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TNB wins €150 million maintenance contract from Kuwait

  • 7 hours ago (2025-04-15)
  • David Flin

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), via its wholly owned subsidiary TNB Repair and Maintenance, has won a €150 million seven-year contract from the Kuwait Ministry and Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy for maintenance works at the Sabiya Power Generation and Water Distillation Plant in Kuwait.

EnBW commissions one of Germany’s first hydrogen-ready gas turbine power plants

  • a day ago (2025-04-14)
  • David Flin

EnBW has officially commissioned one of Germany’s first hydrogen-ready gas turbine power plants at its Stuttgart-Münster site.

Guyana’s blackout caused by outage at Kingston power station

  • 4 days ago (2025-04-11)
  • David Flin

Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said that a prolonged blackout on 10 April was caused by a problem at the diesel-fired Kingston Power Station.

Ontario to build two hydropower plants in north of the province

  • 5 days ago (2025-04-10)
  • David Flin

Stephen Leece, Minister of Energy and Mines for the Canadian province of Ontario, announced that two new hydropower plants will be built in northern Ontario in partnership with Moose Cree First Nation, Takwa Tagamou Nation, and Ontario Power Generation (OPG).

UK gas-fired power generation surges in Q1 2025

  • 6 days ago (2025-04-09)
  • David Flin

According to Montel Group’s latest GB Electricity Market Summary, CCGT generation in the UK increased by 44 per cent year-on-year for Q1 2025, averaging 8.6 GW.

Renewables provide record 32 per cent of global electricity

  • 7 days ago (2025-04-08)
  • David Flin

The energy think tank Ember has produced a report, the Global Electricity Review, which states that renewable power generation provided a record 32 per cent of global electricity in 2024, with overall electricity demand growing 4 per cent, the increase being largely driven by heatwaves and data centres.

Canadian nuclear regulator issues SMR construction licence

  • 8 days ago (2025-04-07)
  • David Flin

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has issued an SMR construction licence to Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to build a BWRX-300 reactor at Darlington New Nuclear Project site in Clarington, Ontario, Canada.

ZPC seeks 25-year renewal for Hwange power station licence

  • 11 days ago (2025-04-04)
  • David Flin

The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has applied to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) for a 25-year renewal of its licence to operate the 920 MW coal-fired Hwange Power Station Units I and II, located in Matabeleland North Province.

Finland closes Helsinki’s last coal-fired power plant

  • 12 days ago (2025-04-03)
  • David Flin

Salmisaari, the last coal-fired power plant in Helsinki, has been officially closed, virtually ending coal burning across Finland. 

Congo to double capacity to 1.5 GW by 2030

  • 13 days ago (2025-04-02)
  • David Flin

The Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Energy has announced that the country plans to double its power generation capacity to over 1.5 GW by 2030, largely through the development of renewable energy projects.