The IEC, Histadrut and Ministry of Finance have agreed terms for opening up Israel’s electricity sector to private competition. The Israel Electric Corporation (IEC), Histadrut (General Federation of Labor in Israel) and Ministry of Finance reached a collective agreement last night setting out details for implementing the reform of the electricity sector, which would end […]

The Turnbull government has asked the Australian Energy Regulator to investigate claims electricity network companies are price gouging customers to help pay their corporate tax liabilities. While electricity networks and regulated gas pipelines receive an allowance as part of a revenue determination process to cover their tax bills, analysis by the Australian Taxation Office between […]

A Federal Government crackdown on electricity price gouging by distribution networks could save householders hundreds of dollars on power bills. A review will be carried out by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) to ensure energy companies are not charging customers for their corporate tax liabilities. According to the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Josh […]

MONTEREY, Calif. —Monterey Bay Community Power will soon be the new power provider on the Central Coast. The not for profit is an example of a community choice energy model that are popping up across California. MBCP’s mission is to provide greener energy at a lower cost. Customers across Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito […]

SOCHI – Belarus has considerably increased electricity export in 2018, Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko told reporters during the Atomexpo forum in Sochi on 14 May, BelTA has learnt. According to the vice premier, since the start of the year our country sold about 420 million kWh abroad. The Energy Ministry had informed […]

The federal government’s latest tally of Australia’s carbon emissions reveals yet another increase in the nation’s contribution to climate changing greenhouse gases, even without the contributions of Victoria’s now-closed Hazelwood coal plant. The quarterly report, produced by the Department of Environment and Energy, shows a 0.8 increase in national emissions levels in the December 2017 […]

The inability to get more gas to generate energy and some constraints in transmission as well as distribution denied electricity users 21,242MW in six days of last week. Daily Trust reports. Our reporters gathered that part of the problem that recently contributed to poor generation was that the thermal plants could no longer get much […]

Unit 4 of the Ohi nuclear power plant in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture began supplying electricity to the grid again on 11 May, Kansai Electric Power Company has announced. The reactor is expected to re-enter commercial operation early next month. Following the shutdown of all of Japan’s reactors after the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima […]

“Indian utility vendors and services will find a huge market and scope in Africa, especially in South Africa’s energy sector” says Dr. Rajeev Singh, the Director General and CEO of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The ICC represents India at the upcoming African Utility Week from 15-17 May in Cape Town, hosting a pavilion […]

In recent years Turkey has been aggressively expanding the share of renewable energy resources in power generation with new investments. As a result of these heavy investment projects, the share of renewables constituted nearly half of Turkey’s power generation. Last year, 65 percent of additional 100 megawatt (MW) capacity in power generation was obtained from […]

The Tennessee Valley Authority will impose a grid access charge for the first time this fall as an initial step toward pricing electricity more on a fixed monthly basis and less on how much energy is actually consumed. The rate restructuring approved by TVA directors Thursday takes only a small step toward imposing more fixed […]

The Turkish ambassador in Libya, Ahmed Dogan, expressed his country’s readiness to cooperate with Libya in the field of electric power. The Executive Director of the General Electricity Company (GECOL), Ali Sassi, expressed in a meeting with Dogan at the company’s headquarters in Tripoli readiness to open bridges of cooperation with all Turkish companies. The […]