Eskom, the state-owned electricity utility of South Africa, has received government approval to keep five of its old coal-fired power plants operational for five years after the country implements a limit on plant emissions in 2025.
Massive power cuts affected large areas of Kuwait on 19 June as temperatures across the country reached 52°C, leading to a rise in power consumption that exceeded supply capacity.
Wärtsilä has announced it has launched what is describes as the world’s first large-scale 100 per cent hydrogen-ready engine power plant.
China has reduced power generation from fossil fuels as output from sunlight and water surges, suggesting that China’s emission levels may have peaked.
The first unit (Unit 4) of Pakistan’s Suki Kinari Hydropower Station, the largest hydropower plant invested in and constructed by China Energy Construction Overseas Investment Co, has successfully entered wet testing.
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has announced funding of $1.7 million for research and development of hydropower and marine energy.
According to a report from Moody’s Ratings, “India will require $190-$215 billion of investment over the next seven years to achieve the target of 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.”
Researchers at MIT in Massachusetts, USA, have developed what they claim is a means of storing electricity inside modified concrete.
Ukraine is in discussions with Türkiye to lease power plants ships for deployment at strategic locations on the Odesa and the Danube regions.
Rystad Energy, a Norwegian energy intelligence company, has reported that solar energy is set for significant growth in the Middle East.