Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s CDU/CSU conservative group and leading in the polls to be Germany’s next Chancellor, has promised that 50 new gas-fired power plants will be built in the country if he wins the election on February 23.
China’s National Bureau of Statistics has published data that shows that the country’s coal-fired power generation increased by 1.5 per cent in 2024, despite assurances that it had peaked.
The Canadian Ontario provincial government has requested Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to explore new nuclear power opportunities at the Wesleyville site in Port Hope.
GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind business has announced that it has signed an order to provide 14 4.2MW-117m turbines for the Iwaya and Shitsukari wind farms being developed by Eurus near Higashidori, Aomori, Japan.
According to figures from Aneel, Brazil’s electricity regulator, Brazil’s installed power generation capacity increased by a record 10.9 GW in 2024, above government predictions of 10.1 GW.
Alparslan Bayraktar, Türkiye’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, has said that the Akkuyu nuclear power plant is scheduled to become partially operational during 2025 and fully operational by 2028.
The Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of the 1500 MW Zarraf Solar PV IPP project, located in the Al Zarraf area of the Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi.
According to a report in Bloomberg, Constellation Energy is in talks to buy Calpine in a deal valued at nearly $30 billion. This would be one of the largest power and utility deals in the USA.
According to the National Energy System Operator (NESO), wind power was Britain’s largest source of electricity in 2024, beating gas-fired plants for the first time.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has announced that the country is on course to achieve its target of 70 per cent of power generated from renewable energy by 2030.