European/Middle Eastern briefs
• Intel is planning to build a private gas-fired plant of up to 150 MW at its Kiryat Gat plant in Israel at an estimated cost of
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European/Middle Eastern briefs
• ScottishPower is looking at extending its Damhead Creek gas-fired power plant in Kent, England, the company said last week.
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European/Middle Eastern briefs
• Norwegian energy company StatoilHydro said last week it will team up with construction company Siemens to conduct full-scale tests of a 2.3-MW floating wind turbine off
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European/Middle Eastern briefs
• Paz Fuel has asked Israel's Public Utilities Authority (Electricity) to approve an expansion of its planned private power plant at Ashdod. The company wants to more
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FERC approves $26.5 million settlement between Washington utility, California parties
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week approved a $26.5 million settlement between the Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington, and parties that bought
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FTC approves TransCanada purchase of 2,480-MW N.Y. plant from National Grid
Canadian diversified energy company TransCanada's purchase of the 2,480-MW Ravenswood Generating Station in New York from UK-based National Grid for $2.9 billion has received federal antitrust approval.
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Generators could bank emission allowances, use offsets to comply with limits under GHG bill
Legislation in the House of Representatives to cap carbon dioxide emissions will include provisions to allow coal-fired generation and other emitters to bank emission allowances and to
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Governors of 11 western states, two provinces meet to discuss renewables zones, transmission
With an eye on coordinating state efforts, the Western Governors' Association May 28 convened a meeting in Salt Lake City to launch an initiative that would identify
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Indian government allows $2 billion foreign investment in Essar Power
The Indian government has approved Essar Power Ltd.'s plan to raise up to $2 billion of foreign equity investment for its various power projects.
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KEPCO plans to buy 14 power plants, 4,855 MW, from Shanxi International
Korea Electric Power Co.'s joint venture in China plans to buy 14 coal-fired power plants with an aggregate capacity of 4,855 MW from the state-owned Shanxi International
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KGen Power to review its options, possible sale; hires Credit Suisse as its financial adviser
KGen Power on May 28 said it plans to undertake a strategic review that could lead to the sale of the company and has hired Credit Suisse
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Minnesota agency, environmentalists support transmission project to support renewables
A key Minnesota agency and some environmental groups are supporting a massive power line project that would add three, 345-kV lines between Minnesota and neighboring states.
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Mississippi study of future power needs poses questions about planned baseload projects
An effort by the Mississippi Public Service Commission to explore the long-term power planning being done by the state's two large investor-owned utilities could evolve into a
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NRG-Calpine deal hails era of consolidation, despite credit woes, says Standard & Poor's
The bid by merchant generator NRG to buy Calpine last week offers an indicator of a "fundamental improvement in merchant power markets … for the medium term,"
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New York has sufficient generation resources to meet peak summer demand, says ISO
Barring "unexpected extremes in weather conditions," New York has sufficient generating resources to meet expected peak summer demand, the state's independent system operator said last week.
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North American gas supplies remain adequate: Canadian Gas Association
The North American natural gas market remains well supplied despite rapid demand growth and declining production from some conventional plays, the Canadian Gas Association said last week.
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Operating Power Plants of NRG Energy and Calpine
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PacifiCorp wins approval to issue solicitation for 2,000 MW deliverable between 2012 and 2016
With a decision by Utah regulators in hand, PacifiCorp has received all needed approvals to issue a 2,000-MW request for proposals.
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Philippines' Aboitiz interested in bidding for more state-owned power assets
Philippines' Aboitiz Power Corp. is interested in bidding for more power assets that Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp. plans to divest in the future.
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Quote of the week
"But, I mean, if we cannot put solar power plants in the Mojave Desert, I don't know where the hell we can put [them]."
