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EirGrid says Irish power grid facing challenging situation

  • 28 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

  • 29 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.

Adani Power subsidiary wins 558 MW contract from TNPDCL

  • 30 days ago (2026-02-24)
  • David Flin

Adani Power has announced that its subsidiary Moxie Power Generation (MPGL) has won a Letter of Award (LOA) from Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL) for supply of 558 power for a five-year period, with supply starting April 2026.

US EPA eases limits on coal power plants for emitting mercury

  • a month ago (2026-02-23)
  • David Flin

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, in an attempt to boost the fossil fuel industry.

SK Innovation wins $2.3 billion Vietnam power plant contract

  • a month ago (2026-02-20)
  • David Flin

SK Innovation has been selected as the operator for a $2.3 billion LNG power plant project in Vietnam.

Doosan Enerbility wins €200 million turbine deal for Czech nuclear project

  • a month ago (2026-02-19)
  • David Flin

Doosan Enerbility has won a €200 million contract to supply key turbine equipment for new reactors in the Czech Republic. It will supply two sets of steam turbines, generators, and turbine control systems for Units 5 and 6 of the Dukovany nuclear power plant through its subsidiary Doosan Skoda Power.

OPG signs partnership agreement to build world’s largest nuclear power station at Port Hope

  • a month ago (2026-02-18)
  • David Flin

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has signed a partnership agreement with the city of Port Hope in Ontario Canada to develop “large-scale new nuclear generation” at the utility’s 1300 acre Wesleyville location on the shores of Lake Ontario.

Wärtsilä begins construction of 50 MW/100 MWh energy storage system in Belgium

  • a month ago (2026-02-17)
  • David Flin

Wärtsilä has won a contract from Gramme Storage 1 to supply a 50 MW/100 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in eastern Belgium.

India achieves record power capacity growth of 52 GW in FY26

  • a month ago (2026-02-16)
  • David Flin

India has added over 52 GW of new power generation capacity during the first ten months of the 2026 financial year, a new record.

China’s coal-fired power generation falls 1.9 per cent in 2025

  • a month ago (2026-02-13)
  • David Flin

According to a report by Wood Mackenzie, China’s coal-fired power generation fell by 1.9 per cent in 2025, as the rapid expansion of non-fossil power generation outpaced electricity demand growth for the first time in a decade.