Romania is in negotiations with the EU to delay the planned retirement of 2.6 GW of coal-fired power generation by at least five years.
PJSC Ukrnafta, Ukraine’s largest oil extraction company, has secured €150 million in grants and a loan for €250 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to develop 400 MW of new generation projects.
Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines for Ontario province in Canada has announced that an MOU has been signed between Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA). The agreement is for OPG to supply UKAEA with tritium to support UKAEA’s research into nuclear fusion.
NeoDyne has become the first company in Ireland to join Siemens’ grid+ Partner Programme. The partnership brings together Siemens’ grid technology with NeoDyne’s 25 years of experience in electrification and automation. This marks a significant milestone in the digital transformation of Ireland’s energy sector.
Centrica and HiiROC, a hydrogen technology specialist, have successfully trialled the use of hydrogen in a gas-fired peak power plant for the first time in the UK.
Framatome has won a contract to maintain and modernise the electrical systems at the two VVER-1000 reactors at Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria.
Siemens Energy and Capital Refractories Limited have agreed that Siemens Energy will acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Capital Injection Ceramics Limited (CIC), a subsidiary of Capital Refractories.
EDF has announced a 12-month extension of the operational life for Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations in the UK. Both power stations will now operate until March 2028.
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.
Sweden has announced that it will use SMRs from either Rolls-Royce or GE Vernova for its first nuclear expansion in 50 years.