Electricity

Buvuma to be Connected to National Electricity Grid Very Soon- Museveni Assures

Residents of Buvuma Island have all reason to smile after President Museveni assured them that they will soon be connected to the national electricity grid.Muse…

Berlin power outage hits 45,000 homes after suspected arson attack

Tens of thousands of homes in Berlin will be without electricity until Thursday as authorities struggle to repair power cables seriously damaged in a suspected …

Adani Group officially commences 570 MW Wangchhu hydro power project in Bhutan

In May 2025, the Adani Group and the Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) of Bhutan signed separate landmark MoUs to develop 5,000 MW of hydropower projects in B…

Slovenia's net electricity output falls 2% y/y in Nov

Compared with the previous month, net electricity output increased 63%, the statistical office said in a statement, citing provisional data on Monday.In Novembe…

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Launches Chinese-funded Waste-to-energy Plant

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov speaks at the launch ceremony of a waste-to-energy plant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Dec. 27, 2025. A Chinese-funded waste-to-energy …

Taean Coal Plant Closure Triggers Local Economic Backlash

The Taean Coal-Fired Power Plant Unit 1 in South Chungcheong Province, which has produced enough electricity to power 900,000 households for a year, ceased oper…

HVDC

China Cable Engineering Co., Ltd. Secures Full Lifecycle Maintenance Project for High-Voltage Cables in Kuwait

In December 2025, China Cable Engineering Co., Ltd. officially signed two contracts with the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity and Water. The company will be respo…

Wind Farm

Iberdrola Expands With Ararat Wind Farm Acquisition in Australia

Iberdrola has signed an agreement with Partners Group and OPTrust to acquire full ownership of the Ararat wind farm in Victoria, Australia.Most of the electrici…

Solar project

European Energy Wins Planning Approval for 1.1GW Upper Calliope Solar Farm

European Energy has obtained planning approval for the Upper Calliope solar farm, a 1.1 GW project situated near Gladstone in Queensland, Australia.Electricity …

Electricity Transmission

SSE’s Transmission Arm Secures $1.34 Billion UK-Backed Facility for Scotland Power Grid

SSEN Transmission, primarily owned by SSE Plc (SSE.L), has obtained a £1 billion($1.34 billion) 12-year bank facility to fund significant electricity grid…

Electricity Transmission

Hitachi Energy Secures SSEN Transmission Contract for HV DC Converter Stations

Hitachi Energy has obtained contracts from SSEN Transmission to provide high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations for two significant subsea cable c…

Electricity Transmission

KETRACO Signs PPP for Two High-Voltage Electricity Transmission Lines in Kenya

The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has signed a public-private partnership agreement valued at $311 million with a consortium formed by Africa…

Electricity Transmission

Kenya Signs $311 Mln Power Lines Deal With Africa Fund, Indian Firm

Kenya announced on Monday the signing of an agreement for a $311 million investment to develop two high-voltage electricity transmission lines. The partners inc…

Gas power plant

Nigeria Issues Permits for Gas-Flaring Project, Targets $2 Billion Investment and 3 GW Power Potential

Nigeria granted permits to 28 companies on December 12, 2025, as part of the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP), designed to reduce routine …

Energy Storage Project

Trina Storage and Lightshift to Deploy Over 1GWh Energy Storage Systems in US

Trina Storage and Lightshift Energy have expanded their partnership to deploy more than 1 GWh of grid-scale battery energy storage systems across the United Sta…