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China’s CGN brings Southeast Asia’s largest solar project online in Laos

A 1 GW photovoltaic (PV) project in northern Laos has been connected to the grid, marking the largest single solar installation in Southeast Asia and the country’s first utility-scale mountainous PV development. Developed by China General Nuclear...

Germany’s onshore wind auction oversubscribed twofold; solar round draws weak interest

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has published results from its February 1, 2026 tender rounds for onshore wind and solar installations on buildings and noise barriers. Onshore wind The round drew heavy competition, with 924...

Sungrow signs 1,155 MWh C&I BESS deal in South Africa

Chinese inverter and energy storage manufacturer Sungrow has signed an agreement with Herholdt’s Group to deploy 1,155 MWh of commercial and industrial (C&I) battery energy storage systems (BESS) across South Africa. The rollout will be...

JinkoSolar launches AIDC modules for data centres

JinkoSolar has introduced a new line of photovoltaic modules designed for AI data centres, GPU clusters, supercomputing facilities, and edge computing networks. The product, called the AIDC module, is built on the company’s Tiger Neo 3.0 tunnel oxide...

China’s solar firms are bleeding and winning at once

China’s solar PV export value and manufacturing capacity for wafers, cells and modules, showing sustained growth with fluctuations across global, EU and ASEAN markets (2017–2025) China’s solar industry is undergoing its sharpest downturn in over a...

Global power sector news roundup: key updates

Grid & Policy $1.9 billion · US US DOE launches SPARK grid upgrade program The Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity has opened a $1.9 billion funding opportunity under the SPARK initiative, targeting reconductoring and advanced...

Waaree unit acquires minority stake in United Solar Holding

Waaree Solar Americas Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Waaree Energies Limited (WEL), has completed the acquisition of 53,68,551 Series B preferred shares of United Solar Holding Inc. for approximately USD 30 million. The transaction, first...

Xcel Energy-Google deal adds 1,900 MW clean energy and 30 GWh storage

Xcel Energy has signed an agreement to supply electricity to a new Google data centre in Pine Island, Minnesota, alongside a 1,900 MW expansion of clean energy capacity and deployment of a large long-duration battery system. The Electric Service...

US DoE allocates $175 million for coal plant upgrades

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced $175 million in funding for six projects focused on modernising, retrofitting, and extending the operational life of coal-fired power plants serving rural and remote communities across the United...

Russia ratifies loan amendments for Bangladesh Rooppur nuclear project

The Russian State Duma has ratified amendments to four intergovernmental loan agreements with Bangladesh related to construction of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the country’s first nuclear facility. The Federation Council has approved the federal...

ADB, GRE sign $350 million loan for solar-plus-BESS projects in Thailand

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Gulf Renewable Energy Company Limited (GRE), a subsidiary of Gulf Development Public Company Limited (GULF), have signed a $350 million loan agreement to expand renewable energy generation in Thailand. The...

Rolls-Royce unveils modular gas engine plants for Germany

Rolls-Royce has introduced modular gas engine power plant solutions to support Germany’s national Power Plant Strategy and energy transition plans. The preconfigured and factory-tested units are designed for faster deployment, with grid connection...

Inox Clean, RJ Corp form JV for African renewables

Inox Clean Energy Limited, part of the INOXGFL Group, has formed an equal joint venture with RJ Corp Limited to enter the African renewable energy market, marking its first major international independent power producer initiative. The partnership...

EVE Energy commissions 400 MWh storage project using 628Ah cells

EVE Energy Co. has commenced operations at a 400 MWh energy storage facility in Hebei province, China, deploying its 628Ah ultra-large battery cells at grid scale for the first time. The project marks the transition of the technology from pilot...

L&T incorporates offshore wind subsidiary in the Netherlands

Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) announced on February 10, 2026, that it has incorporated a new wholly owned subsidiary in the Netherlands, named L&T Energy Offshore Wind B.V. The entity has been registered with the Dutch Trade Register and...

TotalEnergies signs 1 GW solar PPAs with Google in Texas

TotalEnergies has entered into two long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to supply 1 GW of solar capacity to Google’s data centres in Texas. The transaction represents TotalEnergies’ largest single renewable energy PPA concluded in the United...

HiTHIUM completes open-door fire test of 6.25MWh LDES system

HiTHIUM has completed what it described as the world’s first open-door, large-scale fire test of a 6.25MWh long-duration energy storage (LDES) system, validating safety performance under extreme conditions. The test was conducted under the...

Global power sector: key recent developments

Russia revises lunar roadmap, plans nuclear power plant on MoonAt a major Russian space conference, officials outlined a revised lunar programme after the 2023 Luna-25 failure. The updated schedule prioritises Luna-26 in 2028, Luna-27A in 2029...

South Korea confirms new nuclear reactors and SMR rollout

South Korea’s government has confirmed it will move ahead with two new large scale nuclear reactors and the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) under the 11th Basic Power Supply Plan, bringing an end to months of policy review. The two...

Fraunhofer ISE tests medium voltage solar plants to cut costs and materials

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) are developing the first medium voltage photovoltaic power plants. The initiative aims to lower material use, reduce costs, and streamline the deployment of...

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