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2019 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia (ISGT Asia)

Programs Overview

United States

Texas Halts Data Center Grid Connections Pending Statewide Audit

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered a temporary halt to data center connections to the state’s power grid as officials review the sector’s growing im…

China

China Approves Eight New Nuclear Reactors at Four Sites

China has approved the construction of eight new nuclear reactors at four sites, including three pairs of Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors and two Guohe One (CAP1…

Denmark

Vattenfall Wins Danish Tender for Hesselø and North Sea I Mid Offshore Wind Projects

Vattenfall has been awarded the Hesselø and North Sea I Mid offshore wind projects in Denmark’s latest offshore wind tender, expanding the company&…

United States

First Hydrogen from Lingen Reaches Marl as GET H2 Nukleus Advances

Aug. 4, 2026 — The first renewable hydrogen produced at RWE’s electrolysis site in Lingen, Lower Saxony, has reached Evonik’s Marl Chemical Park in…

Brazil

ENGIE Awards WEG Contract for Jaguara Hydropower Plant Expansion

ENGIE Brasil has awarded WEG a contract to supply equipment for two new generating units at the Jaguara Hydropower Plant, located on the Rio Grande River on the…

United States

SpaceX Agrees to Remove Temporary Gas Turbines From Colossus Data Center Site by 2027

SpaceX has agreed to begin removing temporary gas turbines that power part of its Colossus AI data center complex, though the final units may remain in place un…

India

India’s Coal Output Rises 7.51% in July 2026 Despite Monsoon Challenges

India’s coal production registered robust year-on-year growth of 7.51% in July 2026, supported mainly by the strong operational performance of Coal India …

OPEC+ Approves September Oil Output Increase as Voluntary Cut Rollback Ends

OPEC+ approved an oil production quota increase of about 188,000 barrels per day from September, the producer group said on August 2, completing the unwinding o…

Japan

RENOVA’s Tokushima Tsuda Biomass Power Plant Resumes Normal Operation

July 29, 2026 — RENOVA, Inc. announced that the Tokushima Tsuda Biomass Power Plant resumed normal operation on July 25, 2026, as planned, after completing rep…

India

EIM, HPCL Partner to Expand EV Charging and Battery Swapping Infrastructure in India

Karnataka-based Energy In Motion (EIM) has signed an agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to establish and operate fast-charging and ba…

Nevis Geothermal Project Set to Enter Drilling Phase Later This Year

July 28, 2026 — The long-awaited Nevis Geothermal Project is moving into a critical new phase, with a drilling rig expected to be mobilized in the coming weeks…

Hydrogen Project

PosHYdon Produces First Green Hydrogen on Operational North Sea Platform

The PosHYdon pilot project has successfully produced green hydrogen on the operational offshore platform Q13a-A in the North Sea, marking a milestone in the off…

Australia

Neoen Expands Goyder Battery After Winning South Australian Capacity Contracts

July 29, 2026 — Neoen has doubled the size of its Goyder Battery project after securing two 15-year capacity service contracts in South Australia’s inaug…

South Korea

Gaon Cable to Supply Power Distribution Cables for U.S. Big Tech Power Plant Project

Gaon Cable, a subsidiary of LS Cable & System, said on July 28 that it will supply power distribution cables for a power plant project being developed by a majo…