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ZESCO signs 25-year PPA for new 163 MW hydropower plant in Zambia

  • 28 days ago (2025-07-31)
  • David Flin

ZESCO has signed a 25-year PPA with Lufubu Power Company (LPC) to secure 163 MW of hydropower from a new plant in Zambia’s Northern Province.

New York Power Authority doubles planned renewable energy projects

  • 29 days ago (2025-07-30)
  • David Flin

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has published its Updated Strategic Plan, detailing its plans to improve the reliability and resilience of New York’s grid.

Commissioning work on 30 MW solar plus storage plant in Hawaii completed

  • 30 days ago (2025-07-29)
  • David Flin

The Spanish company Ingeteam has finished commissioning work on a 30 MW solar farm with a battery energy storage system (BESS) on Hawaii, USA.

Mozambique’s Cahora Bassa Dam expansion plan may offer extra capacity to Eskom

  • a month ago (2025-07-28)
  • David Flin

Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), the operating company for the Cahora Bassa Dam, has announced that it is looking at Eskom of South Africa as a potential customer for the planned additional 1245 MW generation capacity at the facility.

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

  • a month 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

  • a month 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

  • a month 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

  • a month 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

  • a month 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

  • a month 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.