South African state-owned utility Eskom has said it will reduce scheduled power following an improvement in generation capacity.
Acwa Power has reached an agreement with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) to convert the 2400 MW Hassyan power plant from coal to natural gas.
US utility Georgia Power is seeking approval to add 2.3 GW of renewable energy capacity in 2022 as part of a wider plan to expand its renewable capacity to 11.5 GW by 2035.
The Argentine government is expected to sign a financing agreement with China to secure $35 billion for infrastructure projects under a five-year investment plan.
The Spanish renewable energy company Acciona has announced it has reached agreement with Ukrainian firm UDP Renewables (UDPR) to build two PV plants near Odessa, south-western Ukraine.
Uzbekistan has announced plans to create a power grid ring to improve reliability of electricity supplies. All regions of the country will be connected to one grid.
The European Commission has approved Romania’s plans to grant restructuring aid of up to €2.7 billion to the power company Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia).
The British Government has announced it will give £100 million support to EDF to help it build the 3.2 GW Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk and help encourage new investors in the project.
The Brazil government said that the country’s power generation capacity will increase by 37 per cent from 200 GW to 275 GW over the next 10 years.
Tokyo Gas and the Danish energy company EWII have agreed to jointly develop 1 GW of renewable energy capacity in the Nordic region by 2030.