Forecasts
Malaysia may need 9 GW of gas-fired power plant by 2032
Malaysia will need to deploy 9 GW of gas-fired generation capacity by 2032, according to the country’s Minister of Economy, who made the rem...
Energy & Climate Markets
NextEra Energy secures USD1.9bn loan to restart 615 MW Nuclear Plant (US)
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has finalised a USD1.9bn loan to NextEra Energy to support the restart of the 615 MW Duane Arnold nuclear ...
Companies
Metlen agrees to divest 165 MW solar project with 725 MWh BESS in Chile
Energy and industrial group Metlen Energy & Metals has reached an agreement to sell its Tamarico II solar-plus-storage project in Chile ...
Companies
Engie inaugurates an 875 MW CCGT plant in Belgium
Engie has officially inaugurated its new 875 MW combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant at Flémalle in Belgium. The facility has been ...
Policy & Regulatory
Massachusetts (US) imposes new restrictions on data centres over energy concerns
The Governor of Massachusetts (United States) has announced significant restrictions on data centre development, including a requirement for...
Infrastructure & Investments
IGP secures consent for a 500 MW BESS project in Scotland (UK)
Island Green Power (IGP) has secured consent for a 500 MW battery energy storage system near New Deer in Aberdeenshire (Scotland, United Kin...
Policy & Regulatory
Philippines’s revised NDC targets 75% GHG emissions conditional cut by 2035
The Philippines has released its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), targeting a 75% reduction and avoidance of greenhouse gas...
Companies
PowerTransitions acquires 1.24 GW Roseton power plant in New York (US)
US-based independent power producer PowerTransitions has finalised its acquisition of the 1.2 GW Roseton Generating Facility in Newburgh, Ne...
Infrastructure & Investments
Dangote plans to double its Nigerian refinery capacity to 1.4 mb/d by 2029
Nigeria's Dangote refinery has unveiled plans to invest USD14.3bn to double its crude processing capacity from 700 kb/d to 1.4 mb/d by 2029,...
Infrastructure & Investments
One Nuclear moves forward with 1 GW SMR campus (US)
ONE Nuclear has announced that it is advancing its Project Amberjack, a small modular reactor (SMR) project in Louisiana (United States), in...
Policy & Regulatory
Pakistan and India set 10% BESS requirements for new renewable capacity
Pakistan’s power regulator, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), has authorized the government to make a Battery Energy...
Infrastructure & Investments
Octopus Australia submits 500 MW/2 GWh BESS project for assessment (Australia)
Project developer Octopus Australia has submitted the Blackstone battery energy storage system (BESS), a standalone 500 MW/2,000 MWh facilit...