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Azerbaijan signs several deals for 2.4 GW of renewables

  • 23 hours ago (2025-04-25)
  • David Flin

The Azerbaijan Ministry of Energy has signed several contracts with Chinese companies for the development of renewable energy and battery energy storage projects totalling 2.4 GW capacity.

Germany to save €1.5 billion by phasing out power payments

  • 2 days ago (2025-04-24)
  • David Flin

Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur, the regulatory body overseeing the country’s energy grid, has proposed phasing out payments currently made to smaller conventional power generation units over the period 2026-2028.

Philippines on target to meet 50 per cent renewable energy share by 2040

  • 3 days ago (2025-04-23)
  • David Flin

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has said that it is optimistic the country will hit its target to increase to 50 per cent the share of renewable energy in power generation by 2040.

Coal India and DVC sign power plant agreement

  • 3 days ago (2025-04-22)
  • David Flin

Coal India and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) have entered into a €1.65 billion agreement to build an ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant in Jharkhand.

Nigeria to construct 1900 MW solar power plants to reduce pressure on national grid

  • 4 days ago (2025-04-21)
  • David Flin

The Nigerian government has unveiled a plan to construct modular solar power plants with a total combined capacity of 1900 MW across its 19 northern states to promote renewable power and reduce pressure on the national grid.

Vietnam to invest $136.3 billion in power sector by 2030

  • 7 days ago (2025-04-18)
  • David Flin

The Vietnam government has announced its intention to increase installed capacity, which stood at 80 GW in 2023, to between 183 GW and 236 GW by 2030. It will focus on developing renewable energy and re-introduce nuclear power under the country’s amended national power plan, which outlines an investment of $136.3 billion.

Puerto Rico suffers major blackout

  • 8 days ago (2025-04-17)
  • David Flin

Puerto Rico suffered an island-wide blackout on 16 April, leaving all 1.4 million electricity consumers without power at one point.

Repsol starts power generation at Chile’s largest wind farm

  • 9 days ago (2025-04-16)
  • David Flin

Repsol has officially started electricity production at the 364 MW Antofagasta Phase 1, Repsol’s largest wind project to date and one of Chile’s biggest renewable installations.

TNB wins €150 million maintenance contract from Kuwait

  • 10 days ago (2025-04-15)
  • David Flin

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), via its wholly owned subsidiary TNB Repair and Maintenance, has won a €150 million seven-year contract from the Kuwait Ministry and Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy for maintenance works at the Sabiya Power Generation and Water Distillation Plant in Kuwait.

EnBW commissions one of Germany’s first hydrogen-ready gas turbine power plants

  • 11 days ago (2025-04-14)
  • David Flin

EnBW has officially commissioned one of Germany’s first hydrogen-ready gas turbine power plants at its Stuttgart-Münster site.