Syria has signed an MOU with a consortium led by Qatar’s UCC Holding to develop major power generation projects with an investment of €6.2 billion.
The Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has released a report which states that as operation of Europe’s electricity grid has become more complex, the Iberian blackout has demonstrated a need for investment to enable operators to handle the increased complexity of operation.
LS Eco Energy, through its Vietnamese production subsidiary LS-VINA, has won a contract for €30 million of UHV cables for Vietnam Electricity (EVN)’s power grid construction project.
Doosan Enerbility has won contracts to supply key equipment for two large-scale gas combined cycle power projects underway in Saudi Arabia.
Wärtsilä has won a contract from Elektron Energy to supply power generation equipment for a new 30 MW power plant on Victoria Island in Lagos.
Morocco has announced plans to increase power generation capacity from 12 GW to 27 GW by 2030 through a €11.5 billion investment programme, announced by Leila Benali, Morocco’s Energy Transition Minister.
India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has approved the siting of a new nuclear power site in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
GE Vernova has announced that it has successfully modernised Sasol’s Secunda power plant in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
The Belgium parliament has voted overwhelmingly (102 in favour, 8 against, 31 abstentions) in support of a bill to reverse a law enacted in 2003 that mandated an end to nuclear power generation in the country.
First Hydro Company, a 75:25 joint venture between ENGIE and the Canadian investor CDPQ, is carrying out a £1 billion refurbishment at the Dinorwig and Ffestiniog hydro pumped storage facilities in North Wales.