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India

​UP cabinet approves 2,400MW expansion of Meja thermal power project

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved the expansion of the Meja Super Thermal Power Project in Prayagraj with the addition of three new power generation units …

Georgia

Georgia extends gas supply contract with Azerbaijan for 20 years

Georgia and Azerbaijan have signed a package of agreements in the energy and transport sectors during a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidz…

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has coal reserves sufficient for over 300 years

Kazakhstan’s coal industry continues to show steady growth, ensuring reliable domestic supply and expanding export potential, citing the Ministry of Energ…

China

Li Auto Launches All-New L9 Flagship EREV SUV

Li Auto launched the all-new Li L9 flagship extended-range SUV in China today with deliveries beginning immediately in two trims, Ultra and Livis, and a pre-sal…

United States

Reports Say NextEra in Talks to Acquire Dominion Energy

NextEra Energy, one of the largest power companies in the United States, is in advanced talks to acquire Dominion Energy, in a deal that could transform the pow…

South Korea

Samsung Heavy Industries Secures $744M Order for Three LNG Carriers in Oceania

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said on May 18 it has secured a 1.12 trillion-won (US$744.4 million) contract to build three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.T…

Canada

Canada plans to double capacity of electricity grid by 2050

Canada on May 14 unveiled a C$1 trillion ($729 billion) strategy to double ​the capacity of its electricity grid by 2050, citing ‌rapidly increasing power…

Mexico

Grupo Carso Advances Geothermal Plant in Celaya

Grupo Carso emerges as the first private conglomerate in Mexico to pursue large-scale geothermal energy development through its subsidiary Energías Alter…

United Kingdom

Protium acquires UK-backed green hydrogen project from Storegga

Protium has acquired the 15MW UK government-backed Cromarty green hydrogen project amid a wider portfolio gain from climate technology developer Storegga.It fol…

China

New Chinese battery offers fresh hope for hydrogen storage

Chinese researchers have built a new type of battery that may solve one of the biggest challenges in clean energy: how to store hydrogen easily and efficiently.…

Latvia

Latvia greenlights €5m biomethane grid project

The Latvian government has approved proposals by the Ministry of Climate and Energy for the construction of two new biomethane injection points at a cost of &eu…

Uzbekistan

ADB and Acwa sign US$116 million financing package to support wind power in Uzbekistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a US$116 million financing package with Acwa to support the development, construction, operation, and transfer of a …

Switzerland

ABB to invest $200 million in medium-voltage equipment production in Europe

ABB will invest about $200 million to expand production of medium-voltage grid equipment in Europe to meet ​rising power demand from data centres, electric car…

United Kingdom

Thistle Wind Partners Submits Offshore Consent Application for 1 GW Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm to Scottish Government

Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has taken the next step in the development of its Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm project with the submission of its offshore consent appl…

United States

SEG Solar Announces New US 4 GW Solar Module Factory

SEG Solar ("SEG"), a U.S. solar module manufacturer, announced that it will establish a new 4-gigawatt (GW) solar manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas. Buil…