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Less German gas priced in for 1Q21
German gas-fired generation has been largely up on the year as lower NCG gas prices and higher carbon costs supported deeper coal and lignite-to-gas fuel switching. But a recent increase in NCG gas prices has pushed up generating costs to price more gas-fired plants out of the market.
read more... 23/10/2020
EDF plans to announce new EPR nuclear reactor by mid-2021
EDF has faced costly delays in the construction of some plants, including its Flamanville 3 nuclear project in France which is more than a decade behind schedule
read more... 16/10/2020
Mitsui & Co to sell all stakes in coal-fired power plants by 2030: CEO
We still own stakes in coal-fired plants in Indonesia, China, Malaysia and Morocco, but our goal is to make it zero by 2030," Mitsui CEO Tatsuo Yasunaga said in an interview on Friday
read more... 12/10/2020
India may close its dirtiest coal plants as green focus grows
The plan under consideration by the power ministry would cap plants’ so-called heat rate, which is a measure of how much coal energy is needed to produce each unit of electricity, according to people with knowledge of the issue
read more... 07/10/2020
EU sees red over China’s polluting coal plants in Southeast Europe
Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been investing in coal plants, heavy industries in Southeast Europe at a time when Chinese President Xi Jingping promised during a recent speech to the UN Assembly that China will aim to hit peak emissions before 2030 and for carbon neutrality by 2060.
read more... 30/09/2020