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United States

Microsoft taps Avangrid for 100 MW of solar in Washington

US utility Avangrid said on May 27 it has secured Microsoft Corp as the power off-taker of its 100-MWac/140-MWdc Bluebird solar project in Washington.The power …

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

Indian renewable power firm Clean Max raises about $575 million

India's Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions has ​raised about $575 million ‌to expand its solar and wind projects in India, ​the renewable power ​firm…

China

China's CNOOC starts full production at Bohai's Kenli oilfield

China's CNOOC said on May 27 ​that it has started full ‌production at the Kenli 10-2 oilfield Phase I in the south Bohai Sea, ​offshore northern Chin…

Energy Investment

Naturgy to Invest Over €300 Million in Nuevo Leon

Naturgy announced that it will invest more than €300 million through 2030 in the expansion and modernization of its natural gas distribution network in strateg…

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…

China

China and Russia sign nuclear-related MoUs during Xi-Putin talks

Three bilateral memorandums of understanding relating to nuclear energy were signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China.(Image: Rosatom…

India

​UP cabinet approves 2,400MW expansion of Meja thermal power project

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved the expansion of the Meja Super Thermal Power Project in Prayagraj with the addition of three new power generation units …

China

Li Auto Launches All-New L9 Flagship EREV SUV

Li Auto launched the all-new Li L9 flagship extended-range SUV in China today with deliveries beginning immediately in two trims, Ultra and Livis, and a pre-sal…

South Korea

Samsung Heavy Industries Secures $744M Order for Three LNG Carriers in Oceania

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said on May 18 it has secured a 1.12 trillion-won (US$744.4 million) contract to build three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.T…

Mexico

Grupo Carso Advances Geothermal Plant in Celaya

Grupo Carso emerges as the first private conglomerate in Mexico to pursue large-scale geothermal energy development through its subsidiary Energías Alter…

China

New Chinese battery offers fresh hope for hydrogen storage

Chinese researchers have built a new type of battery that may solve one of the biggest challenges in clean energy: how to store hydrogen easily and efficiently.…

Switzerland

ABB to invest $200 million in medium-voltage equipment production in Europe

ABB will invest about $200 million to expand production of medium-voltage grid equipment in Europe to meet ​rising power demand from data centres, electric car…

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…

Australia

Blackwater mine extension proposal advances

Whitehaven Coal is progressing the paperwork for an extension project at its Blackwater operation that would give it access to another 200Mt of coal and take mi…