New Solar Cheaper than Coal in Asia and Europe – BNEF

BNEF reports that constructing new solar plants is now cheaper than constructing and operating coal plants…

ZIMBABWE: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Withdraws From Coal Project

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China withdraws from coal project ICBC finances the controversial Sengwa plant…

SOUTH AFRICA: Delays in Coal-Fired Power Stations Contributes to Load-Shedding – Committee

Portfolio Committee visits the project site Delays in project construction contribute to load shedding Committee to…

NV Energy to Replace Coal Plant with Solar Plus Storage System

Las Vegas utility wants to replace a coal plant with solar+storage systems. The two plants are…

New Indian Coal Assets Could End Up Stranded

Falling costs of renewables mean that about 62GW of coal-fired generation currently under construction and pre-construction…

SOUTH AFRICA: An End to the Khanyisa Coal Project

Court sets aside the approval for new coal plant Environmental impact of coal mining to blame…

South Africa Can Replace Ageing Coal Plants with Renewables

South Africa should replace ageing coal plants with renewable energy power plants. Banks are reluctant to…

DoE Funds Research to Convert Coal Plants to Energy Storage Stations

Malta Inc. and Duke Energy will assess the impacts of converting phased-out coal plants into energy…

Chinese Province Hits 10 Billion kWh in Green Energy

In China’s Xinjiang province, Turfan has surpassed 10 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in annual renewable energy production.…

South Africa Seeks Billions in Climate Funds

South Africa pledged to slash emissions across its fleet of coal-fired power plants in a bid…