Electricity demand

United States

New Jersey Lifts De Facto Ban on New Nuclear Energy Projects

On April 8, the state of New Jersey lifted its de facto ban on new nuclear energy projects within the state. Currently, as the growth rate of electricity demand…

Energy Storage System

Capacity Greenfield cleared to build 99.9-MW battery in England

Greenfield has secured planning permission for the Earls Barton battery energy storage system in Northamptonshire.The company said the project will support grid…

Oil Pipeline

Hanwha to Acquire 324-MW Gas-Fired Power Plant in Texas ERCOT Market

Hanwha Energy has agreed to acquire a 324-MW natural gas-fired power plant in Texas, expanding its presence in the ERCOT market as electricity demand continues …

Invenergy and Tallgrass Sign Supply Agreement for Arizona Natural Gas Power Plants

North American private independent power producer Invenergy announced an agreement with pipeline operator Tallgrass to develop three new natural gas power plant…

Energy Storage Project

Trina Storage and Lightshift to Deploy Over 1GWh Energy Storage Systems in US

Trina Storage and Lightshift Energy have expanded their partnership to deploy more than 1 GWh of grid-scale battery energy storage systems across the United Sta…

Combined cycle power plant

Blackstone to Invest $1.2 Billion in Power Generation Facility in West Virginia

Blackstone said on Thursday that one of its units will invest about $1.2 billion to build a new power plant in West Virginia. The announcement reflects the asse…

Power Construction

US Launches Effort to Speed Power Grid Projects for AI

The U.S. administration on Thursday announced new measures to accelerate development of power plants and transmission lines, citing rising electricity demand dr…

Gas power plant

Entergy’s Texas Unit Receives Approval to Build Natural Gas Power Plants

Entergy’s Texas unit announced on Thursday that it has received approval from the Public Utility Commission of Texas to construct two new natural gas powe…

Power Construction

Hitachi to Invest $1 Billion to Produce Power Grid Components in US

Hitachi Energy, a subsidiary of Japan’s Hitachi Ltd, announced on Thursday that it will invest $1 billion to expand its U.S. power grid infrastructure man…

Gas power plant

India Explores Using Costly Gas-Fired Power to Meet Peak Demand

On Tuesday, an adviser to India’s power ministry announced that the country is exploring the use of gas-fired power plants exclusively during the peak ele…

Thermal Plant

China’s Fossil-Fuelled Power Rises to 11-Month High in July

China's fossil-fuelled power generation, mainly from coal, hit its highest level since August 2024 in July 2025, driven by record heat that increased electr…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Malaysia Boosts Coal Power Output, Imports to Meet Rising Demand

Malaysia has significantly increased its coal-fired power generation to meet growing electricity demand, particularly from data centers, according to a Reuters …

Electricity Transmission

China’s Record-Breaking Heat Pushes Power Demand to New High

A prolonged heatwave across China has pushed electricity demand to an unprecedented peak, surpassing 1.5 billion kilowatts, according to energy officials. The i…

Carbon Emissions

China’s Quarterly CO2 Emissions Fall on the Back of a Renewable Energy Surge

In the first quarter of 2025, China achieved a 1.6% year-on-year reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, despite a 2.5% increase in national electricity de…

Power Construction

AEP Texas Transmission Line to Support Permian Basin’s Electricity Demand

AEP Texas is set to build a 765-kV transmission line called the Howard-Solstice project to address the growing electricity demand in the Permian Basin, an essen…