Malaysia boosted natural gas-fired power generation and sharply reduced use of coal-fired generation in December 2025, according to data from Malaysia’s Grid System Operator (GSO).
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems reported that in 2025, the share of renewables in Germany’s net public electricity generation amounted to 55.9 per cent.
Cletus Nyachowe, Acting CEO of ZESA, has announced that Zimbabwe will add 400 MW to its power grid as a result of a $455 million upgrade of the Hwange coal-fired power plant.
Chris Wright, the US Energy Secretary, has signed an Executive Order to force TransAlta to keep open Unit 2 of the Centralia coal-fired power station in Washington State.
China’s statistics bureau has announced that the country will see its power generation from fossil fuel power generation plants fall this year. It said that the data showed a 4.2 per cent year-on-year fall in November.
China’s EXIM Bank has issued a warning to the Bangladesh-China Power Company Ltd (BCPCL) that a failure to repay a $129 million loan instalment for the 1320 MW Payra coal-fired power plant due in early December could trigger a formal default, potentially affecting other projects in Bangladesh financed by the bank.
The municipality of Kakanj in Bosnia and Herzegovina has requested that the local coal-fired power plant be restricted to supplying thermal energy for district heating only, due to recent record air pollution levels.
J-Power of Japan has announced plans to close two units at a coal-fired power plant by the end of fiscal 2028 as part of its commitment to reduce emissions and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Aboitiz Power of the Philippines has announced its first major overseas investment with the acquisition of a 25 per cent stake in Van Phong Power Co Ltd (VPCL) of Vietnam from Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation.
South Africa has announced a new national energy plan, which proposes reviving its stalled SMR nuclear project and expand gas-fired power generation.