In Short : A recent agreement has been established with the goal of retiring Indonesia’s 660-megawatt coal plant almost seven years ahead of schedule. This initiative signifies a commitment to expedited transition towards cleaner and more sustainable energy alternatives in the country. In Detail : DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES : The 660-megawatt coal-fired power plant […]
National Grid: Coal plants stood down to supply electricity – EQ Mag
National Grid has stood down two coal plants that it had put on standby to generate electricity in case supplies were disrupted because of cold weather. The company had asked Drax, which owns Britain’s biggest power station, to prepare two coal-fired units on Monday. It is still planning to run a test of its scheme […]
India may delay coal plant closures in blow to climate action – EQ Mag Pro
India’s government is studying a slower retirement of aging coal-fired power plants as it also adds newer sites, a move that would keep fossil fuel capacity higher for years Officials are considering a proposal to shutter less than 5 gigawatts of existing capacity by the end of the decade as the nation grapples with surging […]
African Coal Plant Operator Turns to Solar For New Power JV
Mozambique-based coal operator Ncondezi Energy has announced a joint venture (JV) with South African-based NESA to target South Africa’s C&I solar and storage markets. The term sheet agreement signed by the two parties will create a regional company that will acquire assets from both Ncondezi Energy subsidiary Ncondezi Green Power (NGP) and NESA. NESA comprises […]
IEEFA AUSTRALIA: COAL PLANT CLOSURES IMMINENT AS RENEWABLE ENERGY SURGES
Several coal power plants in the National Electricity Market likely to be financially unviable by 2025 Several of the 16 coal power plants in the National Electricity Market (NEM) will be financially unviable and at least one is likely to face closure several years sooner than planned due to coal plants’ poor flexibility and inability […]
