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Australia achieves record renewables and storage connections in FY26
- 2026-07-21 05:47:47
- David Flin
Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) connected 9.1 GW of new generation and energy storage to full output in FY26, more than double the amount connected in FY25, according to the Australian Electricity Market Operator (AEMO) latest quarterly connections report.
ABB wins Pelican Point control system upgrade contract
- 2026-07-16 05:11:15
- David Flin
ABB has won a contract from ENGIE Australia to modernise the distributed control system at the 532 MW CCGT Pelican Point power station in South Australia, Australia. The plant has two gas turbines and a steam turbine.
Hitachi Energy and Alinta Energy enter maintenance agreement
- 2026-06-12 05:48:51
- David Flin
Hitachi Energy and Alinta Energy have entered into a three-year outage agreement focused on outage planning, maintenance, and asset lifecycle management.
AGL Energy approves A$490 million Kwinana gas power project in Australia
- 2026-04-01 06:07:53
- David Flin
AGL Energy has announced that it has made a final investment decision to proceed with the A$490 million Kwinana Gas Power Generation 2 project in Western Australia, Australia.
75 per cent of Australia’s coal-fired power plants to retire by 2035
- 2026-02-02 05:24:34
- David Flin
A report from BloombergNEF (BNEF) states that it expects 75 per cent of Australia’s fleet of coal-fired power plants to retire by 2035.
Wärtsilä wins 120 MW contract in Western Australia
- 2025-12-10 06:14:01
- David Flin
Wärtsilä has announced that it has won a contract from the Australian IPP Zenith Energy Operations to supply the engines, controls, and auxiliary equipment for a new 120 MW power plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
AGL invests A$185 million in West Australian power plant
- 2025-10-31 06:21:59
- David Flin
AGL Energy has committed A$185 million to buy four gas turbines from Siemens for its first power station in Western Australia.
Transpower warns New Zealand at higher risk of blackouts in winter 2026
- 2025-05-16 06:28:33
- David Flin
Transpower, New Zealand’s national grid operator, has said that the country is at a higher risk of electricity outages from winter 2026.
AGL to build new gas-fired power station in Western Australia
- 2025-05-02 05:49:03
- David Flin
AGL is seeking environmental approval to build a 250 MW open-cycle gas turbine power station in Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia.
Samoa declares state of emergency over power blackouts
- 2025-03-31 07:34:02
- David Flin
The Samoan government has declared a 30-day state of emergency as the main island of Upolu grapples with a severe power crisis. Major disruptions to Samoa’s electricity supply have affected the country, with power rationing in place since February.
