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Taipower to restart coal-fired power plant in Yunlin

  • 5 hours 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

  • a day 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

  • 4 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

  • 5 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

  • 6 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

  • 7 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

  • 8 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.

Japan to allow increased coal-fired power production

  • 11 days ago (2026-03-27)
  • David Flin

The Japanese government has announced it will pause a measure aimed at limiting the operation of coal-fired power plants, due to the conflict in Iran threatening the supply of LNG.

ScottishPower wins £600 million financing for UK subsea power link

  • 12 days ago (2026-03-26)
  • David Flin

ScottishPower has won financing of £600 million from the UK’s National Wealth Fund to support development of the Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4), a 2 GW HVDC cable between Fife in Scotland and Norfolk in England.

Philippines declares national energy emergency and boosts coal power output

  • 13 days ago (2026-03-25)
  • David Flin

Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines, has declared the country is in a state of “national energy emergency” as a result of the Iran War. He said that it poses “an imminent danger of a critically low energy supply.”