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Philippines on target to meet 50 per cent renewable energy share by 2040

  • 2 months ago (2025-04-23)
  • David Flin

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has said that it is optimistic the country will hit its target to increase to 50 per cent the share of renewable energy in power generation by 2040.

Coal India and DVC sign power plant agreement

  • 2 months ago (2025-04-22)
  • David Flin

Coal India and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) have entered into a €1.65 billion agreement to build an ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant in Jharkhand.

Nigeria to construct 1900 MW solar power plants to reduce pressure on national grid

  • 2 months ago (2025-04-21)
  • David Flin

The Nigerian government has unveiled a plan to construct modular solar power plants with a total combined capacity of 1900 MW across its 19 northern states to promote renewable power and reduce pressure on the national grid.

Vietnam to invest $136.3 billion in power sector by 2030

  • 2 months ago (2025-04-18)
  • David Flin

The Vietnam government has announced its intention to increase installed capacity, which stood at 80 GW in 2023, to between 183 GW and 236 GW by 2030. It will focus on developing renewable energy and re-introduce nuclear power under the country’s amended national power plan, which outlines an investment of $136.3 billion.

Puerto Rico suffers major blackout

  • 2 months ago (2025-04-17)
  • David Flin

Puerto Rico suffered an island-wide blackout on 16 April, leaving all 1.4 million electricity consumers without power at one point.

Repsol starts power generation at Chile’s largest wind farm

  • 2 months ago (2025-04-16)
  • David Flin

Repsol has officially started electricity production at the 364 MW Antofagasta Phase 1, Repsol’s largest wind project to date and one of Chile’s biggest renewable installations.

TNB wins €150 million maintenance contract from Kuwait

  • 2 months ago (2025-04-15)
  • David Flin

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), via its wholly owned subsidiary TNB Repair and Maintenance, has won a €150 million seven-year contract from the Kuwait Ministry and Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy for maintenance works at the Sabiya Power Generation and Water Distillation Plant in Kuwait.

EnBW commissions one of Germany’s first hydrogen-ready gas turbine power plants

  • 2 months ago (2025-04-14)
  • David Flin

EnBW has officially commissioned one of Germany’s first hydrogen-ready gas turbine power plants at its Stuttgart-Münster site.

Guyana’s blackout caused by outage at Kingston power station

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

Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said that a prolonged blackout on 10 April was caused by a problem at the diesel-fired Kingston Power Station.

Ontario to build two hydropower plants in north of the province

  • 2 months ago (2025-04-10)
  • David Flin

Stephen Leece, Minister of Energy and Mines for the Canadian province of Ontario, announced that two new hydropower plants will be built in northern Ontario in partnership with Moose Cree First Nation, Takwa Tagamou Nation, and Ontario Power Generation (OPG).