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USA declares power grid emergency across Mid-Atlantic region

  • 22 hours ago (2026-10-14)
  • David Flin

The US government has declared a short-term power grid emergency to prevent possible power outages across the Mid-Atlantic region, where the electricity grid serves about 67 million people.

South Africa plans 5 GW of gas-fired power plants and 4.6 GW of BESS

  • a day ago (2026-10-13)
  • David Flin

The South African Government has announced it will start a procurement process for 5 GW of gas-fired electricity capacity and 4.6 GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) under the first allocations of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025.

T&T to develop 495 MW Savan 2 wind farm in Laos

  • 2 days ago (2026-10-12)
  • David Flin

T&T Group and Vinacom Investment and Trading Company have signed a memorandum of agreement for the development and operation of the 495 MW Savan 2 wind power project in Savannakhet province, Laos. The project is valued at about $750 million.

Sev.en to shut down three Czech coal-fired power plants by March 2027

  • 5 days ago (2026-10-09)
  • David Flin

Energy group Sev.en has announced that it will shut down the Počerady and Chvaletice coal-fired power plants and the power and heating plant in Kladno by March 2027, with the possibility of closure in December 2026.

Azerbaijan supplying Ukraine with transformers and power cables

  • 6 days ago (2026-10-08)
  • David Flin

Azerbaijan has announced that it continues to support Ukraine with another shipment of power equipment to help restore and maintain the power grid with the approach of the heating season.

Google and Constellation sign 20-year nuclear power agreement

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

Google has announced that it has struck a $4.3 billion deal with Constellation Energy to upgrade existing nuclear power plants in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Illinois in the USA, resulting in additional electricity being added to the PJM regional grid.

Petrobras to install solar plant in the Amazon

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

Transpetro, a subsidiary of Petrobras, has announced a tender to acquire a photovoltaic solar panel for the Coari Terminal in the Amazonas state of Brazil. The company said it plans to install a generation plant with a capacity of 500 kW.

ACWA Power starts construction of 1.5 GW wind power projects in Uzbekistan

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

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power announced that it has started construction of three wind power plants with a combined capacity of 1.5 GW in the Karakalpakstan region of Uzbekistan as part of a renewable energy project valued at around $3 billion.

KEPCO confirms South Korean government plan to merge its five power generation businesses

  • 12 days ago (2026-10-02)
  • David Flin

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has confirmed that South Korea’s government plans a major restricting of the company. It confirmed that under the terms of a recently announced Public Institution Function Reform Promotion Plan, its five power generation facilities will be merged into a single entity.

Doosan Enerbility wins $615 million Vietnam power plant deal

  • 13 days ago (2026-10-01)
  • David Flin

Doosan Enerbility has won a contract to build a CCGT in Vietnam worth $615 million. The contract was awarded by Petrovietnam (PVN) for the 1155 MW O Mon 3 plant.