Shell Energy North America (SENA) has agreed to acquire 169 MW of natural gas-fired power generation capacity in Pennsylvania, USA while selling its interests in RISEC Holdings to Constellation Energy Generation for $715 million.
Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment (BOI) has approved Sahasdhanavi Limited’s plan for the development of a 350 MW combined cycle power plant at the Kerawalapitiya Industrial Zone.
ePointZero, a subsidiary of the 2PointZero Group from the UAE, will acquire a 90 per cent stake in Azura Power, an IPP operating in Africa. Completion of the deal is subject to regulatory approval.
BC Hydro has announced that it has acquired the 275 MW Island Generation in Campbell River, Vancouver Island, Canada, a natural gas-fired facility, to provide peak power for Vancouver Island.
Uniper has announced plans to invest €5 billion by 2030 in energy security and the transformation of European power systems. Around half of the investment programme is expected to be placed in projects in Germany.
ABB has won a contract from ENGIE Australia to modernise the distributed control system at the 532 MW CCGT Pelican Point power station in South Australia, Australia. The plant has two gas turbines and a steam turbine.
Mitsubishi Power has won a contract to supply key boiler components for the conversion of heavy oil-fired boilers into dual-fuel boilers at the 2.9 GW Jeddah South power plant and the 2.9 GW Shuqaiq power plant in Saudi Arabia.
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has reached financial closure on a $300 million financing arrangement to support construction of Burkina Faso’s largest power plant.
Siemens Energy has won a contract to supply power generation equipment for the Misfah and Duqm IPP projects in Oman, with Nama Power and Water Procurement Company serving as the offtaker for the generated electricity.
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).