The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new measures to speed up construction of power plants to support the power demands of data centres for AI, enabling companies to start construction before obtaining clean air permits.
Romania’s Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan said that the country is negotiating with the European Commission to delay shutting down 2.6 GW of coal-fired power generation by at least five years.
Adani Power has secured a €2.5 billion contract to develop a 2400 MW greenfield coal-fired power plant at Pirpainti in Bhagalpur district, Bihar, India.
South Korea’s power output is rising sharply ahead of official targets due to fewer maintenance outages, a new power plant coming online, pushing down the usage of coal-fired power plants.
Adani Power has received a Letter of Intent from the Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited (BSPGCL) to supply 2274 MW, to be sourced from a new 2400 MW coal-fired power plant to be built in Pirpainti, located in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar.
Abolfazi Asgari, CEO of Iran Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH) said that Iran will build 5.2 GW of coal-fired power plant capacity over the next 16 years to 2041 as part of a plan to diversify its power generation mix and to respond to a growing demand for electricity.
Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Ltd (TNPGCL) has announced that it has terminated the contract awarded to BGR Energy Systems for the balance of plant package for the 800 MW North Chennai Supercritical Thermal Power Plant Project Stage III in India.
Eskom has announced plans to shift heavily towards renewable energy sources from its current predominantly coal-fired generation fleet, targeting 32 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2040, compared to the current level of less than 1 GW.
The ESB has ended coal-fired generation 915 MW Moneypoint power station in County Clare, Ireland, after 40 years and earlier than planned, shifting to using oil instead.
The government of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has announced that it plans to use coal-fired power as a ‘bridge’ to nuclear baseload power generation.