Electricity

Solar project

Nepal Allocates 960 MW in PV Tender With Lowest Bid of $0.037/kWh

The Nepalese authorities had originally planned to allocate 800 MW of PV capacity through the procurement exercise. The 64 selected projects range in size from …

Jordan

Jordan’s New Electricity Law Encourages Investment in Energy Storage

The new law aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of Jordan’s electricity infrastructure and introduces the concept of energy storage in the coun…

Electricity Transmission

UK Regulator Approves Five Undersea Energy Links by 2032

The UK electricity regulator has approved five new undersea energy links to connect the United Kingdom with the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, and betw…

Electricity Transmission

Lakeside Energy Park’s BESS Project Connects to Grid

A battery storage project developed by TagEnergy is now connected and energised on the electricity transmission network following work by National Grid to plug …

Electricity Transmission

Lakeside Energy Park’s BESS Project Connects to Grid

A battery storage project developed by TagEnergy is now connected and energised on the electricity transmission network following work by National Grid to plug …

Photovoltaic （PV）

Uzbekistan Aims to Have More Than 18,000 MW of Wind Energy and Photovoltaic Solar Power by 2030

By 2026, Uzbekistan plans to have 5,000 MW of photovoltaic (PV) and wind capacity, and by 2030 this figure is expected to exceed 18,000 MW. This would allow the…

Distributed energy

Two-Layer Power Trading Mechanism to Support Distributed Solar

Researchers in China have proposed a new hybrid transaction model for distributed power trading. The model encourages the participation of aggregators in market…

Power Construction

Ireland’s EirGrid Awards Contracts for Renewables Integration Technologies

Irish electricity grid operator EirGrid has awarded four contracts for renewables integration technologies, specifically synchronous condensers, to support Irel…

Gas power plant

Nigeria’s Lagos Invites Bids to Develop Up to 4 GW of Gas-Fired Power Plants

The State Government of Lagos (Nigeria) has invited bids for the development by independent power producers of up to 4,050 MW of gas-fired power plants in Lagos…

Electricity Transmission

How Transmission Services Could Be a Gas Turbine Money-Spinner

Gas turbine plants could be run continuously to provide services hears Brussels conferenceThe growth of renewables could open the way for peak-load gas turbine …

Power Construction

Bangladesh Fast Tracks Payment To Adani Power After Supply Cut

Bangladesh is accelerating payment of more than $800 million it owes Adani Power (ADAN.NS), ahead of a Nov. 7 deadline set by the Indian company, which has cut …

Distributed Grid

UK Power Hits 11-Month High as Reliance on Europe Reaches Record

UK power prices jumped to their highest in almost a year as the country imports electricity from Europe at record levels.The day-ahead price for delivery Tuesda…

Electricity Transmission

South Africa’s Eskom Opposes Electricity Trading Licenses

Power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. will ask the High Court to review a decision by South Africa’s energy regulator to grant licenses to multiple applic…

Electricity Trade

The Rust Belt Is Becoming Ground Zero for the EV Charging Boom

As electric car sales pick up pace far from the US coasts, a wave of new fast-charging stations coming online from the Rust Belt down to the Deep South.Roughly …

Natural Gas

Tax Hikes Hinder Gas Price Drop, Raise Electricity Costs

espite reductions in the cost of energy, supply and network services (-2% compared to second half of 2023), total prices slightly increased (+2%), as government…