SaskPower’s written submission to the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel said that it estimates the costs of extending the coal-fired power plants in the Canadian province to total C$2.6 billion.
The Japanese government has announced it will pause a measure aimed at limiting the operation of coal-fired power plants, due to the conflict in Iran threatening the supply of LNG.
Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines, has declared the country is in a state of “national energy emergency” as a result of the Iran War. He said that it poses “an imminent danger of a critically low energy supply.”
Bangladesh is increasing electricity production from coal-fired power plants as uncertainty over LNG imports through the Strait of Hormuz raises the likelihood of gas shortages and a possible 1800MW shortfall.
Adani Power has announced that its subsidiary Moxie Power Generation (MPGL) has won a Letter of Award (LOA) from Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL) for supply of 558 power for a five-year period, with supply starting April 2026.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, in an attempt to boost the fossil fuel industry.
India has added over 52 GW of new power generation capacity during the first ten months of the 2026 financial year, a new record.
According to a report by Wood Mackenzie, China’s coal-fired power generation fell by 1.9 per cent in 2025, as the rapid expansion of non-fossil power generation outpaced electricity demand growth for the first time in a decade.
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.
Power generation at the Barapukuria coal-fired power plant in Dinajpur, Bangladesh has come to a complete halt after a crack was detected in the boiler. The shutdown has resulted in the suspension of all electricity transmission from the plant.