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Rainfall in Chile boosts reservoir levels, but concerns about power supplies persist
Heavy rains across central and southern Chile over the last week have reduced the threat of power cuts on the country's largest grid although the low reservoir
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Recent generation asset sales
Recent generation asset sales
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SCE&G, Santee Cooper sign EPC deal for two units at Summer nuclear plant
South Carolina Electric & Gas and Santee Cooper said this week that they have signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Westinghouse Electric and The Shaw
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Solar power's brief honeymoon is over as squirrels and shrikes pose hurdles
It was bound to happen. Solar power has been touted as the best thing since sliced wind, but now it is running into its own problems —
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Spectra Energy plans large-scale project for carbon capture, storage in British Columbia
Spectra Energy intends to pursue a large-scale carbon capture and storage project near its Fort Nelson natural gas processing plant in northeastern British Columbia, with some initial
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Stakeholders present Texas regulators varying views on transmission projects
Wind farm developers, consumer advocates, industrial customers and transmission companies have provided widely different recommendations to Texas regulators on how much new transmission capacity should be built
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Suez buys 30% stake in Astoria plant, 575-MW, in New York from SCS Energy
Belgium's Suez Energy International last week said it had acquired a 30.45% equity stake in the 575-MW gas-fired Astoria Energy Power Plant in New York from SCS
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Sunflower Electric cooperative plans to fight legislative rebuff to its 1,400-MW coal plant
Sunflower Electric Power acknowledged last week that it is clear that no new Kansas law will be enacted this year to revive its stalled 1,400-MW coal project.
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Sweden faces poor outlook for power investment while it wavers over role of nuclear power: IEA
Sweden's lack of a long-term energy strategy, with a "clear role" for nuclear power, including a decision on whether to build new reactors, is hindering investment in
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Tenaska sees breakthrough in talks on 630-MW IGCC plant in Illinois
Following months of sensitive negotiations among various parties, a legislative path appears to have been cleared to allow Tenaska, an Omaha, Nebraska-based independent power producer, to move
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Texas co-op prepares back-up plan to meet needs should Sunflower project in Kansas be revived
Golden Spread Electric Cooperative of Amarillo, Texas, said last week that while it still hopes that the 1,400-MW coal project it has been co-developing in western Kansas
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The Offer
NRG Energy is proposing to purchase of all the outstanding capital stock of Calpine (assuming 500 million fully diluted shares as of May 13, 2008) in an
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TransAlta plans to expand Alberta wind farm by 66 MW to 136 MW at a cost of $123 million
Calgary, Alberta-based TransAlta said May 27 that it plans to increase the size of its Summerview wind farm near Pincher Creek in southern Alberta by 66 MW
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Vattenfall plans to test carbon capture facility at 500-MW lignite-fired plant in Germany
Vattenfall Europe plans to test carbon sequestration technologies on one of its six Jaenschwalde-based 500-MW lignite power blocks by 2015, the company said last week.
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Vectren, unable to secure offtake contract, cancels plans for 100-MW gas plant in Indiana
Vectren, an Evansville, Indiana-based electricity and natural gas company, has scrapped plans, at least for now, to build a 100-MW gas-fired combustion turbine in southern Indiana and
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AEP's Oklahoma unit issues solicitation for up to 600 MW of baseload power from 2012
Public Service Co. of Oklahoma has issued a baseload power solicitation that "independent evaluator" Boston Pacific said is specifically designed to ensure that any power supply proposal
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AES plans share issue for Gener in Chile; will maintain its 80% stake in the generator
AES Corp. plans to maintain its 80.11% controlling share in Chilean power company AES Gener SA through subsidiary Inversiones Cachagua Ltda. by participating in an upcoming share
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Abu Dhabi invites bids from investors to develop 1,500-MW gas-fired project
Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority has invited bids from foreign investors to develop a gas-fired 1,500-MW plant and a 100-million gallon water manufacturing plant at Al
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British Energy receives three proposals to buy controlling stake in nuclear generator
British Energy has received at least three proposals from parties interested in buying the UK nuclear generator, a source close to the company said late last week.
