Power plants

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Pakistan Inaugurates Two Coal-Fired Plants (1.65 GW) In the Sindh Province

The Pakistani Government has inaugurated two coal-fired power plants totalling a capacity of 1,650 MW and located in the Thar Desert of the Sindh Province (sout…

Wind Farm

Elecnor Participates in the Largest Wind Power and Solar Energy Project in South Australia

The new facilities are part of an ambitious energy project which includes wind farms (1,200 MW), solar power plants (600 MW) and energy storage (900 MW)The Elec…

Ukraine

Energoatom and Cameco Sign Uranium Agreements

Energoatom and Cameco have signed agreements covering the supply of Ukrainian uranium and the production of nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants in Ukraine.Tim…

Nuclear Decommissioning

Ansaldo Nuclear Wins Romania Life Extension Deal

Cernavoda nuclear power plant.30-month modernization designed to future-proof nuclear power plantSNC-Lavalin has appointed Italy’s Ansaldo Nucleare to sup…

Nuclear Fusion

UK and US Launch $3M Fusion Energy Materials Project

From left: David Bowden, Materials for Fusion Lead at UKAEA, Yutai Kato, Prof Steve Zinkle, ORNL and University of Tennessee, and Dr Amanda Quadling. Photo: UKA…

Solar Power Plant

US$2 Billion! China Huaneng and Poly Changda Inks 2GW PV Plants in Uzbekistan

A cooperation agreement for the construction of 2GW of photovoltaic power plants was recently signed by Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov, Minister of Energy of Uzbekista…

Gas power plant

Germany Plans to Build 25 GW of New Gas-Fired Capacity by 2030

The German government intends to put up for auction gas power plants in 2023 as part of a strategy to add between 17 GW and 25 GW of gas-fired power capacity as…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

EPA Rolls Out More Stringent Effluent Limitations Guidelines for Coal Power Plants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing more stringent discharge standards for three types of coal power plant wastewater as part of an update to…

Thermal Coal

Power Units May Miss Closing Coal Stock Target as Heat Soars

The railway ministry will provide 418 rakes to different subsidiaries of Coal India and captive mines and will also increase the number of rakes. Hydro power pl…

Geothermal Power Plant

Kengen Receives EU Funding for Olkaria Geothermal Refurbishment

KenGen has been granted funding from the EU for the planned refurbishment and uprating of the Olkaria I and IV geothermal power plants in Naivasha, Kenya.

Romania

Romanian Coal Plant to Be Repurposed as 1700MW Combined-Cycle Flagship

HL-class engine. Image credit: Siemens EnergyCCGT plant will run on Siemens Energy turbines and be one of the most efficient in EuropeSiemens Energy will supply…

Coal Trade

UK Calls on Reserve Coal Power as Supply Tightens

National Grid ESO, serving the grid of Great Britain, has used reserve coal power units for the first time this winter during expected supply shortages.Two coal…

Solar Power Plant

Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power to Build Two Solar Plants in Uzbekistan With 1.4GW Capacity

Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent will host one of the new solar power plants, under the deal with Acwa. Photo: flydubaiSaudi Arabia's Acwa Power has signed…

Nuclear Reactor

Biden Administration Pledges $1.2 Billion to Keep U.S. Nuclear Reactors Online

The Biden administration has pledged another $1.2 billion to help extend the operating life of older or distressed nuclear power plants, with Energy Secretary J…

South Korea

South Korea’s APR1000 Certified for European Use by EUR

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's (KHNP's) APR1000 reactor design has been formally certified as compliant by the European Utility Requirements (EUR) organi…