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Suzlon wins 201.6 MW wind power project in Andhra Pradesh

  • 17 hours ago (2026-07-24)
  • David Flin

Suzlon Group has announced that it has win an order for a 201.6 MW wind energy project in Andhra Pradesh, India. The order was placed by Waaree Forever Energies, the IPP division of the Waaree Group.

Hartlepool and Heysham get two more years

  • a day ago (2026-07-23)
  • David Flin

EDF has announced that Hartlepool and Heysham 1 nuclear power plants will run until March 2030, two years longer than a previous estimate of 2028.

CO2 emissions from US power sector rose 4 per cent in 2025

  • 2 days ago (2026-07-22)
  • David Flin

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported that carbon dioxide emissions from the US electric power sector rose by 4 per cent, or 58 million metric tons, in 2025, due to growth in electricity generation and coal use.

Australia achieves record renewables and storage connections in FY26

  • 3 days ago (2026-07-21)
  • David Flin

Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) connected 9.1 GW of new generation and energy storage to full output in FY26, more than double the amount connected in FY25, according to the Australian Electricity Market Operator (AEMO) latest quarterly connections report.

Uniper plans €5 billion in European energy system transformation

  • 4 days ago (2026-07-20)
  • David Flin

Uniper has announced plans to invest €5 billion by 2030 in energy security and the transformation of European power systems. Around half of the investment programme is expected to be placed in projects in Germany.

Cyprus anticipates large increase in energy storage by 2027

  • 7 days ago (2026-07-17)
  • David Flin

Michalis Damianos, the Energy, Commerce, and Industry Minister of Cyprus, said that Cyprus will have several hundred megawatts of electricity storage capacity connected to the grid by the end of 2027.

ABB wins Pelican Point control system upgrade contract

  • 8 days ago (2026-07-16)
  • David Flin

ABB has won a contract from ENGIE Australia to modernise the distributed control system at the 532 MW CCGT Pelican Point power station in South Australia, Australia. The plant has two gas turbines and a steam turbine.

Mitsubishi Power to supply boiler components for dual-fuel conversion at two Saudi plants

  • 9 days ago (2026-07-15)
  • David Flin

Mitsubishi Power has won a contract to supply key boiler components for the conversion of heavy oil-fired boilers into dual-fuel boilers at the 2.9 GW Jeddah South power plant and the 2.9 GW Shuqaiq power plant in Saudi Arabia.

Cost of solar in USA increases by 18 per cent, but remains the cheapest energy source

  • 10 days ago (2026-07-14)
  • David Flin

The financial advisory firm Lazard has produced a report that states that the cost of building solar power projects in the USA has increased 18 per cent year-on-year as a result of tariffs, high interest rates, and other cost pressures. However, solar remains the cheapest form of new electricity generation to build.

EDF shuts down three reactors due to heat wave

  • 11 days ago (2026-07-13)
  • David Flin

EDF has announced that it is temporarily shutting down three nuclear reactors located along riverbanks due to the extreme heat.