Gensol Engineering Limited has won an EPC contract worth Rs 880 million from a steel products company to develop 22 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects in Punjab.
The contract was awarded on December 18, 2024 and is scheduled for completion within six months.
Fluor’s joint venture, including AtkinsRéalis, Sargent & Lundy, and Ansaldo Nucleare, has received a limited notice to proceed with the design phase for units 3 and 4 of Romania’s Cernavoda nuclear power plant. This phase includes engineering and construction plans, revised cost estimates, schedules, and nuclear safety assessments, all contributing to a final investment decision. The agreement was signed by EnergoNuclear, a subsidiary of Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica, during COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The ceremony was…
GE Vernova has secured its first order for H-Class natural gas-fired combined cycle power generation equipment in the Caribbean. The equipment will be deployed at Generadora San Felipe Limited’s (GSF) new 470 MW San Felipe power station in Punta Caucedo, Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. This development supports the country’s energy transition goals by enhancing renewable energy integration with reliable, dispatchable power. As natural gas has become the dominant fuel for electricity generation in the Dominican…
Octopus Energy Generation, in partnership with Skyborn Renewables, has been selected by the French government to participate in the ninth offshore wind tender. The winners are expected to be announced in late 2025. Skyborn Renewables brings over 20 years of offshore wind development experience, including the recent commissioning of the 500 MW Fécamp wind farm in partnership with EDF Renewables, Enbridge Inc., and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). Skyborn also has another offshore…
Energy infrastructure company LS Power has acquired Algonquin Power & Utilities’ renewable energy business, adding over 3GW of wind and solar assets across the US and Canada to its portfolio. This expands LS Power’s renewable energy capacity, which exceeds 23GW. The acquisition, agreed upon in August 2024, has led to the creation of Clearlight Energy, a new entity managing 44 projects and advancing a 1.8GW development pipeline. Clearlight Energy CEO Jeff Norman highlighted the company’s…
Ocean Winds has submitted a planning application to the Scottish government’s Marine Directorate for the 2GW Caledonia offshore wind farm in the outer Moray Firth. This milestone follows three years of extensive development work since the site was awarded through the ScotWind process in 2022. The Caledonia wind farm, located east of the operational Moray East and under-construction Moray West facilities, will more than double Ocean Winds’ generation capacity in the region. Ocean Winds is…
Trichy has commissioned its first solar power plant at Panjapur, a Rs 500 million project under the Smart Cities Mission. Municipal administration minister K N Nehru inaugurated the plant to reduce the city’s annual electricity expense by Rs 90 million by feeding generated power into Tangedco’s grid. The 9.6 MW solar plant spans 33 acres near the Trichy-Madurai national highway and features 29,328 panels mounted on concrete pillars. It includes four generation units, each with…