Vistra has announced definitive agreements for its subsidiary Vistra Operations Company to acquire Cogentrix Energy’s portfolio of 10 modern natural gas-fired power plants with a total combined capacity of around 5500 MW.
Duke Energy has submitted an early site permit (ESP) application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a site located near the Belews Creek coal-fired power plant in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.
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.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that it will provide $800 million to support development of SMRs by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Holtec.
Canada’s Bruce Power has signed an exclusive agreement with Siemens Energy Canada for new high-pressure steam turbines for its Bruce A nuclear units.
NextEra Energy and Google have signed a 25-year agreement to buy power from the 615 MW Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa, USA, which was shut down following storm damage suffered in 2020.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction has signed a front-end engineering design contract with Fermi America to build four large-scale nuclear power plants in the USA.
The Canadian federal government and the Ontario government have announced a combined C$3 billion in new subsidies to support the SMR development at the Darlington generating station.
Vistra has announced that it has completed the acquisition of seven gas-fired power plants totalling 2557 MW capacity from Lotus Infrastructure Partners in a $1.9 billion deal, subject to certain net working capital adjustments.
Darlington Nuclear has been granted a 20-year extension from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the longest term ever granted to a Canadian nuclear plant.