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India Approves $7.3 Billion Ultra-High-Voltage Line to Move Solar and Wind Power East
India's National Committee on Transmission has approved a new 1,150-kilovolt (kV) power corridor estimated to cost about $7.34 billion (688 billion rupees), a project Reuters...
LS Power to Buy Nearly 5 GW of NRG’s Gas-Fired Plants in $4 Billion Deal
LS Power has agreed to buy six natural gas-fired power plants from NRG Energy for $4 billion, picking up almost 5 GW of generating capacity...
Russian Strikes Cut Power to 600,000 in Ukraine Days Before Abu Dhabi Talks
Russia fired three Kh-59/69 guided missiles and 164 strike drones at Ukraine's power system overnight into Sunday, leaving more than 600,000 people without electricity in...
National Grid Lifts Capital Spending a Third as £70 Billion Plan Accelerates
National Grid said capital investment across its UK and US networks rose by about a third in the six months to September, as the British...
What Is a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)?
Last updated: November 2, 2026 A power purchase agreement (PPA) is a long-term contract between an electricity buyer and a generator that locks in a...
Is Türkiye Being Bypassed? €22bn Black Sea Cable to Carry Azerbaijani Green Power to Europe
Ankara-based Russian Studies Institute (@rusencenter) said in a post on X that Azerbaijan will sell electricity generated from renewable sources to Europe through a €22...