Tag: power generation
Peaking plants for Long Island, NY
To avoid running low on power next summer, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has announced a programme to build 10 turbine generators on Long Island that will add 408mw of electric supply. The new turbines will be small, environmentally clean peaking plants, Lowndes said.
First US plant for UK’s Regenesys
Regenesys, the energy storage technology unit of UK multi-utility Innogy PLC (IOG), has said that construction has begun on its first US plant in Columbus, Mississippi, USA.
US chemical companies produce own electricity
The Dow Chemical Company, BP and Occidental Chemical Company all have something new in common. These companies, along with a growing list of their peers, are increasingly turning to combined heat and power (CHP) generation.
Loan for power station in Egypt
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it is providing a EUR 150 million loan to the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) for the construction of a natural gas-fired combined-cycle power station to the north of Cairo.
Malaysia power plant
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd and Mitsui & Co. have won a JIY 50 billion joint order from Malaysia's top power company Tenaga Nasional Berhad to build a natural-gas-powered thermal power plant.
Vietnam approves gas-fired power plant
Vietnam's government has approved a feasibility study by the state oil monopoly Petrovietnam to build a USD 384.51 million power plant using gas from a southern block shared with Malaysia.