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  • March 2, 2026
POWER DIGEST [March 2026]

U.S.-Based Group Acquires South African Solar-Storage Microgrid. U.S.-based Energea in mid-January announced its acquisition of the YO Residence Solar Project, marking a significant milestone as the company’s first microgrid investment…

U.S. Crude Daily Average Production Falls in December as Bakken Leads Pullback

Average daily crude oil production in the United States eased in December to the lowest daily production rate in months, according to the latest EIA data. Total December production, however,…

Cameco and India sign new uranium supply agreement

The agreement will see Cameco supply nearly 22 million pounds of uranium ore concentrate (U3O8) to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) between 2027 and 2035 on market-related price terms,…

SRS to construct Romanian reactor research facilities

Under the contract, worth EUR36 million (USD42 million), SRS will design, supply and commission a liquid lead loop-type facility (HELENA-2), a liquid lead pool-type facility (ELF) and confined modules to…

IAEA: Nuclear diplomacy is hard, but never impossible

Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, pictured above delivering his statement to the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday, said the agency was collecting information and assessing…

Largest module installed at second Lufeng unit

The ‘super module’ was hoisted into place on 1 March, China National Nuclear Corporation construction subsidiary CNNC 23 Engineering Co Ltd announced. (Image: CNNC) The cuboid-shaped CA20 module – weighing…

First concrete poured for new capacity at Kaiga in India

The ceremony – see picture above – at the site in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state was held just days after approval was given by India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory…

Key Things to Know About the US-Israel Conflict With Tehran

Smoke following an explosion in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 28.Photographer: Vahid Salemi/AP Photo The US reported the first Americans killed in a war with Iran as each side pledged escalating…

Oil Jumps 10% on Iran Conflict and Could Spike to $100 a Barrel, Analysts Say

Brent crude jumped 10% to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 after U.S.…

US Not Planning to Tap Strategic Reserve as Iran War Risks Oil Surge, FT Says

The U.S. is not considering releasing oil from its strategic petroleum reserve in the aftermath of strikes on Iran, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing a Department of Energy…