The Samoan government has declared a 30-day state of emergency as the main island of Upolu grapples with a severe power crisis. Major disruptions to Samoa’s electricity supply have affected the country, with power rationing in place since February.
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.
Power has been restored to most of Chile after the country’s most disruptive power blackout in 15 years.
UK energy regulator Ofgem is likely to approve a proposal by the National Energy System Operator to change the priority system for power generation projects looking to connect to the network.
The energy secretaries of Nepal and India are meeting in New Delhi, India to discuss the construction of five cross-border transmission lines capable of carrying at least 16 GW by 2035.
The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have cut all connections with Russia’s power grid and joined the EU’s network.
Kenya’s government has announced plans to invest $386 million to increase national electricity coverage.
According to figures from Aneel, Brazil’s electricity regulator, Brazil’s installed power generation capacity increased by a record 10.9 GW in 2024, above government predictions of 10.1 GW.
Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has said that excess generation capacity, persistent administrative and governance issues, and a lack of planning and under investment in technology have aggravated the difficulties of the power sector.
GE Vernova has announced that it has been chosen through its joint venture, KAPES, by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to supply its HVDC system, based on Line Commutated Converter (LCC) technology for the 500 kV Donghaean #2 to Dong-Seoul HVDC converter station project EP2.