Construction

Germany

Germany may have to slow coal plant closures, Merz says

Germany may have to keep some coal-fired power plants online longer than planned, as it aims to accelerate the construction of gas-fired power stations amid the…

Kazakhstan

Construction Kicks Off on Kazakhstan’s 1-GW wind farm

Work on a 1-GW wind farm project has begun near Ekibastuz in the Pavlodar region.source: Kazakhstan Energy MinistryAccording to the Kazakh Ministry of Energy, t…

Australia

Huge 1.6 gigawatt-hour battery gets federal green light for Queensland hub

A strategically vital and very large battery proposed for construction in Queensland’s Gladstone region has been waved through the federal environmental a…

France

Qair secures solar PV PPA at 192MW Brazilian plant

French independent power producer (IPP) Qair has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Brazilian LPG distributor Ultragaz for the Bom Jardim solar PV pro…

France

Drilling of geothermal doublet starts in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France

Drilling of a geothermal doublet and construction of the heating plant have started for a geothermal heating project in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France.Artist's re…

Kazakhstan

Turkistan region develops gas infrastructure this year

Gasification of 161 settlements in Turkistan region is planned until 2027.20.7 billion tenge was allocated last year for the construction of 87 gasification fac…

Portugal

Akuo to build 220 MWh battery at Santas solar PV plant

Akuo, a global renewable energy player, is set to commence construction of SantasBAT, a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 80 MW of power a…

Singapore

MHI-AP Awarded Boiler Retrofit Contract for Waste-to-Energy Facility in Singapore

Aims to complete the project by FY2027 and will provide comprehensive services from design and construction to operational support

Hydropower Plant

Kazakhstan set to build small hydropower plants in three regions

The Kazakh Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry prepares design and cost documentation for the construction of small hydropower plants at the Samarkand reser…

Energy Investment

Zelestra secures $600 million for 440 MW Texas solar portfolio to supply solar portfolio

Renewable energy developer Zelestra has closed a $600 million green project financing package to fund the construction and development of two utility-scale sola…

United Kingdom

€693 million financing to support UK’s subsea electricity superhighway

ScottishPower, through its parent company Iberdrola, has secured £600 million (around €693 million) in financing from the National Wealth Fund to sup…

Hydrogen Production

Samsung C&T Completes Korea's First Renewable-Only Hydrogen Facility

Samsung C&T's construction division has completed South Korea's first hydrogen energy production facility based on an off-grid system, a method of produ…

Solar project

Google signs PPAs on 400-MW Texas solar project portfolio

Utility solar developer Sunraycer Renewables has arranged two long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Google for the Lupinus and Lupinus 2 solar project…

Energy Storage Project

Construction starts on Arevon’s 250-MW energy storage project in California

Arevon Energy has started construction on its 250-MW/1,000-MWh Cormorant Energy Storage Project in Daly City, California. The $600 million facility is expected …

Russian

Vietnam, Russia sign agreement on new nuclear plant

An intergovernmental agreement has been signed on cooperation in the construction of the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant in Vietnam, to feature two VVER‑1200 …