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Technip Energies wins FEED contract for Uniper’s new UK power plant

Technip Energies has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for Uniper’s new combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station with carbon capture and storage (CCS) at Connah’s Quay, located in the northwest of England. The...

Vestas secures turbines order for Ukraine’s largest wind energy project

Vestas has secured an order to supply turbines for the second phase of the Tyligulska wind energy project in Ukraine, the country’s largest renewable energy project.  Following the successful commissioning of the first phase in spring 2023, Vestas...

Nesma Infrastructure wins contract for Riyadh 380 kV substation

Nesma Infrastructure and Technology has secured a SAR915 million contract with the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) for constructing two 380 kV substations in Riyadh, named Rumah BSP-9077 A and B. The project includes installing line reactors at the...

Trincomalee Power to develop 50 MW solar project in Sri Lanka

Trincomalee Power Company Limited (TPCL), a joint venture between NTPC Limited and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), is developing a 50 MW solar project in Sampoor, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, with potential for expansion to 120 MW. The project’s...

Lhyfe and Masdar to develop green hydrogen projects in Europe

Lhyfe and Masdar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the co-development of large-scale green hydrogen production projects in Europe.  This partnership will identify collaboration and investment opportunities across the green...

Mongolia partners with EBRD to boost renewable energy sector

Mongolia has entered into a partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to enhance the country’s renewable energy sector.  Announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos (January 2025), the EBRD will help...

Mitsubishi completes 1.4GW Hin Kong GTCC power plant in Thailand

Mitsubishi Power, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, has completed the 1.4GW Hin Kong natural gas-fired gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power plant in Thailand.  The plant, a joint venture between RATCH Group and Gulf Energy Development, features...

United Group invests €120m in green electricity production in Bulgaria

United Group, a Southeastern Europe-based telecommunications and media company, has committed €120 million ($124.6 million) to green electricity production in Bulgaria.  The investment will supply 160% of the electricity needed for the company’s...

AboitizPower, UGEP sign solar PPA with Republic Cement in Bulacan

AboitizPower and Upgrade Energy Philippines (UGEP) have signed a long-term solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with Republic Cement & Building Materials (RCBM).  Their joint venture, Aboitiz Upgrade Solar (AUSI), will develop, build, and operate...

Sembcorp inaugurates 588 MW solar project in Oman

Sembcorp Industries has inaugurated the 588 MW Manah 2 Solar Independent Power Project in Manah, Oman, marking its first greenfield renewables development in the Middle East.  Backed by a 20-year 500 MW power purchase agreement with Nama Power and...

European Energy launches large-scale battery storage project in Denmark

European Energy, in collaboration with Kragerup Estate, has initiated its first large-scale battery storage project in Denmark. The battery, expected to begin test operations in Q1 2025, will support the integration of renewable energy into the power...

Vena Energy and LINE Yahoo sign VPPA for solar project in Japan

Vena Energy and LINE Yahoo Corporation (LYC) have signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for the 72 MW Maniwa Solar Project, which will be built on a repurposed golf course in Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture.  The project is expected to be...

PG&E secures $15bn loan guarantee for Project Polaris

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has secured a record $15 billion loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DOE).  The loan guarantee, the largest in the history of the DOE’s Loan Programs Office, will enable PG&E to expand hydropower...

TVA leads $800m SMR initiative to expedite Clinch River nuclear project

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will lead an $800 million application to the US Department of Energy’s Generation III+ small modular reactor (SMR) program.  The initiative, supported by Bechtel, BWX Technologies, and Duke Energy, aims to...

UKAEA invests £200m in fusion energy through LIBRTI programme

Photo: The LIBRTI facility: illustration with labels. Credit: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has announced a £200 million ($244 million) investment in the Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation (LIBRTI)...

UEM Lestra secures agreements for 1GW hybrid solar project in Malaysia

UEM Lestra, a subsidiary of the UEM Group, has finalized agreements with off-takers for its 1GW hybrid solar power plant project under Malaysia’s Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS).  The project, located in Segamat, Johor, is part of...

Scatec enters 15-year CfD agreement for 190MW solar portfolio in Romania

Scatec has signed a 15-year contract-for-difference (CfD) agreement with Romanian electricity market operator Opcom to secure pricing for almost 70% of its 190MW solar portfolio in Romania.  The remaining electricity will be sold on the Romanian...

Convergent Energy secures loan for solar and BESS projects in Puerto Rico

Convergent Energy and Power has secured a $584.5 million loan from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop solar and battery storage systems in Puerto Rico.  The funding is part of the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment program, under the...

Indonesia to increase power capacity by 71 GW by 2034

Indonesia aims to boost its power capacity by 71 GW by 2034, with a significant emphasis on private sector investment.  The government, in collaboration with PT PLN (Persero), will prioritize the development of transmission lines to support renewable...

Trump declares ‘national energy emergency,’ reverses policies to ‘drill, baby, drill!’

President Donald Trump announced the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord for the second time, citing it as a “one-sided rip-off.” The move, made after his swearing-in, also included a “national energy...

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