Electricity output from the Hunterston B nuclear power station could fall by 40% this year after dozens of cracks were discovered in one of the reactors. The North Ayrshire power plant’s director Colin Weir said it would be necessary to reduce generation. But he insisted that Hunterston B, which is scheduled to be in operation […]

New England’s regional electrical grid operator is predicting it will have sufficient power supplies to meet customer demand this summer. ISO-New England officials say that when temperatures hit 90 degrees this summer, demand for electricity is expected to peak at 25,729 megawatts in the region. And if temperatures rise to 94 degrees for an extended […]

Coal power champion Trevor St Baker’s Delta Electricity is to move swiftly into the pumped hydro sector after securing South Australian government approval for a 230-megawatt project near Port Augusta that is following a fast-tracked development process. The $410 million Goat Hill project, being built by Delta together with Altura Group, will provide “reliable and […]

Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity is planning to impose a minimum quota of renewable energy consumption on factories operating in the local market by mid 2019, a source told Al-Mal Newspaper. Renewable energy consumption will increase to contribute to around 6-8 percent of the total energy produced, a ministry source said, adding that the decision of […]