ACWA Power has completed its acquisition of Engie’s stakes in gas-fired power generation and water desalination assets in Bahrain, along with the related O&M companies. The total acquisition price for the assets, including those in Kuwait, is $693 million.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has announced it will reactivate Unit 6 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, Japan in January 2026.
Coal India Limited (CIL) has invited domestic bids for the development of a 20 MW grid-connected floating solar power plant to be set up at Chilwa Taal in Uttar Pradesh, India. This forms part of CIL’s efforts to diversify its energy portfolio beyond coal-based power generation.
Luz Elena González, Mexico’s Energy Minister, has announced private companies will invest €4.5 billion to build 20 renewable energy projects across 11 Mexican states. In addition, the government plans three more solar power plants and will invest nearly €1.8 billion in transmission infrastructure.
The Iranian government has announced that it is in discussions with Russia regarding the construction of new nuclear power plants.
Chris Wright, the US Energy Secretary, has signed an Executive Order to force TransAlta to keep open Unit 2 of the Centralia coal-fired power station in Washington State.
China’s statistics bureau has announced that the country will see its power generation from fossil fuel power generation plants fall this year. It said that the data showed a 4.2 per cent year-on-year fall in November.
Manila Electric Co (Meralco) has announced the launch of a Competitive Selection Process (CSP) for 200 MW of baseload renewable energy capacity.
The Uttar Pradesh government in India has approved the state’s first floating solar power plant to be set up on a reservoir in Lalitpur. The project will be developed by the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL), which will use the power generated as captive energy for its gas processing operations in the region.
The African Development Bank (AfDF) has approved a grant of €22 million for the rehabilitation of Malawi’s Kapichira and Nkula B hydropower plants. The rehabilitation of the plants will cost a total of €110 million.