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National Power National Power's Innogy division has announced a £52m deal to develop the Indian Mesa wind farm in Texas. 12-Sep-2000 National Power's Innogy division is to build a £15m commercial fuel cell energy storage facility at Little Barford in Cambridgeshire later this year, claiming the technology will lead to major changes in power trading over the next 10 years. 22-Aug-2000 National Power has put its former Pembroke Power Station site up for sale, and the 500-acre site could be split into smaller packages. 31-Jul-2000 National Power is to close the coal-fired Blyth Power Station with the loss of 131 jobs, having failed to find a buyer. 01-Jun-2000 National Power is to invest £16m in a new combined heat and power station at Grimsby's Huntsman Tioxide site, which will involve about 100 construction jobs over the next 18 months. 18-May-2000 National Power has announced £1.37bn of asset write-downs in preparation for the demerger of its UK and international power businesses in October. 17-May-2000 National Power is planning to set up a customer service centre in Peterlee later this year, with the creation of 375 jobs. 11-Apr-2000 National Power is planning to build a £1.5m hydroelectric power scheme at Strontian in the Highlands. 02-Mar-2000 National Power is planning to build a £1m hydroelectric plant at Auchtertyre in Perthshire. 02-Feb-2000 National Power is planning to spend $600m on the construction of power stations in the US, including a 550MW gas turbine plant in Texas and a 570MW facility in Massachusetts. 07-Jan-2000 National Power is to build a £1m hydroelectric plant near Fort William, as part of a strategy to increase its output from renewable sources. 30-Dec-1999 National Power is linking up with Union Fenosa of Spain to operate gas turbine plants in the US and to chase about £1.5bn of potential power projects in the Middle East. 22-Dec-1999 National Power is planning to build a £6.2m wind farm in Pennsylvania, with completion due in May 2000. 07-Dec-1999 National Power is re-opening the Croesor hydroelectric power station in Snowdonia, as part of a strategy to set up a network of hydro schemes across the country. 26-Nov-1999 National Power is selling the Eggborough power station to British Energy for £640m and the Killingholme power station to NRG Energy for £410m, and has also announced plans to demerge its domestic and international businesses. 18-Nov-1999 National Power is to build a £14m rechargeable battery system next to Didcot power station, as a commercial-scale demonstration of its Regenesys technology. 26-Oct-1999 National Power is setting up an office and laboratory at the Harwell International Business Centre in Oxfordshire, in order to house 45 staff working on the development of the Regenesys electricity storage technology. 19-Aug-1999 National Power is to sell the Drax coal-fired power station to AES of the US in a £1.87bn deal, and AES is expected to follow this up with further acquisitions in the UK and continental Europe. 19-Aug-1999 National Power is cutting 50 of the 190 jobs at the Blyth power station, as part of a review of its 12 power stations and Swindon headquarters. 16-Jul-1999 National Power has announced a £470m plan to build a 1,100MW gas-fired power station in Texas and a 550MW gas-fired station in Massachusetts. 03-Jul-1999 National Power has completed the £380m acquisition of a 25% stake in Union Fenosa Generaci, the Spanish electricity generator, and is also forming an international alliance with Union Electricita Fenosa. 29-Jun-1999 National Power is considering plans to close its Blythe A, Blythe B and Fawley power stations in order to reduce over-capacity in the market, but will first wait for the results of an independent review by the energy industry regulator. 31-May-1999 National Power is to cut 200 jobs following the recent acquisition of the Midlands Electricity supply business, with most of the cuts taking place at the Swindon head office. 22-May-1999 RJB Mining has secured a four-year agreement worth up to £800m to supply coal to National Power, which should help to secure its future for the next few years. 14-Apr-1999 National Power has won government approval to acquire the supply business of Midlands Electricity, on the condition that it sells the Drax power station in Yorkshire. 10-Apr-1999 National Power has acquired the Calortex gas supply business from a joint venture of Texaco, Calor and Nuon, for undisclosed terms. 