Grid

Thermal Plant

New Coal-Fired Unit Operating at Zimbabwe’s Largest Thermal Power Plant

The first of two 300-MW units being built as part of the expansion of a coal-fired generating station in Zimbabwe has come online. The Zimbabwe Power Co. (ZPC) …

Solar Cell

ACWA Power, Uzbekistan to Develop Solar, Battery Projects

They will add 1.4GW of renewable energy and 1.5GWh of battery storage in Uzbekistan.ACWA Power signed three power purchase agreements and investment agreements …

United States

Meta Signs PPA on 240-Mw Texas Solar Project

AVANGRID, a sustainable energy company, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Meta, Facebook’s parent company, to procure renewable energy from…

Electric Car

What’s the Impact of Charging EVs on a Power Grid Under Strain?

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Australia doubled in 2022 and Tesla's Model 3 emerged as the best-selling mid-size car, the first time an EV has he…

Electricity Trade

Singapore to Import 1GW Re Electricity From Cambodia

A conditional approval was granted to the import project proposal of Keppel Energy.Singapore will be importing 1 gigawatt (GW) of renewable electricity from Cam…

Offshore Wind Power

DNV Embarks on a Project to Support Kepco to Bring Offshore Wind Power to South Korea

DNV will support the development of an optimal design and network routing plan for integrating large-scale offshore wind into the power grid. DNV will also stud…

Offshore Wind Power

South Korea Working on Grid Plan For 8.2 GW of Offshore Wind

KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation) Research Institute, together with DNV as a technical advisor, is developing a long-term plan for a power grid that will…

Solar Power Panel

California Nem 3.0: Sunnova Offers ‘Free’ Batteries to Counter Upcoming Policy Change

California is one month away from implementing a policy that reduces how much customers with solar panels are paid for surplus power sent to the grid. The proce…

Power Construction

Wartsila Engine Plant Boosts Senegal Power Capacity

The 130MW Malicounda Melec power plant in Mbour.Plant is one of the first public-private partnership projects in West AfricaThe power generation capacity of Sen…

Steam turbine

Senegal’s 130 MW Malicounda Power Project Now Fully Operational

The 130 MW Wärtsilä Flexicycle™ power plant is now fully operational in Malicounda. The plant has been officially inaugurated by President Sall …

Wave Energy

Eni Installs Wave Energy Converter off Italian Coast

Eni has completed the installation of an inertial sea wave energy converter (ISWEC) device connected to the electricity grid off the Italian island of Panteller…

Floating Solar Project

Statkraft Starts Commercial Operation of Floating Solar Plant in Albania

Commercial operations have begun at a floating solar plant located at the Banja reservoir in Albania, Statkraft has announced.The plant, which is supplying the …

Solar Company

“Making Dumb Solar Smart:” Push to Bring Old Rooftop PV Into New World of Flexible Exports

A small but focused South Australian trial seeks to address one of the bigger challenges facing an increasingly renewable grid – how to manage the 12GW of…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Indra Raises £20M to Deliver Bi-directional Charging Technology

Oversubscribed funding round will help firm meet growing demand for vehicle-to-grid technology in UK and further afieldBritish electric vehicle (EV) charging te…

Transformer

The Increasing Energy Demand Is Fueling the Consumption of Distribution Transformers

The global distribution transformers market was estimated to reach a valuation of USD 26.1 Billion in the year 2022. With a steady CAGR of 6% from 2023 to 2033,…