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Morocco to double power capacity by 2030 ahead of football World Cup

  • a month ago (2025-05-23)
  • David Flin

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 approves site for new 2.8 GW nuclear plant in Rajasthan

  • a month ago (2025-05-22)
  • David Flin

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 modernises Sasol’s Secunda power plant in South Africa

  • a month ago (2025-05-21)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova has announced that it has successfully modernised Sasol’s Secunda power plant in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Belgium parliament votes to reverse ending of nuclear power

  • a month ago (2025-05-20)
  • David Flin

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 refurbishing Dinorwig and Ffestiniog hydro pumped storage facilities

  • 2 months ago (2025-05-19)
  • David Flin

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.

Transpower warns New Zealand at higher risk of blackouts in winter 2026

  • 2 months ago (2025-05-16)
  • David Flin

Transpower, New Zealand’s national grid operator, has said that the country is at a higher risk of electricity outages from winter 2026.

Substation in Granada identified as start-point of Spain blackout

  • 2 months ago (2025-05-15)
  • David Flin

Sara Aagesen, Spain’s Energy Minister, said that a failure at a substation in Granada, followed by failures seconds later in Badajoz and Seville triggered the extensive blackout across Spain and Portugal last month.

Pathfinder gets approval for UK hydrogen scheme

  • 2 months ago (2025-05-14)
  • David Flin

The Aldbrough Hydrogen Pathfinder – a joint venture between SSE Thermal and Equinor – which aims to develop hydrogen production, storage, and power generation, has received planning approval.

NRG Energy to acquire LS Power gas-fired power plants

  • 2 months ago (2025-05-13)
  • David Flin

NRG Energy has announced it will acquire 13 GW of natural gas-fired power plants and a commercial and industrial virtual power plant (C&IVPP) platform from LS Power in a cash and stock deal worth $12 billion.

CIL to invest €2.7 billion into renewables

  • 2 months ago (2025-05-12)
  • David Flin

Coal India Limited (CIL) has announced plans to invest €2.7 billion to build up to 4.5 GW of renewable energy generation capacity. It signed an MOU with the ammonia producer AM Green to increase India’s hydrogen and ammonia production.