Power Plants

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the development of the 300MW/1200MWh Soda Mountain solar project in San Bernardino County, California.

US utility Georgia Power filed a request with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) seeking 2,000MW – 6,000MW of new dispatchable capacity resources in the state.

Data centres have emerged as the primary driver of electricity demand growth for utility Origin Energy in Australia.

Social media tech giant Meta has signed an agreement to procure power from space-based solar power startup, Overview Energy.

South African renewables developer Pele Green Energy and French firm Engie have inaugurated a 75MW solar PV project in the Northern Cape region.

Reforms to the UK’s grid connection process for renewable energy projects are underway, aimed at easing the logjam of applications.

The European Commission has reportedly banned EU funds from supporting energy projects using Chinese-made inverters.

The AEMC has released a draft rule to modernise distribution network planning in response to the rapid uptake of CERs.

UAE state-owned renewables developer Masdar has established a joint venture (JV) with the national power utility of Montenegro to develop “large-scale” clean energy projects in the country.

Renalfa IPP has secured funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for its Szihalom 450MW solar-plus-storage project in Hungary.