09-Mar-1999 National Power is considering plans to float its international power interests in order to boost its share price. 15-Feb-1999 National Power and United Utilities have ended merger talks that could have led to the creation of a £10bn electricity business. 11-Feb-1999 National Power has won a £160m contract to build and operate a 500MW power station plant at Pelican Point in South Australia. 05-Feb-1999 National Power is to set up a £54m 110MW gas-fired combined heat and power plant in Thailand, which will be built by Electrowatt Engineering and Sumitomo. 16-Jan-1999 National Power has pulled out of a plan to buy Poland's second largest power station for £75m, as it has been unable to obtain suitable guarantees from the Polish authorities to safeguard its investment. 26-Dec-1998 National Power is planning to sell the Drax power station in Yorkshire in order to win clearance to buy the supply business of Midlands Electricity for £180m. 26-Nov-1998 National Power and Union Electrica Fenosa of Spain are said to be discussing the acquisition of two Italian power stations from Enel. 20-Nov-1998 National Power is said to be close to agreeing an alliance with one of the major electricity suppliers, and possible candidates include Midland, Yorkshire and Seeboard. 14-Nov-1998 National Power is forming an alliance with Union Fenosa of Spain to create a new group that will invest in generating projects in Spain, Portugal and Morocco. 28-Oct-1998 National Power is to invest £120m in a project to build a 700MW coal-fired power station in Hunan province, China. 08-Oct-1998 National Power has won exclusive negotiating rights to acquire a 20% stake in Patnow Adamow Konin, the Polish power company. 05-Oct-1998 National Power has completed its withdrawal from UK offshore gas exploration with the sale of its 10% stake in the North Sea Victor field and holdings in 10 exploration blocks to Dana Petroleum for £10.6m. 05-Oct-1998 National Power is planning to invest £950m in the construction of gas-fired power stations in the US, and the first will be a 1,100MW plant in Texas. 02-Oct-1998 National Power is to build a £50m combined heat and power plant at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, to supply electricity and steam to Bridgewater Paper Company. 16-Sep-1998 National Power has been shortlisted to acquire a 25% stake in the power generation division of Union Fenosa of Spain, for about £500m. 03-Aug-1998 National Power is linking up with Ormat of Israel to jointly invest $110m in the refurbishment of the Karaganda generating plant in Kazakhstan. 01-Jul-1998 The government is said to be planning to ask PowerGen and National Power to dispose of about 20% of their generating capacity, as part of a package of measures being devised to save the coal industry. 03-Jun-1998 National Power is to invest £150m in two power station projects in China - a 700MW project in Hunan province and a 250MW project in Fujian province. 21-May-1998 National Power is acquiring a 15% stake in Malakoff, the Malaysian power company, for £75m, and the two companies will co-operate on projects throughout the Asia Pacific. 30-Apr-1998 National Power and PowerGen have been warned by the industry regulator that they must offer to sell unwanted power stations to rivals, rather than closing them to protect market share. 18-Apr-1998 National Power is increasing its stake in Hazlewood Power Corporation, the owner of an Australian power station and brown coal mine, from 52% to 72% at a cost of £82m. 11-Feb-1998 National Power is to invest up to £245m in the construction of a 1,400MW power station in Zimbabwe, and its partners in the project will be the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority and Rio Tinto Zimbabwe. 09-Jan-1998 National Power has formed an alliance with Mitsui Babcock, the boiler manufacturer, to offer services to the international power industry. 17-Dec-1997 National Power, PowerGen and Eastern Group have agreed to buy up to 1.8m tonnes of coal from RJB Mining between April and June next year, following discussions with the government aimed at saving miners' jobs. 16-Dec-1997 RJB Mining is expected to close a large number of pits as it now expects next year's coal sales to fall from 30m tonnes to 20m tonnes, having agreed a reduced contract to supply National Power. 