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Ecuador transfers O&M of hydropower plant to Power China in arbitration agreement

  • 7 hours ago (2026-04-10)
  • David Flin

Javier Medina, Ecuador’s Vice Minister of Electricity, has announced that the country will transfer the O&M of its largest hydropower plant, the 1500 MW Coca Codo Sinclair plant to Power China as part of an arbitration settlement.

UK gives approval for construction of country’s largest solar farm project

  • a day ago (2026-04-09)
  • David Flin

The UK Government has approved the 800 MW Springwell Solar Farm in Lincolnshire, which will become the UK’s largest such farm by capacity. The project will include battery storage and grid connection infrastructure in North Kesteven.

ADB to support solar development in Pakistan

  • 2 days ago (2026-04-08)
  • David Flin

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide technical and financial support for increased development of solar power and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Pakistan.

Taipower to restart coal-fired power plant in Yunlin

  • 3 days ago (2026-04-07)
  • David Flin

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has instructed Taipower to restart two coal-fired units at Mailiao Power Plant in Yunlin County in May, because of concerns over LNG supply disruptions resulting from the war in Iran.

Andritz wins major Serbian hydropower modernisation contract

  • 4 days ago (2026-04-06)
  • David Flin

Andritz has won a significant contract in Serbia to upgrade a series of historic hydropower plants.

Ukraine announces tenders for 1.3 GW of new power generation

  • 7 days ago (2026-04-03)
  • David Flin

Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine’s Energy Minister, has announced a tender for the construction of new power generation facilities that will add around 1.3 GW to the country’s energy system.

Costs for refurbishing Saskatchewan coal-fired power plants estimated at C$2.6 billion

  • 8 days ago (2026-04-02)
  • David Flin

SaskPower’s written submission to the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel said that it estimates the costs of extending the coal-fired power plants in the Canadian province to total C$2.6 billion.

AGL Energy approves A$490 million Kwinana gas power project in Australia

  • 9 days ago (2026-04-01)
  • David Flin

AGL Energy has announced that it has made a final investment decision to proceed with the A$490 million Kwinana Gas Power Generation 2 project in Western Australia, Australia.

Low water levels halts electricity production at India’s Srisailam hydropower plant

  • 10 days ago (2026-03-31)
  • David Flin

Electricity generation at the 1670 MW Srisailam hydropower plant in Andhra Pradesh, India has stopped as water levels in the reservoir have fallen to critical levels, threatening supply across the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Philippines fast tracks 22 renewable power projects

  • 11 days ago (2026-03-30)
  • David Flin

The Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that it will accelerate the grid entry of 1471 MW from 22 renewable energy projects that are in advanced stages of construction.