Amazon has added almost 1 GW of clean energy to European grids through 20 new renewable projects launched in 2025. Developed with 12 energy partners, the projects span Spain, Italy, Poland, Germany, and Greece. Together, they can power over 700,000 homes each year. Amazon now supports more than 230 renewable projects in Europe, mainly through…
Australia will introduce a new programme next year that will allow households to access three hours of free solar electricity each day. The initiative, called the Solar Sharer scheme, was announced by Energy Minister Chris Bowen and will initially roll out in New South Wales and South Australia before possible expansion to other regions. Bowen…
RWE has started building Germany’s largest battery energy storage facility at its Gundremmingen site in Bavaria, marking a major step in the company’s plan to repurpose former nuclear power sites for renewable energy use. The 400MW facility, with a total storage capacity of 700MWh, will use the existing grid infrastructure of the decommissioned Gundremmingen nuclear…
France will provide $550 million to help Vietnam expand clean energy and low-emission transport projects, reinforcing bilateral cooperation under the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). The announcement was made by French Ambassador Olivier Brochet at an event in Hanoi on October 24, marking three decades of the French Development Agency (AFD) in Vietnam. Ambassador Brochet…
Saudi Arabia’s Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has awarded five renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 4.5 GW under the sixth phase of the National Renewable Energy Programme (NREP). Supervised by the Ministry of Energy, the projects include one wind and four solar plants, representing total investments of more than $2.4 billion. SPPC will…
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), through its subsidiary China Electric Power Equipment and Technology (CET), to support Malaysia’s grid modernisation. The partnership will focus on power system planning and integration, development of smart and resilient networks, and adoption of digital and…
RWE has completed the demolition of two cooling towers at the Gundremmingen nuclear power plant in Bavaria on 25 October, marking a key step in its decommissioning. Specialists from a German blasting firm carried out the operation using 600 kilograms of explosives in 1,800 boreholes. About 56,000 tonnes of debris will be processed into recycled…
Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has secured a major contract with Foxwell Power Company in Taichung, Taiwan, to deliver a 356 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system. The project, Saft’s eleventh in Taiwan, will expand the company’s installed base in the country to 630 MWh. The Taichung project, developed by Foxwell Power, a subsidiary of…
Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, plans to accelerate nuclear reactor restarts to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels and curb inflation. Reactor restarts are seen as key to lowering electricity costs and securing a stable domestic supply. Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa, responsible for energy policy, stressed balancing nuclear expansion with local community…
Pakistan’s Balakot Hydropower Project, developed by China Gezhouba Group Company, has completed river diversion and closure operations, allowing the project to move into the main dam construction phase. The 300 MW run-of-the-river project is located on the Kunhar River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, approximately 220 km from Islamabad. It is financed by the Asian Development Bank…