Power plant

Egypt

Alcazar Energy secures $420m deal to manage Egypt’s Gabal El Zeit wind farm

Egypt signed investment, operation, and power purchase agreements worth $420m with Alcazar Energy for the 580-megawatt (MW) Gabal El Zeit wind power plant, the …

Brazil

ANDRITZ WINS MAJOR CONTRACTS TO EXPAND HYDROPOWER CAPACITY IN BRAZIL

COPEL (Companhia Paranaense de Energia) has awarded ANDRITZ two turnkey contracts for the supply and commissioning of additional generating units at the Foz do …

Japan

Chubu Electric to procure credits from 7-MW biomass-fired plant in Japan

Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co Inc has inked an off-site virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Enshu Forest Energy LLC to procure environmental credits f…

Japan

Baseload Capital and Furusato Netsuden demonstrate scalable geothermal growth model in Japan

With the completion of the Waita No. 2 geothermal power plant in Kumamoto Prefecture, Baseload Capital and Furusato Netsuden are positioning Japan as a breakthr…

China

Xudabao Nuclear Plant: Unit 3 Passes Hot Tests, Unit 2 Vessel in Place

Hot functional tests have been completed at unit 3 of the Xudabao nuclear power plant in China's Liaoning Province ahead of the reactor's start up, whil…

Brazil

ANDRITZ secures hydropower capacity expansion contracts with COPEL

Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) has awarded ANDRITZ two turnkey contracts for the supply and commissioning of additional generating units at the Foz do …

Combined cycle power plant

KEPCO Secures Saudi Jafurah Phase 2 Power Project

KEPCO has secured the second phase of the Saudi Arabia’s Jafurah, Jafurah combined cycle power project, following the first phase. KEPCO announced on the …

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan and Russia sign deal to finance 1st nuclear power plant

Kazakhstan and Russia have signed an agreement on the main principles and conditions for cooperation to build the country's first nuclear power plant, inclu…

United States

‌KEPCO Commissions Ukudu Combined Cycle Power Plant in Guam‌

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) commissioned the Ukudu combined cycle power plant in Guam on May 28 (local time), marking a major step in strengthening its o…

India

Coal India asks units to ramp up supplies as heatwave fuels record power demand

State-run Coal India has asked its subsidiaries to ramp up coal supplies to power plants to ​avoid shortages as the country's power demand hits a record &z…

India

India’s First Geothermal Power Plant To Come Up In Ladakh’s Puga Valley After Centre Clears ONGC Project

Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved the extension of an agreement for the country’s first geothermal power project in the Puga Valley.Th…

Kazakhstan

KazMunayGas launches first full-cycle green hydrogen production complex in Kazakhstan

KMG Engineering, a subsidiary of KazMunayGas (KMG), has launched a full-cycle pilot project to generate green hydrogen in Atyrau, KMG's press service report…

Uzbekistan

ADB and Acwa sign US$116 million financing package to support wind power in Uzbekistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a US$116 million financing package with Acwa to support the development, construction, operation, and transfer of a …

Japan

Steam leak prompts shutdown of nuclear reactor in central Japan

A nuclear power plant in Japan’s central Fukui Prefecture temporarily shut down one of its reactors on Friday morning after a steam leak was detected near…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Enugu targets 660MW coal-fired power plant, sets July groundbreaking date

The Enugu State Government announced plans to construct a 660MW coal-fired power plant, with construction to start in July.Mbah, speaking on 6 May, stated that …