Electricity

United Kingdom

UK Renewables and Nuclear Generators Face Windfall Tax as Government U-Turns Again

Westminster is trying to break the link between high gas prices and electricity revenue.

Electricity Transmission

Romania Secures €420m+ for Massive Grid Overhaul

Contracts have been signed valuing €424.4 million ($411.8 million) for nine projects to oversee the digitisation and modernisation of Romania’s transmission n…

United Kingdom

UK Moves to Cap Revenues of Low-Carbon Energy Producers

Britain set out plans for a temporary revenue limit on low-carbon electricity generators on Tuesday, which the government said had the potential to save billion…

Electric Vehicle Charging

GM Is Launching a New Business to Connect Homes and Businesses With EV Chargers, Energy Storage

GM is starting a new business unit to offer electricity storage and management for homes and businesses.

United Kingdom

Octopus Energy Flexibility Scheme Pays Prosumers to Support the Grid

UK energy supplier Octopus Energy is announcing a new energy reduction and flexibility scheme while calling to end the prospect of electricity blackouts.

Greece

Greek Renewables Fully Cover Power Demand for First Time on Record

Power generation from renewables fully covered Greece's electricity demand over a few hours last week, for the first time in the history of the country's electr…

Philippines

Philippines Energy Chief: 2023 Power Supply Conditions Look 'Difficult'

The Philippines' energy minister said on Monday the country's power supply situation next year is likely to be difficult, with some hydro plants expected to be …

Smart Grid

Iberdrola Inks €220M Top-Up Loan with EU Bank for Smart Grids in Spain

The loan increase, which brings the total to around €820m, will support the development, modernisation and digitalisation of Iberdrola’s electricity distribut…

Natural Gas

PepsiCo to Make Cheetos and Lay's Chips Using Dutch Green Electricity

PepsiCo on Friday announced plans to phase out use of natural gas at a factory in the Netherlands and adopt a system based on renewable electricity.

Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Electricity Generation Share Drops to Lowest Value in 4 Decades

This is despite the 3.9% increase in the produced electricity.

Energy Transition

RWE Commits to Early Coal Phase-Out, but at What Cost?

RWE has committed to ending lignite-based electricity generation in 2030, eight years ahead of schedule.

Laos

Laos Poised to Be Southeast Asia’s Key Electricity Supplier

This comes amidst the development the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project.

United Kingdom

Britain Has Exported More Power to EU Than Ever Before

The country became a net exporter of electricity for three months of the year

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Australia Set to Face High Power Prices as Coal Plants Retire

Australia is set to face high electricity prices for several years as massive new investment will be needed in transmission lines to hook renewable energy proje…

Solar Mini Grids Could Power Half a Billion People by 2030, World Bank Says

Providing electricity to 490 million people will require constructing more than 217,000 mini grids at a cost of $127bn