POWER Reveals 2026 Awards Finalists; Readers to Choose Plant of the Year
POWER is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2026 POWER Awards, recognizing the projects, people, and organizations setting the pace for the global power industry. Winners will be revealed…
PJM’s First Reformed Queue Cycle Draws 811 Projects, 220 GW
PJM Interconnection’s first interconnection “cycle” under its revamped, clustered review process has attracted 811 new generation projects representing roughly 220 GW of nameplate capacity. The effort now moves to a…
Death Toll from Boiler Explosion at Vedanta’s India Coal Power Plant Rises to 24, Triggers Probes
A catastrophic boiler explosion at Vedanta Limited’s Chhattisgarh Thermal Power Plant (VLCTPP) in east‑central India has left scores of workers dead and injured, prompting questions over boiler safety enforcement and…
China Restarting Massive Coal-to-Gas Project After Decade-Long Pause
Chinese officials have said they will revive a multibillion-dollar coal gasification project, in part due to global gas supply disruptions caused by the U.S. and Isreal’s war with Iran. The…
Rural Co-ops Navigate a New Era of Load Growth, Rising Costs, and Policy Pressure
After decades of relatively flat electricity demand, the U.S. power sector is suddenly racing to keep up—and rural electric cooperatives, which serve 42 million people across 54% of the nation’s…
Taiwan Joins Others in Asia Restarting Coal-Fired Units Due to Iran War
Officials with Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) said the energy company plans to resume operations at two coal-fired units for at least three months, as the country seeks to support its…
Italy Ready to Restart Coal-Fired Plants, Postpone Total Coal Phaseout
Officials in Italy have said they are prepared to restart that country’s four remaining coal-fired power plants if supply issues for oil and natural gas persist due to the Iran…
DOE’s Section 202(c) Emergency Orders Since May 2025: 43 and Counting
Since May 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued more than 40 emergency orders and extensions under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act—more than in any comparable…
The Power Commitment: Fortune Favors Modernization
Energy & Engineering Group: Sign In Many power plants were constructed incrementally over time – control system, adding OEM-supplied turbines and balance-of-plant controllers, proprietary firmware, relays – layer by layer.…
South Korean Groups Backing New 1.25-GW Coal-Fired Power Plant in Alaska
A fact sheet published by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior notes a $1-billion agreement between Hyundai Heavy Industries Power Systems and developers of the proposed 1.25-GW Terra Energy Center,…
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