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Koeberg Nuclear Power Station secures 20-year licence extension

  • 2 months ago (2025-11-07)
  • David Flin

Eskom has announced that South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has approved a 20-year licence extension for Unit 2 at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, allowing continued operation until 9 November 2045.

JA Solar wins 1.2 GW supply deal for Uzbekistan projects

  • 2 months ago (2025-11-06)
  • David Flin

JA Solar has signed a module supply agreement with Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the EPC contractor for the Samarkand 1 and 2 solar power plants in Uzbekistan.

Japan’s J-Power to close coal plants by 2028

  • 2 months ago (2025-11-05)
  • David Flin

J-Power of Japan has announced plans to close two units at a coal-fired power plant by the end of fiscal 2028 as part of its commitment to reduce emissions and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Aboitiz Power to acquire 25 per cent stake in VPCL

  • 2 months ago (2025-11-04)
  • David Flin

Aboitiz Power of the Philippines has announced its first major overseas investment with the acquisition of a 25 per cent stake in Van Phong Power Co Ltd (VPCL) of Vietnam from Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation.

Egypt plans modernisation of key hydropower plants

  • 2 months ago (2025-11-03)
  • David Flin

The Egyptian government is discussing plans to upgrade the country’s major hydropower stations and strengthen the national electricity grid as part of efforts to expand renewable energy generation.

AGL invests A$185 million in West Australian power plant

  • 2 months ago (2025-10-31)
  • David Flin

AGL Energy has committed A$185 million to buy four gas turbines from Siemens for its first power station in Western Australia.

Zimbabwe to give Zambia more water at Kariba

  • 2 months ago (2025-10-30)
  • David Flin

Zimbabwe has agreed to allow Zesco, Zambia’s state power utility, to draw additional water from the Kariba Dam to allow it to sustain electricity generation after the company exhausted its 2025 allocation.

World’s largest solar power plant being built in Rajasthan

  • 2 months ago (2025-10-29)
  • David Flin

The 2450 MW Pugal Solar park being built in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan, India, is set to become the world’s largest solar energy park.

Google going nuclear in Iowa

  • 2 months ago (2025-10-28)
  • David Flin

NextEra Energy and Google have signed a 25-year agreement to buy power from the 615 MW Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa, USA, which was shut down following storm damage suffered in 2020.

Hyundai to design large-scale nuclear plants in USA

  • 2 months ago (2025-10-27)
  • David Flin

Hyundai Engineering & Construction has signed a front-end engineering design contract with Fermi America to build four large-scale nuclear power plants in the USA.