in renewable energy development in India. A consortium led by New York-based BlackRock, along with UAE sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co., on April 14 said it would pay $525 million for […]
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