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UK Government strikes £38 billion deal with private investors on Sizewell C funding

  • 14 days ago (2025-07-25)
  • David Flin

The UK government has signed an agreement worth over £38 billion with a number of backers, including EDF and Centrica, for construction of the 3.2 GW Sizewell C nuclear power project on the Suffolk coast.

TNPGCL terminates contract award to BGR for supercritical thermal power plant

  • 15 days ago (2025-07-24)
  • David Flin

Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Ltd (TNPGCL) has announced that it has terminated the contract awarded to BGR Energy Systems for the balance of plant package for the 800 MW North Chennai Supercritical Thermal Power Plant Project Stage III in India.

IRENA says over 90 per cent of renewables cheaper than fossil fuels

  • 16 days ago (2025-07-23)
  • David Flin

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released a report entitled Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2024 that states that renewables have maintained their price advantage over fossil fuels, with 91 per cent of new clean energy projects now being cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives.

Xcel Energy launches 5.5 GW power expansion plan for Texas and New Mexico

  • 17 days ago (2025-07-22)
  • David Flin

Xcel Energy has announced plans to build 5.5 GW in Texas and New Mexico, consisting of 521 MW of extensions on existing facilities and the addition of 17 new power projects of a combined capacity of 5168 MW.

Koeberg nuclear power station Unit 1 maintenance period extended

  • 18 days ago (2025-07-21)
  • David Flin

South Africa’s Eskom has announced that Unit 1 of the Koeberg nuclear power station, South Africa’s only nuclear facility, has had its operational maintenance period extended for an additional month.

Talen Energy to acquire power stations in Pennsylvania and Ohio

  • 21 days ago (2025-07-18)
  • David Flin

Talen Energy has announced it has signed agreements to acquire two CCGT plants for a total of £3.5 billion.

Eskom aims to generate 32 GW renewable energy by 2040

  • 22 days ago (2025-07-17)
  • David Flin

Eskom has announced plans to shift heavily towards renewable energy sources from its current predominantly coal-fired generation fleet, targeting 32 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2040, compared to the current level of less than 1 GW.

Iraq’s worsening electricity crisis risks causing larger protests

  • 23 days ago (2025-07-16)
  • David Flin

Experts say that the protests against worsening electricity blackouts in Iraq are likely to exacerbate in the near future following the disruption to Iranian gas supplies.

Clean energy sources make up 50 per cent of India’s power generation capacity

  • 24 days ago (2025-07-15)
  • David Flin

India has made a significant leap in its transition to clean energy, achieving 50 per cent non-fossil fuel-based power generation capacity, five years ahead of its 2030 target.

EBRD loans €160 for decentralised Ukraine power generation

  • 25 days ago (2025-07-14)
  • David Flin

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed an agreement to supply a €160 million loan to Ukrnafta, a Ukrainian state-owned oil and gas company which is using EBRD finance to supply and install small-scale gas-fired distributed power and cogeneration capacity around the country.