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Australia achieves record renewables and storage connections in FY26

  • 17 hours 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

  • a day 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

  • 4 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

  • 5 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

  • 6 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

  • 7 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

  • 8 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.

AFC secures $300 million financing for Burkina Faso’s largest power plant

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

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has reached financial closure on a $300 million financing arrangement to support construction of Burkina Faso’s largest power plant.

Sizewell B nuclear power plant receives 20-year extension

  • 12 days ago (2026-07-09)
  • David Flin

EDF and the UK Government have signed an agreement to extend the lifespan of the 1.2 GW Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk, UK until 2055, 20 years after its original planned closure date of 2035.

Ukraine launches next stage of tender for 1.5 GW of new power generation

  • 13 days ago (2026-07-08)
  • David Flin

Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine’s Energy Minister, has announced that the country is launching the next stage of a competition to build over 1.5 GW of new flexible power generation capacity. He said that the Ukraine government is now seeking comments and proposals from potential investors on the prepared tender documentation.