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TerraPower wins approval to build commercial SMR in USA

  • 4 hours ago (2026-03-05)
  • David Flin

TerraPower, a US SMR company backed by SK Innovation and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), has received approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to build a commercial nuclear power plant.

France to expand solar and wind power generation with €1.1 billion aid

  • a day ago (2026-03-04)
  • David Flin

The European Commission has announced that it has approved a €1.1 billion French state aid scheme aimed at supporting strategic investments in clean technology manufacturing capacity in line with the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal objectives.

Bangladesh to increase coal power as LNG imports face disruption

  • 2 days ago (2026-03-03)
  • David Flin

Bangladesh is increasing electricity production from coal-fired power plants as uncertainty over LNG imports through the Strait of Hormuz raises the likelihood of gas shortages and a possible 1800MW shortfall.

US grants permit for electricity to be transmitted from Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico

  • 3 days ago (2026-03-02)
  • David Flin

The Caribbean Transmission Development Company (CTDC) has announced that the US Department of Energy (DOE) has granted a permit for the $2.5 billion Project Hostos to enable power to be transmitted from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico.

United Downs produces UK’s first geothermal power

  • 6 days ago (2026-02-27)
  • David Flin

The United Downs deep geothermal power project in Cornwall, the first geothermal power plant in the UK, has started generating electricity.

EirGrid says Irish power grid facing challenging situation

  • 7 days ago (2026-02-26)
  • David Flin

EirGrid, the operator of the Irish national grid, has warned that it faces “a potentially challenging situation” in meeting electricity demand between 2026 and 2028. 

Chinese-owned power plant in Myanmar being relocated

  • 8 days ago (2026-02-25)
  • David Flin

Equipment at the VPower power plant in Kyaukphyu Township in Arakan State, Myanmar is being dismantled and relocated due to rising civil strife in the region. VPower is a joint venture between the Chinese state-owned China National Technical Import and Export Corporation (CNTIEC) and Hong Kong-based VPower Group.

Adani Power subsidiary wins 558 MW contract from TNPDCL

  • 9 days ago (2026-02-24)
  • David Flin

Adani Power has announced that its subsidiary Moxie Power Generation (MPGL) has won a Letter of Award (LOA) from Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL) for supply of 558 power for a five-year period, with supply starting April 2026.

US EPA eases limits on coal power plants for emitting mercury

  • 10 days ago (2026-02-23)
  • David Flin

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, in an attempt to boost the fossil fuel industry.

SK Innovation wins $2.3 billion Vietnam power plant contract

  • 13 days ago (2026-02-20)
  • David Flin

SK Innovation has been selected as the operator for a $2.3 billion LNG power plant project in Vietnam.