Talen Energy has announced it has signed agreements to acquire two CCGT plants for a total of £3.5 billion.
Eskom has announced plans to shift heavily towards renewable energy sources from its current predominantly coal-fired generation fleet, targeting 32 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2040, compared to the current level of less than 1 GW.
Experts say that the protests against worsening electricity blackouts in Iraq are likely to exacerbate in the near future following the disruption to Iranian gas supplies.
India has made a significant leap in its transition to clean energy, achieving 50 per cent non-fossil fuel-based power generation capacity, five years ahead of its 2030 target.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed an agreement to supply a €160 million loan to Ukrnafta, a Ukrainian state-owned oil and gas company which is using EBRD finance to supply and install small-scale gas-fired distributed power and cogeneration capacity around the country.
Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) has signed an agreement with Blair Athol Power Company Limited (BAPCL) for the construction of a 15 MW solar power plant in Buena Vista, Corozal District, Belize.
Wärtsilä has announced that it has won a contract from Reko Diq Mining Company (RDMC) to supply a 204 MW power plant for the Reko Diq copper-gold mining project in Pakistan.
Ethiopia has announced the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), located on the Blue Nile near the Sudanese border.
Taiwan Power Company Nan Bu Construction Organisation (TPC NPCO) has announced that the first three blocks of its Hsinta power plant have started to operate and is delivering 1.3 GW to Taiwan’s energy grid.
A large electricity outage struck parts of the Czech Republic on 4 July. The blackout affected large sections of Prague and several regions.