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Poland finalizes energy storage subsidy program for 5 GWh deployment

Author: PPD Team Date: 18/03/2025 Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment has finalized its long-awaited energy storage subsidy program to support the deployment of more than 5 GWh of energy storage across the country. The new regulation was...

UK pushes China on climate action amid global energy shifts

Author: PPD Team Date: 17/03/2025 UK Energy Minister Ed Miliband met Chinese officials in Beijing on March 17, urging stronger climate action even as China’s emissions continue to rise.   China, the world’s largest emitter, has pledged to reach net...

Indonesia unveils world’s third-largest floating solar plant

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/03/2025 Indonesia has launched a floating solar power plant on the Cirata Reservoir, 107 kilometers southeast of Jakarta.  Covering 4% of the reservoir, its 13 solar arrays generate up to 192 MW, making it the world’s...

Five partner nations to plan Europe’s largest Green Energy Corridor

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/03/2025 On Monday, the 10th Ministerial Meeting for the implementation of the Green Energy Corridor project took place in Budapest, with representatives from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria in...

Trump’s energy stance vs. renewable progress: Hanford solar farm’s uncertain future

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/03/2025 At the CERAWeek summit in Houston on Monday, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright stirred the pot by openly criticizing renewable energy and reaffirming the Trump administration’s strong stance on oil and natural...

US ends Iraq’s sanctions waiver for Iranian electricity imports

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/03/2025 The United States has ended a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran, following President Donald Trump’s renewed “maximum pressure” policy on Tehran. The waiver, which expired on 8 March...

Australia accelerates renewable energy projects amid rising energy demand

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 The Australian government has introduced a National Renewable Energy Priority List to expedite approvals for key renewable energy generation, storage, and transmission projects. The initiative, led by the Department...

ANDRITZ to engineer 100 MW green hydrogen plant in Germany

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/03/2025 ANDRITZ has secured an order from Rostock EnergyPort Cooperation GmbH (REPCO) to engineer a 100 MW green hydrogen plant in Rostock, Germany. REPCO is a joint venture of RWE Generation SE, EnBW Neue Energien GmbH...

Ontario Premier threatens to cut U.S. energy supply over tariffs

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/03/2025 Ontario Premier Doug Ford has strongly opposed U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, warning that Ontario could retaliate by cutting off energy exports. “If they want to try to annihilate Ontario, I will...

Masdar, EDF Renewables sign PPA with Soluna for wind power

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/03/2025 EDF Renewables North America and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with data center developer Soluna Holdings.  Under this agreement, Soluna will purchase up to 166...

Russia expands nuclear cooperation amid geopolitical tensions

Author: PPD Team Date: 05/03/2025 Russia is strengthening its global nuclear cooperation, signing agreements and engaging in discussions with key allies despite growing geopolitical challenges and Western sanctions. The country continues to play a...

Petrolimex and ADB partner to support Vietnam’s energy transition

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/03/2025 The Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to promote energy transition in Vietnam.  Under the agreement, ADB will help...

Jordan’s NEPCO secures EUR67.1 million from EBRD and EU

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/03/2025 Jordan’s state-owned transmission system operator, National Electric Power Company (NEPCO), has secured a EUR67.1 million financing package from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the...

China’s thorium reserves could sustain its energy needs indefinitely

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/03/2025 A national survey suggests China’s thorium reserves may be far larger than estimated, potentially transforming global energy production. A recently declassified report details findings from a survey that concluded in...

Renewable energy cannibalization lowers solar market revenues in Europe

Author: PPD Team Date: 28/02/2025 Photovoltaics (PV) and wind now dominate Europe’s power generation, surpassing fossil fuels, according to the latest Enervis report. However, increasing cannibalization of renewable energy is reducing market...

AMEA Power to develop 1500 MWh BESS in Egypt

Author: PPD Team Date: 27/02/2025 AMEA Power has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) to develop two standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a total capacity of 1500 megawatt-hours (MWh). Under...

Kenya Power invests KES1 billion to upgrade electricity infrastructure

Author: PPD Team Date: 26/02/2025 Kenya Power has announced an investment of KES1 billion to expand and enhance electricity infrastructure across eleven counties in the Nyanza and western regions. The funds will support the construction of new power...

China’s Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower plan: A test for India’s reaction?

Author: PPD Team Date: 25/02/2025 China has approved a hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, which flows into India as the Brahmaputra. While many assumed it would be the world’s largest dam, reports suggest China is planning...

U.S. added 50 GW of solar capacity in 2024

Author: PPD Team Date: 24/02/2025 The U.S. added nearly 50 GW of new solar generating capacity in 2024, according to the 2025 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook, released by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and BloombergNEF. The record...

Enefit Green and Sumitomo partner for offshore wind farm in Baltic Sea

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/02/2025 Enefit Green and Sumitomo Corporation have signed an agreement to jointly develop the Liivi Bay offshore wind farm in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea. As part of the deal, Enefit Green will sell a 50% stake in Liivi...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 16/06/2025 Meta has signed a deal with XGS Energy to develop a 150 megawatt...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 16/06/2025 Union Minister for Power, Shri Manohar Lal, visited the Gorakhpur...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 16/06/2025 Torrent Green Energy Private Limited (TGEPL), a wholly-owned...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 16/06/2025 The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 16/06/2025 CIL India Limited (CIL) has incorporated a new joint venture...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 16/06/2025 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has proposed the...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 13/06/2025 Global: World Bank lifts nuclear funding ban for developing...