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SSE Renewables to start £70 million project to repower Lochay Hydro Power Station

  • 2 months ago (2025-03-04)
  • David Flin

SSE Renewables has announced an investment of £70 million over the next three years to repower the 45 MW Lochay Hydro Power Station, located in Killin, Perthshire, Scotland.

China may have nuclear fusion operating commercially by 2050

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

The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), which runs an experimental nuclear fusion power plant, has said that it plans to start commercial operation of its first power generation project about five years after a demonstration phase starting around 2045.

Kazakhstan selects site for its first nuclear power station

  • 2 months ago (2025-02-28)
  • David Flin

Kazakhstan has selected a site for the construction of the country’s first nuclear reactor. The government is now considering who will build it.

Electricity returns to Chile after major blackout

  • 2 months ago (2025-02-27)
  • David Flin

Power has been restored to most of Chile after the country’s most disruptive power blackout in 15 years.

NTPC to invest $23 billion to add 20 GW of renewable energy in Madhya Pradesh

  • 2 months ago (2025-02-26)
  • David Flin

NTPC has signed MOUs with the Indian state government of Madhya Pradesh to invest $23 billion in renewable energy projects in the state.

Vietnam breaks ground on Phase 2 of Bac Ai pumped storage hydropower plant

  • 2 months ago (2025-02-25)
  • David Flin

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) held a groundbreaking ceremony on 22 Feb for Phase 2 of the Bac Ai pumped storage hydropower plant in Ninh Thuan province.

Saudi Arabia to expand Qurayyah IPP by 3.01 GW

  • 3 months ago (2025-02-24)
  • David Flin

Saudi AraSaudi Arabia has announced that it will invest $3.57 billion to expand the Qurayyah CCGT IPP in the Eastern Province by 3.01 GW.bia has announced that it will invest $3.57 billion to expand the Qurayyah CCGT IPP in the Eastern Province by 3.01 GW.

Vedanta seeks bids for Indian nuclear power plants

  • 3 months ago (2025-02-21)
  • David Flin

The Vedanta Group is seeking bids from firms to build 5 GW of nuclear power capacity in India to meet the energy needs of its facilities. Initial bids are to be submitted by March 22.

Jammu and Kashmir’s hydropower generation falls by over 80 per cent

  • 3 months ago (2025-02-20)
  • David Flin

The Jammu and Kashmir region administered by India has seen its hydropower generation fall by over 80 per cent, from a nominal installed capacity of 3500 MW to just 606 MW.

Vietnam confirms net-zero goal with plan to transition from coal

  • 3 months ago (2025-02-19)
  • David Flin

Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Vietnam, and approved a comprehensive implementation plan for the Global Coal-to-Clean-Energy Transition Statement, reaffirming Vietnam’s commitment to low-carbon development and achieving net zero emissions by 2050.