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Kenya’s electricity demand hits all-time high, straining capacity
- 2025-12-09 06:34:04
- David Flin
Demand for electricity in Kenya has hit a new record high, driven by a surge in domestic and commercial consumption that places pressure on the country’s stretched power generation capacity.
Britain to overhaul power grid connection system
- 2025-12-08 06:12:12
- David Flin
Britain’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) has announced it is overhauling the grid connection system to prioritise viable power projects, targeting decarbonisation by 2030. This reform aims to eliminate grid bottlenecks caused by non-viable ‘zombie’ projects.
Türkiye and World Bank in $6 billion financing talks
- 2025-11-25 07:06:54
- David Flin
Alparslan Bayraktar, Türkiye’s Energy Minister, has announced that Türkiye and the World Bank have begun talks for $6 billion in financing to upgrade the country’s electricity transmission system.
G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum urges blended financing to achieve stable grids
- 2025-11-24 07:05:03
- David Flin
During the G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum, African leaders stated that Africa’s path to future-ready energy systems depended on leveraging both fossil fuels and renewables.
Iraq to increase electricity capacity by 57 GW
- 2025-11-20 06:28:46
- David Flin
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has announced a 20-year plan to increase electricity capacity by 57 GW through agreements reached with Siemens and GE, as well as the increased use of renewable energy.
Nigeria completes power grid synchronisation with West African network
- 2025-11-10 06:23:45
- David Flin
The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) and the West African Power Pool Information and Coordination Centre (WAPP-ICC) have announced the completion of a synchronisation test between the Nigerian power grid, which includes Niger Republic and parts of Benin and Togo, and the rest of the West African power grid.
Philippines DOE to allow generation companies to build transmission infrastructure
- 2025-10-15 07:22:36
- David Flin
The Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) has proposed a new policy to allow power generation companies to finance and construct transmission infrastructure to accelerate the completion and delivery of power projects in the country.
China to give Nigeria €2 billion loan to rebuild power grid
- 2025-10-08 05:39:01
- David Flin
Nigeria is in advanced negotiations with the Export-Import Bank of China (EximBank) for a €2 billion loan to finance construction of a new transmission network.
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.
Siemens Energy to work on Hostos interconnection project
- 2025-09-05 06:35:48
- David Flin
Caribbean Transmission Development Company (CTDC) and Siemens Energy will collaborate on the Hostos Interconnection Project, which includes a submarine interconnection between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
