Cenal Elektrik Üretim, a joint venture of Cengiz Holding and Alarko Holding, has submitted an application to the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation, and Climate Change to expand its 1320 MW Cenal coal-fired power plant in Biga, Çanakkale in northwestern Türkiye with a new 1050 MW coal-fired power unit.
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.
Manila Electric Co (Meralco) of the Philippines has started a Competitive Selection Process (CSP) for 600 MW of baseload capacity following the issuance of a Certificate of Conformity by the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE).
The Chinese state-owned CHN Energy has said that it has achieved a technological breakthrough that allows for a 50 per cent green hydrogen blend in coal-fired power generation, achieving 100 per cent hydrogen combustion.
President Trump of America is expected to announce on 4 June that his administration will give about $700 million in an attempt to bolster coal-fired power plants.
Zambia’s ZCCM Investment Holdings and the Chinese firm Wonderful Group Services have agreed a deal to build a 600 MW coal-fired power plant in Zambia in two phases, at an estimated cost of $452 million.
South Africa will delay the retirement of about a fifth of its coal-fired power generation capacity as gas projects intended to replace them are running behind schedule.
Erex of Japan and Vinacomin Power Holdings of Vietnam have signed an MOU to study the possibility of cofiring biomass at two of Vinacomin’s coal-fired power plants.
Tafadzwa Muguti, Zimbabwe’s Presidential Affairs and Devolution Permanent Secretary, has said that all major industrial projects in the country will now be required to incorporate power generation facilities in an attempt to ease persistent energy shortages and accelerate provincial development.
A boiler explosion at the 1200 MW coal-fired power plant in Chhattisgarh, India operated by Vedanta has resulted in 19 fatalities and multiple injuries.