YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS. New thermal power plant with a 250 MW capacity will be constructed in Yerevan within 26 months, acting deputy prime minister of Armenia Tigran Avinyan said, reports Armenpress. “This is a joint program with the famous Italian Renco S.p.A., one more famous Italian state company, as well as the German Siemens, as a result of which we will have a thermal power station which will be the most effective among the currently operating stations and will provide us an electricity with the cheapest price”, Avinyan said. Acting minister of energy infrastructures and natural resources Garegin Baghramyan said after the last upgrading of Yerevan’s thermal power plant, its useful operating rate has somehow increased, comprising nearly 49%. “The useful operating rate of the new power station will comprise about 53%”, he said. The current investment program has also been discussed under the previous government, and the new government made a … [Read more...] about 250MW thermal power plant providing the cheapest electricity to be built in Yerevan
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Co-operative Energy raises gas and electricity prices 5.2%
Co-operative Energy is raising gas and electricity prices by 5.2% for customers on its standard variable tariff from August 20, it has announced. This will add an average of £61 to the bills of 128,000 households. A spokesman for the supplier said: "As the largest member-owned energy supplier in the UK, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. "That is why we do our best to protect them from price fluctuations wherever possible. "For that reason, we were the first major energy supplier to automatically move customers on to a new fixed-price default tariff rather than our variable tariffs, and why we have sought to absorb the significant increases in wholesale energy costs this year. "However, this is not sustainable indefinitely and we have therefore reluctantly taken the decision to pass on some of these costs to customers on our Green Pioneer tariff from August 20." The price rise also hits former GB Energy customers on standard variable tariffs, as these were … [Read more...] about Co-operative Energy raises gas and electricity prices 5.2%
BP snaps up electric car charger group Chargemaster
Oil giant BP has agreed to buy Britain's biggest electric car charging company, Chargemaster. The multi-national oil heavyweight is banking on a major increase in the use of electric cars across the country over the coming years. BP predicts there will be 12 million electric cars on Britain's roads by 2040, a marked increase from the 135,000 in use last year. New era: Oil giant BP has agreed to buy Britain's biggest electric car charger suppliers, Chargemaster London-based BP plans to roll out Chargemaster's charging points across its 1,200-strong network of service stations across the UK over the next 12 months. As a combined force, the group, which will be called BP Chargemaster, plans to roll out an infrastructure network strong enough to keep up with a major increase in demand for electric cars. This will include the roll-out of 'rapid chargers' capable of delivering 100 miles worth of range in 10 minutes. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next England's … [Read more...] about BP snaps up electric car charger group Chargemaster
What is it really like to own an electric car?
Brought to you by Adrian Monti New technological developments are making it even easier to own and run an electric vehicle – and now you could even make money off them With more than 145,000 plug-in electric cars in the UK today, the much-heralded revolution on our roads has finally arrived. But what’s it like to be part of this new driving experience? Here Tom Pakenham, OVO Energy’s director of electric vehicles, reveals what you can expect. Are electric vehicles (EV) becoming more popular? More than 47,000 new plug-in electric cars were registered last year in the UK, setting an annual sales record. The UK’s best-selling “pure” plug-in electric car is the Nissan Leaf. Meanwhile the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, which is a hybrid vehicle with an electric motor alongside a normal combustion engine, is the country’s biggest-selling plug-in EV. How much are they to buy? They’re more expensive than the equivalent car with a … [Read more...] about What is it really like to own an electric car?
SSE increase electricity & gas bills by 6.7%
Energy company SSE is increasing electricity and gas bills by an average of 6.7%, or £76 a year, seeing prices rise for 2.36 million customers. Price changes at SSE will come into force on July 11, with a 5.7% rise for gas and 7.7% for electricity bills. That adds an average of £1.50 a week to the costs of customers buying both gas and electricity from them. SSE said the price rises were due to an increase in wholesale energy costs, alongside the government's planned introduction of a price cap on energy tariffs. Stephen Forbes, chief commercial officer of SSE Energy Services, said: "We deeply regret having to raise prices and have worked hard to withstand the increasing costs that are largely outside our control by reducing our own internal costs. "However, as we've seen with recent adjustments to Ofgem's price caps, the cost of supplying energy is increasing and this ultimately impacts the prices we're able to offer customers." It follows increases by British Gas, EDF … [Read more...] about SSE increase electricity & gas bills by 6.7%