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Heat drives India’s power demand to record 270 GW

  • a day ago (2026-05-22)
  • David Flin

India’s peak power demand hit a record high of 270.73 GW on 21 May, resulting from a searing heat wave which boosted demand for cooling.

Hanwha Power signs MOU with Canada’s Pembina Pipeline for green energy projects

  • 2 days ago (2026-05-21)
  • David Flin

South Korea’s Hanwha Power has signed an MOU with Canadian infrastructure company Pembina Pipeline to collaborate on green power generation projects.

South Korea to build 10 large-scale solar complexes near Seoul

  • 3 days ago (2026-05-20)
  • David Flin

South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment has announced plans to build 10 gigawatt-scale solar power complexes in and near the greater Seoul area as part of a push to expand renewable energy capacity and lower electricity generation costs.

Erex and Vinacomin sign MOU for biomass co-firing at 2 coal-fired power plants in Vietnam

  • 4 days ago (2026-05-19)
  • David Flin

Erex of Japan and Vinacomin Power Holdings of Vietnam have signed an MOU to study the possibility of cofiring biomass at two of Vinacomin’s coal-fired power plants.

Drone strike hits generator at Abu Dhabi’s Barakah nuclear power plant

  • 5 days ago (2026-05-18)
  • David Flin

A drone hit a generator at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra region on 17 May.

HH International awarded contract for Ecuador power generation expansion

  • 8 days ago (2026-05-15)
  • David Flin

Electroguayas, Ecuador’s state power generator, has awarded a $20 million contract to upgrade the 90 MW Santa Elena II thermal plant to HH International of South Korea. HH International will increase the capacity of the plant to 108 MW.

Wärtsilä and Origem Energia partner on power plants for Brazil

  • 9 days ago (2026-05-14)
  • David Flin

Wärtsilä has signed two equipment supply contracts with Origem Energia for the development of new balancing power projects in Brazil. The contracts cover the supply of two batches of 18 Wärtsilä 34SG balancing engines.

China to build 2 GW solar power plant in Inner Mongolia

  • 10 days ago (2026-05-13)
  • David Flin

JA Solar has announced that it is delivering 1 GW of DeepBlue 4.0 elevated solar panels for the 2 GW Suji Sandland solar project in Inner Mongolia in northern China.

Hydrogen power plants to be built in the Philippines

  • 11 days ago (2026-05-12)
  • David Flin

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has said that Hydrogène de France (HDF) Energy Philippines will build commercial-scale hydrogen-integrated power plants in the country to provide stable renewable energy.

India’s power sector facing ‘non-solar hours’ supply strain

  • 12 days ago (2026-05-11)
  • David Flin

According to a Citi Research report, India’s power sector is reaching the situation where its biggest challenge is no longer electricity shortages, but ensuring reliable supply during non-solar hours as renewable capacity rises rapidly.