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Meralco of the Philippines signs nuclear deal with Korea Hydro

  • 12 hours ago (2026-03-10)
  • David Flin

The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) the signed an MOU with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) to support its Nuclear Energy Strategic Transition programme.

Flender inaugurates 13.5 MW wind gearbox testing facility in India

  • a day ago (2026-03-09)
  • David Flin

The German company Flender has commissioned India’s largest wind turbine gearbox testing facility near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The 13.5 MW test rig will support large next-generation turbines and strengthen India’s wind turbine manufacturing system.

PowerGrid invites bids for BESS project in Punjab, India

  • 4 days ago (2026-03-06)
  • David Flin

Power Grid Corporation of India (PowerGrid) has invited bids for a renewable energy infrastructure project involving the development of a 500 MW/1000 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Punjab, India.

TerraPower wins approval to build commercial SMR in USA

  • 5 days 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

  • 6 days 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

  • 7 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

  • 8 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

  • 11 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

  • 12 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

  • 13 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.