Digitalization
GE to support digitisation of Dominican Republic’s largest coal plant
GE has announced it is providing the Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Eléctricas Estatales with a combined software and services package at the Central Termoeléctrica Punta Catalina power plant.
Coal Fired
Global coal capacity is booming thanks to China and Japan
Japan and China are becoming the drivers of new coal-fired capacity worldwide, even as the U.S. and Europe continue their move away from the power generation resource.
Coal Fired
New coal plants in India ‘unviable’ say economic analysts
India’s coal-fired power project pipeline is rapidly shrinking with 46 GW of cancellations in the last twelve months.
Coal Fired
Shanghai Electric achieves financial close on large-scale coal project in...
Shanghai Electric Group has achieved financial close for the coal project out of the Thar Block-1 Integrated Coal Mine Power Project in Pakistan
Clean Coal Technologies
US DoE pledges up to $64m in clean coal R&D funding
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $64m in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects under the funding...
Coal Fired
World’s largest public bank cuts finance for coal and oil
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the world’s largest international public bank and the €555bn ($612bn) lending arm of the EU, has adopted...
Africa
India sets sights on Nigerian energy market
An exclusive interview with Dr Rajeev Singh, the director general and CEO of the Indian Chamber of...
Asia
Malaysia ultra-supercritical coal-fired plant goes online
The first of two 1000 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plants in Port Dickson have started commercial operations, bringing the total power generation capacity in the Malay Peninsula to 22,748 MW.
Asia
Pakistan celebrates launch of new $2bn coal plant
The government of Islamabad has announced that its $2bn, 1320 MW coal-fired power plant has successfully commenced commercial operations.
Asia
Bharat Heavy commissions third coal unit at India power project
India's power equipment and infrastructure firm Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has commissioned a 250 MW coal-fired unit in Bihar that is a part of a joint venture between the state-run electricity firm NTPC and Indian Railways.
