Russian state firm Rosatom and Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP), a subsidiary of Korean state power firm Kepco, on 25 August signed a $2.5bn deal that will see the latter build turbine islands for the 4.8GW El Dabaa nuclear power plant which Rosatom is building on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. “According to the agreement, the […]
Indonesia’s Path to Net Zero CO2 Includes a Nuclear Plant and Banning ICE Cars
Indonesia’s path toward using entirely renewable energy sources by 2060 includes banning the sales of fossil-fuel vehicles and operating a nuclear power plant. While the world’s top exporter of thermal coal has pledged to cut emissions by 29% within 10 years, President Joko Widodo’s administration remains wary of the economic trade-offs. His government pushed through […]
Taiwan Nuclear Plant Closure Tests Tsai’s Energy Transition
Island’s renewable push will make it hard to regain lost power capacity. The reactor head inside the Taipower Kuosheng nuclear power station unit 2 in in Taiwan. The plant’s reactor 1 was shut down last week. TAIPEI : Taiwan’s Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant 2 reactor 1 shut down last week, six months before its scheduled […]
Shutdown Process Begins For Generator at Taiwan’s No. 2 Nuclear Plant
Taipei : Taiwan’s second nuclear plant has begun the shutdown process for its No. 1 generator, which is set to enter the decommissioning stage after producing power for 40 years, state-run utility Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) said late Thursday. In a statement, Taipower spokesperson Chang Ting-shu said operators at the Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant in […]
Biden’s Plea to Remake Grid Gets a Boost on Texas Power Crisis
The icy weather that left millions without power in Texas has critics of the Biden administration’s fight against climate change blaming renewable energy, but the failures have more to do with an ill-prepared power grid and shortfalls in traditional electricity sources. Energy analysts and experts said the blackouts in Texas underscore the U.S. electric system’s […]
Exelon to Shut Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant
Exelon Corp. says it’s moving forward with plans to close the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania after a bid to bail out struggling reactors has failed to advance in the state legislature. Saying it’s clear legislation won’t pass in time to save the plant, Exelon will shutter the reactor — site of the […]
