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Ontario announces possible Bruce Power expansion

  • 11 months ago (2023-07-06)
  • David Flin

Todd Smith, Energy Minister of Canada’s province of Ontario, has announced that the government is starting predevelopment work for up to 4800 MW of new nuclear units at Bruce Power in 10 years.

UK’s National Grid and SSEN in JV for 2 GW electricity transmission project

  • 11 months ago (2023-07-05)
  • David Flin

Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) has announced that it has signed a joint venture agreement with Britain’s National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) to build a 2 GW subsea cable linking northern Scotland to England.

Serentica signs 1.25 GW new PDAs

  • a year ago (2023-07-04)
  • David Flin

Serentica Renewables has announced that it has signed over 1.25 GW of new power delivery agreements (PDAs) with multiple industrial customers across India.

Zambezi River Authority sets limit on water for Kariba Dam

  • 1 year, 1 day ago (2023-07-03)
  • David Flin

ZESA Holdings has announced it is limiting its use of power from the Kariba South Bank Hydropower Plant in order to manage its water allocation from the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA).

Netherlands in discussions with suppliers to build new nuclear power plants

  • 1 year, 4 days ago (2023-06-30)
  • David Flin

Rob Jetten, Energy Minister of the Netherlands, said in a letter to parliament, that the country is in discussions with “three potential and interested suppliers” to build two new nuclear power plants.

Drax scraps plan to bring two coal-fired units out of retirement this winter

  • 1 year, 5 days ago (2023-06-29)
  • David Flin

Drax has scrapped a plan to bring two coal-fired units at its plant in North Yorkshire out of retirement.

Brazil to pass offshore wind and green hydrogen laws by end 2023

  • 1 year, 6 days ago (2023-06-28)
  • David Flin

Alexandre Silveira, Brazil’s Energy Minister, said that the country aims to pass a regulatory framework for offshore wind and green hydrogen by the end of 2023.

First phase of China’s solar-hydropower hybrid enters full operation

  • 1 year, 7 days ago (2023-06-27)
  • David Flin

The first phase of the world’s largest hydro-solar power plant, which is also the world’s highest power station of its kind, entered full operation in Sichuan Province in southwest China on June 25.

TVA identifying sites for SMRs in USA

  • 1 year, 8 days ago (2023-06-26)
  • David Flin

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is identifying sites through its seven state footprints in the USA suitable for SMR development.

Ukraine repairs and upgrades to power grid ahead of feared Russian winter attacks

  • 1 year, 11 days ago (2023-06-23)
  • David Flin

Ukraine Energy Minister German Galushchenko has said that Ukraine is carrying out its largest ever programme of repairs and rehabilitation to its power network to prepare for another winter of possible Russian air strikes.