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Japan to allow increased coal-fired power production

  • 8 hours 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

  • a day 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

  • 2 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.”

USA and Japan to invest $73 billion in SMR and gas-fired power plants in the USA

  • 3 days ago (2026-03-24)
  • David Flin

The USA and Japan have announced major Japanese investments in US power generation.

Wind and solar generated a record of 17 per cent of US electricity in 2025

  • 4 days ago (2026-03-23)
  • David Flin

A report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) states that in 2025, electricity from wind power and utility-scale solar power has increased to form 17 per cent of generation in the USA, up from less than 1 per cent in 2005.

47.3 per cent of EU’s electricity came from renewables in 2025

  • 7 days ago (2026-03-20)
  • David Flin

According to a report from Eurostat, in 2025, 47.3 per cent of the electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy systems. This is a slight increase from 2024, when the share of renewable energy in electricity generation was 47.2 per cent.

Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant targeted in Israeli strikes

  • 8 days ago (2026-03-19)
  • David Flin

A projectile struck the grounds of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant. Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation issued a statement confirming that: “No financial, technical, or human damage occurred and no part of the plant was harmed.”

JERA proposes LNG-fired power plant on Oahu, Hawaii

  • 9 days ago (2026-03-18)
  • David Flin

The Tokyo-based JERA is proposing to develop a 500 MW LNG-fired power plant on Oahu, replacing power production fuelled by burning oil.

Cuba national power grid collapses

  • 10 days ago (2026-03-17)
  • David Flin

Cuba’s Electric Union (UNE) has announced that the nation’s power grid suffered a total grid on 16 March, with the whole island being subjected to a blackout. UNE, the state power utility, said that efforts are underway to restore power.

Vestas to build wind turbine nacelle assembly plant in Japan

  • 11 days ago (2026-03-16)
  • David Flin

Vestas Wind Systems has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Japan’s Ministry of Energy, Trade, and Industry (METI) to build a plant in Japan by fiscal 2029 to assemble wind turbine nacelles.