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Surging power demand in MENA with supply shifting to gas, renewables, and nuclear
- 2025-09-18 07:54:38
- David Flin
According to a report, The Future of Electricity in the Middle East and North Africa, by the International Energy Agency (IEA), electricity consumption in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has tripled since 2000 and is predicted to rise by an extra 50 per cent by 2035.
Iraq to add 1500 MW through floating power plants
- 2025-08-25 06:23:53
- David Flin
Iraq plans to add 1500 MW of electricity through floating power generation vessels to help stabilise its grid and reduce reliance on imported gas.
Ireland ends coal-fired power generation at Moneypoint after 40 years
- 2025-06-23 06:38:02
- David Flin
The ESB has ended coal-fired generation 915 MW Moneypoint power station in County Clare, Ireland, after 40 years and earlier than planned, shifting to using oil instead.
TNB wins €150 million maintenance contract from Kuwait
- 2025-04-15 06:08:01
- David Flin
Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), via its wholly owned subsidiary TNB Repair and Maintenance, has won a €150 million seven-year contract from the Kuwait Ministry and Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy for maintenance works at the Sabiya Power Generation and Water Distillation Plant in Kuwait.
Guyana’s blackout caused by outage at Kingston power station
- 2025-04-11 05:43:17
- David Flin
Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said that a prolonged blackout on 10 April was caused by a problem at the diesel-fired Kingston Power Station.
Eskom facing US$823 million loss
- 2024-07-08 06:53:43
- David Flin
South Africa’s state power company Eskom is set to publish figures showing a $823 million annual loss. Eskom, which recorded a loss of $1.25 billion in 2023, will release the full financial results for the year to March later this year.
Ukraine to lease floating power plants from Türkiye
- 2024-06-11 07:22:00
- David Flin
Ukraine is in discussions with Türkiye to lease power plants ships for deployment at strategic locations on the Odesa and the Danube regions.
Turkish power generation ship arrives in Guyana to combat blackouts
- 2024-05-06 07:58:10
- David Flin
A 36 MW power generation ship has arrived in Guyana to help alleviate blackouts in that country. The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) company will connect the Turkish ship to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS).
Eskom has 29 days without load-shedding
- 2024-04-25 07:17:13
- David Flin
Eskom has announced that it has gone more than 29 days without load-shedding, which it attributes to sustained electricity generation capacity and sufficient emergency reserves.
US grid operator PJM asks for postponement of fossil fuel plant retirements
- 2024-01-11 07:14:52.812110
- David Flin
PJM Interconnection, the largest US power grid operator, has asked Talen Energy to postpone retirement of four fossil-fuel-powered plants in Maryland by three years, citing reliability concerns.
