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HH International awarded contract for Ecuador power generation expansion

  • a day ago (2026-05-15)
  • David Flin

Electroguayas, Ecuador’s state power generator, has awarded a $20 million contract to upgrade the 90 MW Santa Elena II thermal plant to HH International of South Korea. HH International will increase the capacity of the plant to 108 MW.

Wärtsilä and Origem Energia partner on power plants for Brazil

  • 2 days ago (2026-05-14)
  • David Flin

Wärtsilä has signed two equipment supply contracts with Origem Energia for the development of new balancing power projects in Brazil. The contracts cover the supply of two batches of 18 Wärtsilä 34SG balancing engines.

China to build 2 GW solar power plant in Inner Mongolia

  • 3 days ago (2026-05-13)
  • David Flin

JA Solar has announced that it is delivering 1 GW of DeepBlue 4.0 elevated solar panels for the 2 GW Suji Sandland solar project in Inner Mongolia in northern China.

Hydrogen power plants to be built in the Philippines

  • 4 days ago (2026-05-12)
  • David Flin

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has said that Hydrogène de France (HDF) Energy Philippines will build commercial-scale hydrogen-integrated power plants in the country to provide stable renewable energy.

India’s power sector facing ‘non-solar hours’ supply strain

  • 5 days ago (2026-05-11)
  • David Flin

According to a Citi Research report, India’s power sector is reaching the situation where its biggest challenge is no longer electricity shortages, but ensuring reliable supply during non-solar hours as renewable capacity rises rapidly.

ADB and ACWA sign $116 million agreement to expand wind power in Uzbekistan

  • 8 days ago (2026-05-08)
  • David Flin

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $116 million financing package with Acwa to develop a 300 MW wind power plant in Uzbekistan’s Bukhara region.

Brazil’s federal programme makes $47 billion available for energy projects

  • 9 days ago (2026-05-07)
  • David Flin

Brazil’s Growth Acceleration Programme (PAC) is supporting 474 energy-related projects, involving a total investment of $47 billion.

Japan supplies two AEOLUS solar plants to Tunisia

  • 10 days ago (2026-05-06)
  • David Flin

Eurus Energy Holding’s AEOLUS SAS (AEOLUS) has completed two 50 MW solar power plants in Tunisia, representing Eurus’s first renewable energy projects in Tunisia.

GE Vernova wins pumped storage order for India 1.35 GW hydropower plant

  • 11 days ago (2026-05-05)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova has announced that it has won an order from Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) for nine 150 MW pumped storage units for the 1.35 GW Upper Sileru hydropower plant, located in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.

ADB launches $50 billion plan to develop Asia’s power grids

  • 12 days ago (2026-05-04)
  • David Flin

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced up to $50 billion for new energy initiatives by 2035 across Asia, aiming to connect power grids and expand cross-border electricity trade.