Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment (BOI) has approved Sahasdhanavi Limited’s plan for the development of a 350 MW combined cycle power plant at the Kerawalapitiya Industrial Zone.
Shri K Vijayanand, Chief Secretary for the Andhra Pradesh government in India, has said that the state is taking up 1162.8 MW through 228 solar power plants under Component C of the PM-KUSUM scheme.
GE Vernova and LS Electric have announced they have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture based on Voltage-Sourced Converter High-Voltage Direct Current (VSC-HVDC) to modernise South Korea’s power grid.
South Korea has confirmed that ammonia co-firing will not form part of its long-term coal transition. Kim Sung-hwan, South Korea’s Climate, Energy, and Environment Minister, said that the technology could keep coal-fired power stations operating for longer.
China’s National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration have presented the country’s new five-year renewable energy plan for 2026-2030. Both institutions anticipate that the Chinese renewable energy industry will grow and show improved operational quality.
India’s Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully developed a 1200 kV ultra-high voltage transformer that will significantly enhance the country’s electricity distribution capabilities.
Suzlon Group has announced that it has win an order for a 201.6 MW wind energy project in Andhra Pradesh, India. The order was placed by Waaree Forever Energies, the IPP division of the Waaree Group.
India’s coal-fired electricity generation rose 13.9 per cent in June to a three-year high as poor rainfall caused a 19.5 per cent fall in hydropower output. This has led to inventory depletion of coal at power plants.
Aboitiz Renewables, the renewable energy arm of Aboitiz Power, has added 92.5 MW of new solar capacity at San Manuel to the Luzon grid in the Philippines, strengthening the country’s electricity supply and helping the energy transition to green energy supply as power demand in the country rises.
Pakistan’s Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has restored the damaged power generating unit of Gomal Zam Hydropower plant and synchronised it successfully with the National Grid.