Plants

Virtual power plants

India’s CERC Proposes Virtual Power Purchase Agreement

India’s Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed updates to its electricity trading regulations, introducing virtual power purchase a…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Russia’s Rosatom, China’s CNNC to Lead Consortiums to Build First Nuclear Power Plants in Kazakhstan

On Saturday, Kazakhstan's atomic energy agency announced that Russia’s Rosatom and China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) will lead separate consor…

Gas power plant

China Gas Sector Lobbies for More Power Plants to Boost Demand

China’s natural gas producers are urging policymakers to expand the use of gas-fired power plants as part of the upcoming national energy strategy, aiming…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China Approves 11.29 GW of Coal Power in Q1 2025

China has approved 11.29 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity in the first quarter of 2025, according to a Greenpeace East Asia report. This follows a 41.5…

Finland

Metso to Launch PCAM Pilot and Demo Production Plants

Metso Corporation, based in Espoo, Finland, has announced the launch of pilot and demonstration plants to advance the development and production of precursor ca…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Ivory Coast Launches Tenders for 200 MW/66 MWh of Solar-Plus-Storage

Ci-Energies, Ivory Coast’s state-run utility, has launched two tenders for the construction of 100 MW solar power plants, each integrated with 33 MWh of e…

Geothermal Power Plant

Innargi to Deliver Target Geothermal Heating Capacity in Aarhus, Denmark With Fewer Plants

Innargi, a geothermal developer, has revised its plan to deliver 110 megawatts of geothermal heating to Aarhus, Denmark, using three locations instead of the or…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Facing Sinking Coal Demand, China Asks Power Plants to Just Buy More, Sources Say

China is encouraging its coal-fired power plants to increase stockpiles of domestically sourced coal and reduce reliance on imports to support local prices, acc…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

EDP Brasil to Sell Remaining 20% Stake in Pecem Coal Plant

EDP Brasil, a subsidiary of the global utility company EDP, has finalized an agreement with Diamante Geração de Energia, a Brazilian energy firm, …

Carbon Emissions

US EPA Drafting Proposal to Scrap Greenhouse Gas Limits

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing a proposal to remove all restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plan…

Solar project

Namibia Seeking Consultants for Solar at Dam

Namibia Water Corp. (Namwater) is seeking consultants to assist in developing solar plants near the Von Bach Dam in the Otjozondjupa region of eastern Namibia. …

Carbon Emissions

US EPA Drafting Plan to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Coal and Gas-Fired Power Plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Saturday its development of a draft plan to remove all greenhouse gas emission limits for coal and g…

Pumped Storage

ENGIE and CDPQ Plan up to £1 Billion Investment in UK Pumped Storage Plants

Energy company ENGIE and Canadian investor CDPQ have committed up to £1 billion to refurbish two major pumped storage hydro plants, Dinorwig and Ffestinio…

Solar project

Site Selection for PV Plants on Coal Gangue Hills

A research team from China has developed a strategy for selecting sites for photovoltaic (PV) plants on coal gangue hills in Yangquan City, Shanxi Province. Coa…

Hydrogen Project

Korea Southern Power Signs Hydrogen Power Plant Development Agreement With Ulsan City

Korea Southern Power and Ulsan City have entered into a business development agreement to build clean hydrogen power plants, marking a significant step in the r…