Göteborg Energi and Siemens Energy have announced that they have successfully run a gas turbine in the Rya CHP plant using liquid biofuel instead of natural gas.
EDF has announced plans to acquire GE’s French turbine unit, which maintains and manufactures steam turbines for nuclear power plants in France.
US power plant builder APR Energy (APR) has announced that it will supply Evolution Power Partners (EPP) with a 228 MW gas-fired power plant, to be located in Itaguai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bradwell B Power Company (BrB), consisting of China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and EDF, is developing proposals for two HPR1000 pressurised water reactors (PWRs) to be constructed at the Bradwell site in Essex, UK.
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.