Iran has expanded its renewables capacity by opening 250 megawatts (MW) of new solar power plants. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used a video link to open the solar plants on Saturday as he ordered the start of works on building another 450 MW of new plants across the country.
[pdf] Recently, PowerChina and Shanghai Giant Energy Technology Co., Ltd. formally signed the "100MW Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage EPC General Contract Contract", and officially won the bid for the world's first air compressed energy storage project.
[pdf] Neom's utility subsidiary, Enowa, is expected to issue the request for proposals (RFP) for a contract to develop and operate the first phase of Neom's pumped hydropower storage (PHS) network in the fourth quarter of 2024.
[pdf] PPC Group has commissioned a new 130 MW solar power plant in Romania, located in the Călugăreni area approximately 40 kilometers south of Bucharest. The facility was recently connected to the national grid and is now fully operational.
[pdf] On May 22, 2025 (U.S. Eastern Time), the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the draft of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) with 215 votes in favor, 214 against, and one abstention.
[pdf] According to the tender announcement, Guizhou Branch of China Tower Corporation Limited planned to procure approximately 2.2752 million Wp of monocrystalline silicon PV modules for an estimated 474 base stations across Bijie City, setting a maximum price limit of 0.7 yuan/W (excluding tax) for the unit price.
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