27-Nov-1997 National Power is planning to double its foreign expansion programme, investing up to £1bn in power ventures before the year 2000. 20-Nov-1997 National Power is planning to invest £160m expanding its electricity generating business in Turkey, and, as part of a consortium with two local companies, it will operate three existing coal-fired plants and build a 700MW gas-fired plant. 21-Oct-1997 National Power and PowerGen are facing an inquiry over plans to close 1,200MW of coal-fired generating capacity, as the electricity regulator believes that the plants could be sold instead. 16-Oct-1997 National Power has acquired a 48% stake in Elektrarny Opatovice, the Czech power company, for £100m. 10-Oct-1997 National Power has awarded a £450m contract to ABB Power Generation to build a 1,500MW gas-fired power station at Staythorpe near Newark, creating 1,000 construction jobs. 07-Oct-1997 National Power has called off a £450m plan to use the controversial orimulsion fuel at a power station in Pembroke, blaming the expected delay from a public enquiry. 12-Sep-1997 English Welsh & Scottish Railway is planning to acquire the rail freight operations of National Power, which uses six locomotives to transport coal and limestone to its power stations. 20-Aug-1997 National Power has sold its 8% stake in Southern Electric for a loss of about £4.5m. 17-May-1997 Celtic Energy has won a £100m contract from National Power to supply up to 3.4m tonnes of coal over five years from next April. 16-May-1997 National Power has formed a joint venture with Power Pacific Company of Hong Kong to invest £186m in the development of small power projects in China. 08-May-1997 RJB Mining is linking up with National Power to develop a clean coal-fired power station in Yorkshire, assuming positive results from a feasibility study. 08-Apr-1997 PowerGen and National Power have formally agreed to break all ties with Midlands Electricity and Southern Electric respectively, following the government block on their merger plans. 06-Mar-1997 National Power, the power generator, is planning to spend over £300m a year on expansion abroad until the year 2000, and currently has £1.5bn of projects under review. 21-Nov-1996 National Power is said to be planning to increase its stake in Pakistan's Kot Addu power station by 10% to 36%. 16-Oct-1996 National Power plans to start using petroleum-coke at its Drax power station, instead of coal, but the local council is condemning the move. 17-Aug-1996 National Power is investing £340m in a consortium that has just bought the privatised 1,600 MW Hazelwood power station in Australia. 05-Aug-1996 The government has given the go-ahead for Avon Energy Partners' bid for Midlands Electricity and Eastern Group's acquisition of 4,000MW of generating capacity from National Power. 06-Jun-1996 The government has said it will keep its special shares in National Power and PowerGen and restrict individual voting stakes to 15%, effectively preventing bids for the power generators. 03-May-1996 National Power has bought a Massachusetts gas-fired power station from Enron for £108m as it continues its overseas expansion in electricity generation. 27-Apr-1996 National Power has rejected merger talks with the Southern Company, until the US concern can clarify terms of the deal. 19-Apr-1996 The DTI is expected to give the go-ahead for National Power and PowerGen to acquire Southern Electric and Midlands Electricity. 13-Apr-1996 National Power plans to convert its Pembroke power station to use the controversial Orimulsion fuel, and is facing opposition from environmentalists particularly following the recent Sea Empress accident nearby. 21-Mar-1996 National Power is making a further 400 job cuts, and will make additional savings by disposing of non-power station businesses. 10-Jan-1996 National Power has won a EIB loan of £300m to clean up its Drax coal-fired power station, but may not use it as the work has nearly been completed. 23-Dec-1995 National Power has bought back 4.4% of its shares for £243m. 20-Dec-1995 The electricity regulator has decided against extending beyond March the price cap on PowerGen and National Power. 13-Dec-1995 National Power wants to convert more capacity at its Didcot power station to use gas in order to help cut the gas surplus. 07-Nov-1995 National Power and British Nuclear Fuels are soon to start their own bulk rail freight services, having previously used BR. 05-Oct-1995 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007