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China approvals of coal-fired power plants grow after 2024 decline

  • 2 months ago (2025-06-05)
  • David Flin

A report from Greenpeace indicates that China has approved 11.29 GW of new coal-fired power plants during Q1 of 2025, exceeding the 10.34 GW approved in H1 2024.

Aerones raises €55 million to advance robotic wind turbine maintenance

  • 2 months ago (2025-06-04)
  • David Flin

Latvia-based Aerones has raised €55 million to support the global expansion of its robotic and AI-enabled technologies for wind turbine maintenance.

Africa’s largest wind power plant commissioned by AMEA Power

  • 2 months ago (2025-06-03)
  • David Flin

AMEA Power has commissioned the 500 MW Amunet wind power plant in Ras Ghareb in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt. This facility is now the largest operational wind farm in Africa.

Meralco and Kepco to discuss nuclear power for Philippines

  • 2 months ago (2025-06-02)
  • David Flin

Meralco and Kepco will be holding talks in South Korea to discuss possible future nuclear development in the Philippines.

Syria signs €6.2 billion power deal with Qatar’s UCC Holding-led consortium

  • 2 months ago (2025-05-30)
  • David Flin

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.

Iberian blackout highlights need for European grid investment

  • 3 months ago (2025-05-29)
  • David Flin

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 wins €30 million UHV cable deal in Vietnam

  • 3 months ago (2025-05-28)
  • David Flin

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 wins two gas power plant equipment contracts in Saudi Arabia

  • 3 months ago (2025-05-27)
  • David Flin

Doosan Enerbility has won contracts to supply key equipment for two large-scale gas combined cycle power projects underway in Saudi Arabia.

Wärtsilä wins contract to supply 30 MW power plant in Nigeria

  • 3 months ago (2025-05-26)
  • David Flin

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 to double power capacity by 2030 ahead of football World Cup

  • 3 months 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.