Plants

Thermal Coal

India Approves Revised Scheme for Power Sector Coal Allocation

India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a revised policy to improve coal access for thermal power…

Hydropower Plant

Statkraft Eyes a $380M Upgrade for Nore Hydro Plants

Statkraft, Europe’s leading renewable energy producer, has applied for a license to upgrade the Nore hydropower plants in Nore and Uvdal, Buskerud, Norway…

Metal

China’s BYD, Tsingshan Scrap Plans for Chile Lithium Plants

On Wednesday, Chile’s economic development agency, Corfo, announced that Chinese automaker BYD and metals group Tsingshan have withdrawn from multimillion-doll…

Virtual power plants

New Battery-Enabled Virtual Power Plant Taking Shape in Texas

This week, sonnen, a provider of battery and virtual power plant (VPP) technology, shared updates on its residential VPP program in Texas. Partnering with Abund…

Hydropower Plant

Upgrade Plan Submitted for Nore Hydropower Plants in Norway

Statkraft has applied for a license to modernize its Nore hydropower plants in Buskerud, Norway, located along the Numedalslågen river. The project, estim…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Axpo, EDF Renewables Hellas Sign 102 MW Solar PPA in Greece

Swiss energy company Axpo has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the combined output of two solar power plants owned by EDF Renewables Hellas, the Gree…

Oil Refinery

Spanish Oil Refineries Shut Down After Power Blackout

On Monday, a widespread power outage across Spain and Portugal forced several oil refineries to suspend operations, including both plants managed by Moeve, Spai…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

India May Allow 49% Foreign Investment in Nuclear Power Sector

India is considering allowing foreign companies to own up to 49% of its nuclear power plants as part of a strategy to boost nuclear energy production and reduce…

Virtual power plants

Virtual Power Plant for Renewables Trading Under Development in Greece

Optimus Energy, an Athens-based energy supplier, has partnered with Germany’s emsys VPP to implement a virtual power plant (VPP) for trading renewable ene…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal India to Set Up Power Plant in Joint Venture

Coal India, a leading coal producer, has announced plans to construct a 1,600 megawatt coal-powered plant in Jharkhand, eastern India, through a joint venture. …

Uranium Project

Kazakhstan Inks Czech Uranium Deal

Kazakhstan’s National Nuclear Company, Kazatomprom, and Czech power company ČEZ have entered into a contract for the supply of Kazakhstani natural uraniu…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Vietnam Publishes Feed-in Tariffs for Large-Scale Solar-Plus-Storage

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has announced new feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for utility-scale solar power plants, tailored to different regio…

Hydrogen Production

Three New Hydrogen Plants Planned for Industrial Complex in Finland

The City of Oulu in central Finland is allocating land for three new hydrogen production and processing facilities to bolster its local hydrogen economy and inf…

Gas power plant

Capital Power Acquires Two US Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants for $2.2bn

Capital Power, a prominent North American energy company, announced the acquisition of two natural gas generation facilities in the United States for $2.2 billi…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Trump Exempts Dozens of Coal Plants From Mercury, Air Toxics Limits

The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that 47 companies operating coal-fired power plants in the United States have received a two-year exempti…