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California Air Resources Board considers carbon trading, efficiency and renewables
The California Air Resources Board's draft scoping plan will cover various approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including delving into carbon trading markets, said Mary Nichols, agency
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California ISO seeks to halt studies on power line proposals in queue
In an effort to tackle a growing stack of interconnection requests to renewable generation sites, the California Independent System Operator last week asked for federal permission to
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California will have adequate hydro supplies to meet summer demand: Energy Commission
While California experienced the driest March and April since 1921, the state should have adequate hydroelectric supplies to meet peak power needs this summer, the California Energy
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Cash Creek plans to start construction by 2009 on Kentucky IGCC project
Cash Creek Generation LLC's 630-MW integrated gasification combined-cycle plant planned for Henderson County, Kentucky, is expected to be under construction by mid-2009, a company official said in
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China Huadian's first-quarter profit falls 92% to $31 million on rising coal prices
Rising prices of coal in China have taken their toll on yet another listed power generator with Huadian Power International Corp. reporting a 92% drop in net
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Chinese official says wind energy growth depends on higher tariff, grid connectivity
The development of wind energy in China depends on the government providing higher tariffs and improving grid connectivity, according to an official at the country's main policy
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Climate bill would include "trillions of dollars" to ease transition to low-carbon economy: Boxer
The greenhouse gas cap-and-trade bill set for Senate debate in June would provide trillions of dollars to consumers and industry through 2050 in an effort to ease
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Coal-fired generators could see heavy losses after full auctioning of CO2 emissions: academic
Power generators with carbon-intensive fuel portfolios are set to lose billions of euros under the European Commission's plans for the post-2012 EU emissions trading scheme, a French
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DOE plans six workshops to discuss transmission grid congestion issues
The Department of Energy has scheduled six regional workshops from June to September to get advice on the transmission congestion study it has to complete by August
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Defense Energy Support Center issues solicitation for power and services to be supplied in Texas
The Defense Energy Support Center last week issued a solicitation for electricity and ancillary services for ultimate transfer to Department of Defense and federal civilian installations located
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Duke Energy Carolinas agrees to purchase output from proposed 16-MW PV solar farm
Duke Energy Carolinas on May 21 said that it has agreed to purchase the entire output of a 16-MW photovoltaic solar farm that SunEdison intends to build
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E.ON posts 7% drop in first quarter net profit on high energy prices, regulatory pressure
E.ON's first-quarter 2008 net profit fell 7% to Eur1.8 billion ($2.78 billion) compared with the previous quarter, the German company said last week.
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EDP launches IPO for 25% stake in renewables unit EDP Renovaveis
Energias de Portugal this week launched an initial public offering for up to 25% of the capital in its renewables arm, EDP Renovaveis. The stake is valued
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EIA reports that energy-related CO2 emissions rose 1.6% in 2007, boosted by growth in GDP
US energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose 1.6% in 2007, driven by a 2.2% increase in gross domestic product and weather patterns that boosted energy consumption for both
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EPA administrator seeks comment on Clean Air Act solution to GHGs
Stephen Johnson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, said last week that while new federal legislation can best address climate change, the agency would instead seek comment
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ERCOT awards scheduling contracts following RFP for emergency load
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas announced May 19 that contracts were awarded to qualifying scheduling entities that bid into the operator's request for emergency interruptible load
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ERCOT generation capacity and demand projections
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ERCOT issued 43% more renewable energy credits in 2007 than in 2006 to satisfy portfolio standard
There was a sharp increase in the number of renewable energy credits that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas region issued last year, reports the 2007 REC
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ERCOT near-term thermal plant outlook
ERCOT near-term thermal plant outlook
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ERCOT sees region's reserve margin growing as IPPs propose 4 GW of near-term supplies
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said that merchant generators have responded to predictions of declining reserve margins — and to anticipated increases in power prices —
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Edison Mission Energy and affiliates to pay $9 mil for misleading FERC staff on PJM bids
Edison Mission Energy and two affiliates have agreed to pay about $9 million for misleading the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during an investigation of
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Electrabel, SPE reach deal to buy 22% stake in 300-MW wind project off the Belgian coast
Belgium's two largest power generators Electrabel and SPE plan to buy a 20.22% stake in the C-power wind farm that is to be sold by municipal companies
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Energy Future Holdings reports $1.27 bil loss in first quarter on mark-to-market losses
Mark-to-market losses in the competitive energy segment were the main reason Energy Future Holdings lost $1.27 billion in the first quarter — the worst quarterly performance of
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European briefs
• Belgian renewables company 4Energy Invest plans an initial public offering on the Euronext Brussels stock exchange this year, the company said last week.
