Local citizens of Nijmegen are protesting French utility ENGIE's new 500 MW fossil gas plant. Located on the site of its former coal plant, the gas plant’s projected 2045 lifespan contradicts Dutch climate goals.
A pool of banks led by UniCredit is providing EUR 320M in project financing to EP Centrale Ostiglia S.p.A., part of EPH Group. The project includes the construction and operation of a new combined-cycle gas turbine unit (880MW) in Lombardy, Italy.
Under its Power Plant Security Law, the German government plans to tender 12.5 GW of capacity of new “hydrogen-ready” gas power plants, which are expected to switch to hydrogen eight years after their commissioning date.