All articles by Aninda Chakraborty
Aninda Chakraborty
Spain and Portugal hit by major power outage, gradual restoration underway
The widespread outage disrupted daily life, halting hospital operations, cancelling train services, knocking out traffic lights, and causing chaos on roads and in airports among other impacts
GEE seeks approval for 2GW pumped hydro project near Loch Ness, Scotland
According to GEE, the 2GW capacity of the proposed pumped hydro project is comparable to the output of approximately 800 onshore wind turbines currently operational in The Highland Council area
UK’s Hunterston B completes defueling, paving way for decommissioning
Since its commissioning in 1976, Hunterston B has significantly contributed to the UK economy with over £13.3bn and generated nearly 300 TWh of electricity, which could power all homes in Scotland for over 30 years
NSW approves grid access for 3.56GW of renewable projects in South West REZ
The awarded projects include Origin Energy’s Yanco Delta wind farm (1,460 MW), Spark Renewables’ Dinawan Energy Hub (1,007MW), Someva’s Pottinger Energy Park (831.2MW), and BayWA’s Bullawah Wind Farm (262.3MW)
Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan secures third DOE loan disbursement
The 800MW Palisades facility, originally shut down in May 2022 for decommissioning, is set to become the first commercial nuclear reactor in the country to restart operations
JSW Energy starts construction of $1.88bn thermal plant in WB, India
The company has a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement with the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited for the entire capacity of the plant in Salboni
ReNew opens 1.3GWp solar power project in Rajasthan, India
The project, located in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, is projected to generate around 2,490 million units of electricity annually to meet the energy needs of about 500,000 households in the region
US suspends construction of Equinor’s Empire Wind project in New York
Empire Wind, approved in November 2023 and under construction since last year, is anticipated to generate enough electricity to power 700,000 homes annually.
Masdar completes full acquisition of Terna Energy, eyes European growth
Greece’s Terna Energy is active in the renewable energy landscape in Southeastern and Central Europe for more than 25 years
US EIA forecasts decline in oil demand and prices amid market uncertainty
EIA now projects global oil and fuel demand to grow by 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2025 and 1 million bpd in 2026, which is 0.4 million bpd and 0.1 million bpd less than last month’s forecast, respectively