Equinor and Polenergia have received the final environmental decision for the Bałtyk 1 offshore wind farm in Poland’s Baltic Sea. The clearance, issued by the Regional Director for Environmental Protection in Gdańsk, marks a key milestone ahead of Poland’s 2025 offshore wind auction. Bałtyk 1 will have a planned capacity of up to 1.56 GW…
Spain and Portugal began restoring power after experiencing the worst blackout in their history on 28 April 2025. The outage, which started around 10:33 GMT, caused massive disruptions, including grounding planes, halting public transport, shutting down stores, and forcing the closure of Spanish oil refineries. Hospitals suspended routine operations, while traffic in Madrid came to…
Lebanon has secured a USD250 million loan agreement with the World Bank to address long-standing issues and modernise the country’s energy infrastructure. The loan will help establish a national control centre, improve accounting and billing systems at the state-run Electricity of Lebanon, and develop scalable solar energy farms. The first phase of solar projects is…
China has cleared the construction of ten new nuclear reactors in 2025, marking the fourth year in a row it has approved at least ten reactors, Bloomberg reported. As per local outlet The Paper, the new projects will involve an investment of 200 billion yuan (about USD27 billion or Rs 2.25 trillion). China National Nuclear…
The Ministerio de Energía (Ministry of Energy) of Chile published the final Planificación Energética de Largo Plazo (PELP) 2023–27 on April 22, 2025, in accordance with Articles 83–86 of the Ley General de Servicios Eléctricos (LGSE) or General Law of Electric Services. PELP is a public policy instrument released every five years to ensure sustainable,…
Google has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) in Taiwan. Under the terms of the agreement, Google will buy renewable energy from the Fengmiao I offshore wind project, which is set to become operational in 2027. Located off the coast of Taiwan, the Fengmiao I offshore wind project is the…
Equinor has suspended offshore construction of its Empire Wind 1 project off the coast of New York following a stop-work order issued by U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. This unexpected directive has raised concerns among European suppliers who had committed to the U.S. offshore wind market. Empire Wind 1, a joint venture between Equinor and…
US trade authorities have confirmed high tariffs on most solar cells imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. This follows a year-long investigation triggered by US manufacturers’ claims that Chinese-owned companies were underpricing products in the market. The investigation began after the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee filed a petition in April 2024,…
Nigeria has reduced its electricity subsidies by 35% following a targeted tariff hike for high-use consumers, according to Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu. Previously, the government was spending nearly N200 billion ($125 million) monthly to keep tariffs low. In 2023, it removed subsidies for the top 15% of consumers, mainly high-usage households and businesses, helping the…
Vietnam will invest $136.3 billion in its power sector by 2030 to expand capacity and reduce coal use. Installed capacity is set to grow from over 80 GW in 2023 to between 183 GW and 236 GW. Coal’s share will fall to 13.1%–16.9%. Solar will rise to 25.3%–31.1%, wind to 14.2%–16.1%, and LNG to 9.5%–12.3%….