Stephen Leece, Minister of Energy and Mines for the Canadian province of Ontario, announced that two new hydropower plants will be built in northern Ontario in partnership with Moose Cree First Nation, Takwa Tagamou Nation, and Ontario Power Generation (OPG).
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has issued an SMR construction licence to Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to build a BWRX-300 reactor at Darlington New Nuclear Project site in Clarington, Ontario, Canada.
The US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has said that the US Administration is considering the use of emergency authority to reopen shuttered coal-fired plants and prevent planned closures of coal-fired power plants.
The Canadian province of Ontario is imposing a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports to the US states of New York, Michigan, and Minnesota. This is a retaliatory protest against America’s imposition of tariffs against Canada.
Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has agreed a C$118 million loan to support construction of the 94.4 MW Weavers Mountain wind power project in Antigonish and Pictou counties, Nova Scotia, Canada.
BC Hydro has announced the launch of its first round of private-built power generation projects in 15 years, saying that these will cost taxpayers less than the last time.
The US DOE will concentrate on growing baseload generation to meet growing electricity demand, according to DOE Secretary Wright.
Poland and Canada have signed an agreement that provides a legal framework for greater cooperation on nuclear power.
GE Hitcahi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has awarded a contract to BWX Technologies (BWXT) to manufacture the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for the first BWRX-300 SMR to be constructed at Ontario Power Generation’s Darling New Nuclear Project site.
NextEra Energy has filed notice with US Federal regulators about a possible restart of its Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa, USA.