UAE’s FEWA to build $181mn power plants in Ajman
25 дек. 2017, 08:46
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The United Arab Emirate’s Federal Authority for Electricity and Water (FEWA) has announced plans to boost power supply in the emirate of Ajman with the construction of new power plants that will cost $181mn.
The additional installed capacity is expected to support the future projects of residential, industrial and tourist complexes in the emirate...
With floating nuclear power plant comes need for better airport in Pevek, says governor
26 апр. 2017, 18:48
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Upgrades of the Pevek airport was the key point presented by Kopin in last week’s meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The meeting devoted to Arctic infrastructure development took place in Murmansk and included all the governors of the country’s North.
According to the governor Kopin, Pevek is becoming a key spot in the Russian Arctic as...
First of many ‘major solar power plants’ built in University of Ibadan
20 окт. 2016, 08:55
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The first major solar power plant in Nigeria has been launched at the University of Ibadan. The solar plant became a reality as a result of a collaboration between the federal government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, the German government and host institution.
With the capacity to supply 10 megawatts of renewable electricity, the pl...
Sanctions hinder Russian efforts to build power plant - sources
22 июл. 2016, 08:34
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A state tender for a company to build and operate a power plant in southern Russia attracted no bids partly because firms feared falling foul of EU sanctions should any electricity be diverted to nearby Crimea, industry sources said.
The planned plant is primarily designed to supply power to the Krasnodar region of southern Russia, but according
Monkey stumbles into hydroelectric power plant and triggers 4-hour blackout across Kenya
09 июн. 2016, 07:07
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When a monkey fell on a transformer at a Kenyan hydroelectric dam, the entire nation lost its electrical power.
Kenya Electricity Generating Company, or KenGen, produces about three-quarters of Kenya’s electric energy. Late Tuesday morning, as KenGen wrote on Facebook, a monkey scaled the roof of the company’s Gitaru Power Station in central Keny...
Breakdowns force National Grid to issue power supply crunch alert
12 мая 2016, 08:15
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A series of power plant breakdowns and the partial failure of a key electricity import cable forced National Grid to issue an urgent call for more power to keep the lights on on Monday night.
One power plant was paid more than 30 times the usual price of power after the Grid issued the "Notification of Inadequate System Margin" (Nism) requesting
