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Electrica will build flexible cogeneration capacity to modernise Craiova’s heat. The 82MW electrical plant combines district heating, thermal storage, rapid start-up, black-start capability, and provision for future hydrogen blending.
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Pacifico has secured Jindo’s 2.13GW offshore development role in Korea. The government-designated Phase 2 cluster carries a 345kV grid specification and runs through 2033, while project-level electricity business licences remain under review.
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SECI has concluded 1.5GW of assured peak renewable procurement nationwide. The FDRE-IX auction covers 6,000MWh of four-hour supply from ISTS-connected renewable projects using co-located storage, with NTPC Renewable Energy confirming a 500MW award at ₹6.00/kWh.
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Saudi Arabia has signed four utility-scale battery storage agreements nationwide. The first procurement group totals 2GW/8GWh across four four-hour projects developed under a build-own-operate model, with investment exceeding SAR4.35bn.
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Greencells has completed construction at Crays Hall Farm solar park. The contractor reports 40MWp of installed photovoltaic capacity and around 40GWh annual generation, while the project’s Allocation Round 6 CfD capacity is recorded separately at 25.92MW.
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Britain has launched funding for ultra-long-duration electricity storage technologies nationwide. The £28m programme targets systems capable of supplying electricity for more than 100 hours, including advanced electrochemical storage and underground hydrogen technologies.
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Government approval clears Beacon Fen solar and battery development plans. The Lincolnshire DCO covers 400MW of photovoltaics, up to 600MVA of battery storage, an on-site substation, and electrical connections operating at up to 400kV.
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A cyberattack reportedly shut a small UK gas peaker temporarily. The unidentified roughly 15MW facility was offline for four days, while government and NCSC work on broader energy-sector cyber resilience continues.
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Halenbeck-Rohlsdorf II has entered operation with 114MWp solar capacity installed. The Brandenburg plant is expected to generate up to 120GWh annually, with long-term PPAs covering Shell Energy Europe and two Finanz Informatik companies.
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Kozloduy reduced Unit 5 output as Danube levels kept falling. The approximately 120MW preventative reduction responds to critically low river conditions and is the first such meteorological and hydrological measure in the plant’s 52-year operating history.