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Iran to build 5.2 GW of coal-fired power plants

  • 2 months ago (2025-08-07)
  • David Flin

Abolfazi Asgari, CEO of Iran Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH) said that Iran will build 5.2 GW of coal-fired power plant capacity over the next 16 years to 2041 as part of a plan to diversify its power generation mix and to respond to a growing demand for electricity.

Siemens and CSCEC start construction of Iraq 1 GW Beiji 2 power plant

  • 2 months ago (2025-08-06)
  • David Flin

The first phase of construction of the 1014 MW Beiji Gas Power Plant 2 in Iraq has been started by a consortium consisting of Siemens Energy and China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC).

JSW Energy commissions first 80 MW unit of 240 MW Kutehr Hydropower Plant

  • 2 months ago (2025-08-05)
  • David Flin

JSW Energy has announced that it has successfully commissioned the first 80 MW unit of its 240 MW Kutehr Hydropower Plant in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, India.

MGen to double power plant capacity by 2030

  • 2 months ago (2025-08-04)
  • David Flin

Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), the power generation arm of Meralco, has announced plans to double its power generation capacity by 2030.

Qatar to expand supply of electricity to Syria

  • 2 months ago (2025-08-01)
  • David Flin

Qatar has announced that it will expand its supply of power in Syria by the Qatari development fund paying for deliveries of gas from Azerbaijan through Turkiye.

ZESCO signs 25-year PPA for new 163 MW hydropower plant in Zambia

  • 2 months ago (2025-07-31)
  • David Flin

ZESCO has signed a 25-year PPA with Lufubu Power Company (LPC) to secure 163 MW of hydropower from a new plant in Zambia’s Northern Province.

New York Power Authority doubles planned renewable energy projects

  • 3 months ago (2025-07-30)
  • David Flin

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has published its Updated Strategic Plan, detailing its plans to improve the reliability and resilience of New York’s grid.

Commissioning work on 30 MW solar plus storage plant in Hawaii completed

  • 3 months ago (2025-07-29)
  • David Flin

The Spanish company Ingeteam has finished commissioning work on a 30 MW solar farm with a battery energy storage system (BESS) on Hawaii, USA.

Mozambique’s Cahora Bassa Dam expansion plan may offer extra capacity to Eskom

  • 3 months ago (2025-07-28)
  • David Flin

Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), the operating company for the Cahora Bassa Dam, has announced that it is looking at Eskom of South Africa as a potential customer for the planned additional 1245 MW generation capacity at the facility.

UK Government strikes £38 billion deal with private investors on Sizewell C funding

  • 3 months ago (2025-07-25)
  • David Flin

The UK government has signed an agreement worth over £38 billion with a number of backers, including EDF and Centrica, for construction of the 3.2 GW Sizewell C nuclear power project on the Suffolk coast.