Gas-fired plant comes on-line
A 250 MWe gas-fired power plant has entered service in northwestern Iran, Reuters reports. The power station in Khoy was
Government keeps out of Tenaga debate
20 Sep 98The Malaysian government says it will not intervene in a debate between the national utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd and independent
Transmission reinforcement
20 Sep 98The Kenya Power and Lighting Co unveiled plans to reinforce the country's transmission network. The project will involve construction of
New reactor approved
20 Sep 98The Japanese utility Tohoku Electric Power Co has received approval from the government's Nuclear Safety Commission to build a new
Wind power capacity reaches 917 MWe
20 Sep 98Installed wind turbine capacity in India reached 968 MWe in the 1997-98 financial year, according to the Ministry of Non-conventional
Researchers develop petrol-alcohol fuel
20 Sep 98Researchers at the Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India have developed a method of mixing alcohol and petrol to use as engine
Austrian-led consortium gains major share of Csepel project
20 Sep 98A consortium which is to be led by VA-Tech, a subsidiary of the Austrian company VA-Alpine, has signed a deal
Tepco seeks authorization to use mixed oxide fuel
20 Sep 98Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) has asked authorities in Fukushima Prefecture to allow it to use mixed oxide fuel at
Northern utilities merge
20 Sep 98A new electricity and gas utility has been created in northern Germany by the merger of the Oldenburg utility EWE
Contracts for Sidi Krir finalized
20 Sep 98The Egyptian Electricity Authority signed a series of agreements enabling the country's first private sector power project, Sidi Krir, to