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European briefs
• EnBW has been given the go-ahead to build a 912-MW coal-fired plant in Karlsruhe, Germany, the local city government said last week.
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European briefs
• Germany's Windwarts Energie plans to build a 20-MW wind farm in Buren, in the German state of Northrhine-Westphalia, the company said last week.
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FERC OKs filings to meet standards on planning for transmission grid
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week approved its first set of filings to meet new standards on transmission planning.
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FERC decision says merchant's tie-in line must comply with NERC reliability standards
For companies hoping to avoid the regulatory burden of the new compliance registry for power transmission owners, an unsuccessful appeal by a large merchant generator provides a
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FERC reforms investigation methods for probes of market manipulation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week adopted a broad package of reforms designed to change how FERC staff proceeds in the early stages of market manipulation
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FP&L seeks cost recovery for 110 MW of solar projects through emissions clause
Florida Power & Light has asked the Florida Public Service Commission to support the utility's plan to build three solar-energy projects totaling 110 MW and recover the
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FTC gives green light to Black Hills' plan to sell 974 MW of plants to investment funds
Black Hills' proposal to sell seven merchant power plants with a combined capacity of 974 MW to two investment funds presents no antitrust concerns, the federal government
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Federal appeals court says it will not reconsider its decision to throw out EPA's mercury stance
A federal appeals court on May 20 said it would not reconsider its February decision to throw out the Environmental Protection Agency's market-oriented program for controlling generating
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Gas-fired generation will be halved by 2020 as nuclear takes lead role, says consultant
Enough nuclear reactors will be built in the US between now and 2020 to slash the role of natural gas in power generation by about half, an
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Gazprom would benefit from investing in nuclear over fossil fuels, says energy market observer
Russian gas producer Gazprom would have been better placed to invest in the country's nuclear power assets than in fossil fuel-fired power generating companies because this would
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House committee approves $20 bil tax credits for renewables, carbon control technologies
A key congressional committee last week approved legislation that provides nearly $20 billion worth of federal tax credits for the energy industry, including extensions of incentives for
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ITC and Westar consortium duke it out over power line to handle Midwest wind
Two entities are duking it out over a major Kansas transmission project that could facilitate nearly 20,000 MW of pending wind projects in the Midwest.
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Iberdrola plans to invest $8 billion in US renewables through 2010
Spain's Iberdrola plans to invest $8 billion in US renewable energy development between 2008 and 2010, including doubling its wind power capacity, the company said.
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Inability to secure feedstock at stable prices main obstacle for biomass projects in China
The inability of companies to secure long-term supplies of feedstock at stable prices is the main deterrent to the development of biomass projects in China, despite the
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Israel plans to build 10 solar power plants, 250-MW each, in the Negev through 2020
Israel's National Infrastructure Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer is planning to issue international tenders for 10 solar power plants in the Negev region of Israel through 2020. In addition
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts plans to launch a new fund aimed at global infrastructure
About to launch a new infrastructure fund, the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &Co. on May 16 announced who among its stable of managing partners —
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Lower Colorado River Authority exploring generation acquisitions to meet its needs
The Lower Colorado River Authority is exploring the acquisition of stakes in one or more of the nuclear, coal-fired and other power projects under development in Texas
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