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Petrobras to install solar plant in the Amazon

  • 7 hours ago (2026-10-06)
  • David Flin

Transpetro, a subsidiary of Petrobras, has announced a tender to acquire a photovoltaic solar panel for the Coari Terminal in the Amazonas state of Brazil. The company said it plans to install a generation plant with a capacity of 500 kW.

ACWA Power starts construction of 1.5 GW wind power projects in Uzbekistan

  • a day ago (2026-10-05)
  • David Flin

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power announced that it has started construction of three wind power plants with a combined capacity of 1.5 GW in the Karakalpakstan region of Uzbekistan as part of a renewable energy project valued at around $3 billion.

KEPCO confirms South Korean government plan to merge its five power generation businesses

  • 4 days ago (2026-10-02)
  • David Flin

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has confirmed that South Korea’s government plans a major restricting of the company. It confirmed that under the terms of a recently announced Public Institution Function Reform Promotion Plan, its five power generation facilities will be merged into a single entity.

Doosan Enerbility wins $615 million Vietnam power plant deal

  • 5 days ago (2026-10-01)
  • David Flin

Doosan Enerbility has won a contract to build a CCGT in Vietnam worth $615 million. The contract was awarded by Petrovietnam (PVN) for the 1155 MW O Mon 3 plant.

250 MW solar power plant for Myanmar

  • 6 days ago (2026-09-30)
  • David Flin

Preparations are underway to construct a 250 MW solar power plant project in Ngwesaung, Pathein District, Myanmar.

Dangote to build 1000 MW power plant at Kenya refinery

  • 7 days ago (2026-09-29)
  • David Flin

Dangote Industries said it will build a 1000 MW petroleum coke (petcoke) fired power plant at its planned refinery in Lamu, Kenya. Half of the electricity – 500 MW – will be sold to the Kenyan government.

Taiwan backs plan to restart nuclear power

  • 8 days ago (2026-09-28)
  • David Flin

Taiwan has approved a preliminary plan to restart the Maanshan nuclear power plant, a reversal of the government’s policy as the country looks to improve its energy security. Maanshan has two units, each of 951 MW for a combined capacity of 1902 MW. The units were shut down in 2024 and 2025.

Hitachi Energy and Enedis sign €350 million agreements

  • 11 days ago (2026-09-25)
  • David Flin

Hitachi Energy has signed agreements worth €350 million with Enedis, France’s leading distribution system operator. The long-term agreements are for the delivery of distribution and power transformers to strengthen France’s electricity grid.

Southeast Asia building over 100 GW of gas-fired power

  • 12 days ago (2026-09-24)
  • David Flin

The think tank Global Energy Monitor has published data showing that Southeast Asia is developing over 100 GW of gas-fired power generation capacity and 70 million tons of LNG import capacity, despite growing supply risks highlighted by the ongoing war in the Middle East.

Vestas introduces new V182-7.2 MW wind turbine

  • 13 days ago (2026-09-23)
  • David Flin

Vestas has announced that it is introducing the new V182-7.2 MW wind turbine, built on the EnVentus platform. Vestas said that the V182-7.2 MW will increase annual energy production (AEP) by 6 per cent and lower the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) compared to the V172-7.2 MW, dependent on site conditions.