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Sudan to get Chinese transformers for war-damaged grid

  • 7 hours ago (2026-01-21)
  • David Flin

Sudan’s Energy Ministry has announced that China’s Siyuan Energy Company will supply transformers and mobile power stations to repair infrastructure in Sudan damaged by the country’s civil war.

Power generation suspended at Barapukuria power plant, Bangladesh

  • a day ago (2026-01-20)
  • David Flin

Power generation at the Barapukuria coal-fired power plant in Dinajpur, Bangladesh has come to a complete halt after a crack was detected in the boiler. The shutdown has resulted in the suspension of all electricity transmission from the plant.

EVN secures financing for Quang Trach II LNG power plant

  • 2 days ago (2026-01-19)
  • David Flin

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has secured domestic financing for the Quang Trach II LNG-fired power plant. 

Kazakhstan targets power self-sufficiency by 2027 and surplus by 2029

  • 5 days ago (2026-01-16)
  • David Flin

Kazakhstan has announced it plans to cover its domestic electricity demand by early 2027 and move towards a stable power surplus by 2029. The government said it will accelerate €25 billion of energy projects.

UK offshore wind auction secures 8.4 GW

  • 6 days ago (2026-01-15)
  • David Flin

The UK Government has announced that its latest auction for offshore wind, Contracts for Difference AR7, has secured 8.4 GW.

EDP commissions its first hybrid solar-hydro project

  • 7 days ago (2026-01-14)
  • David Flin

EDP of Portugal has commissioned a hybrid generation project that combines a 48 MW solar power plant with the existing 41 MW Pracana Hydropower Plant in Portugal. This is the first of its type for the company.

Coal-fired power generation falls in both China and India in 2025

  • 8 days ago (2026-01-13)
  • David Flin

A report by Carbon Brief indicates that coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, the first year that this has happened since 1973.

Vietnam’s first 9HA gas power plant starts commercial operation

  • 9 days ago (2026-01-12)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova has announced that PetroVietnam Power Corporation’s (PV Power) 1.6 GW Nhon Trach 3&4 Power Plant in Ong Keo Industrial Park, about 70 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has started commercial operation.

Malaysia increases gas use as reliance on coal falls

  • 12 days ago (2026-01-09)
  • David Flin

Malaysia boosted natural gas-fired power generation and sharply reduced use of coal-fired generation in December 2025, according to data from Malaysia’s Grid System Operator (GSO).

C$1.5 billion transmission line expansion for Ontario, Canada

  • 13 days ago (2026-01-08)
  • David Flin

The Canadian province of Ontario has approved a plan to expand Toronto’s electricity transmission grid with a C$1.5 billion project to build a 900 MW underwater transmission line from Darlington Nuclear Generating Station to Toronto.