electricity generation

6 leaders across 5 countries this week.

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2026-08-15 Ali al-Zaidi

Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi Affirms 2027 Will Be the Year of Doubling Electricity Generation and Transmission and Distribution Capacity ••••• Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi affirmed that the coming year, 2027, will be the year of doubling electricity generation and doubling transmission and distribution capacity, marking a significant step toward transforming Iraq’s electricity sector. He reassured the Iraqi people that the government is moving forward with measures to end delays in the…

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2026-08-15 Ali al-Zaidi

Prime Minister Mr. Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi confirms that the year 2027 will be the year of doubling the production and distribution of electrical energy •••••••••• The Prime Minister, Mr. Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi, confirmed that the next year, 2027, will be the year of doubling the production of electrical energy, and doubling the capacity of distribution and transmission, which represents an important start to change the reality of electrical energy in Iraq, and that he reassures the Iraqis that governmen…

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2026-08-14 Christopher Luxon

A solar farm near Foxton is the 32nd project and eighth renewable energy project to be granted Fast-track approval. Genesis Energy lodged its application in February 2026, with approval taking around three and a half months since the appointment of an independent expert panel. “The 220 MWp solar farm will generate approximately 345 GWh of renewable electricity annually, enough to power approximately 47,000 homes,” says Mr Bishop. “Reliable renewable electricity generation is critical to suppo…

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2026-08-13 Micheál Martin

Did you find what you were looking for? Find what you were looking for? Help us improve AI search results by giving yourfeedback. From:Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment Minister for Climate, Energy, and the Environment Darragh O'Brien has highlighted that this week saw the highest ever level of daily solar electricity generation on the national grid. On Tuesday (yesterday), EirGrid data shows that (grid-scale) solar generation topped 1,258 MW just before 1pm – the highest lev…

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2026-08-13 Anthony Albanese

More than 1,000 Hunter jobs are secure, after the Albanese and the Minns Labor Governments have jointly contributed $2.5 billion to secure the future of aluminium smelting in the region. The joint investment will deliver a long-term renewable energy solution for the Tomago Aluminium smelter that supports commercially sustainable operations beyond 2028 and accelerates decarbonisation of more than 10 per cent of NSW’s electricity grid, supporting and securing the future of one of the state’s most…

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2026-08-13 Luis Abinader

Santo Domingo.- The investment initiative in large-scale energy storage (BESS) promoted by the Dominican Electric Transmission Company (ETED), will provide the country with technical optimizations for greater stability of the National Interconnected Electrical System (SENI), which include frequency regulation, black start capacity, that is, the possibility of restarting the electrical system from scratch after a general interruption, among other benefits. The statements were offered by the exec…

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Today in New Alamein City, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Eng. Mahmoud Esmat, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Concord for Engineering and Contracting Eng. Ahmed Elabd. Spokesman for the Presidency Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy  stated that the meeting included a review of the latest developments in implementing the national strategy to expand renewable and new energy projects. The strategy aims…

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2026-08-10 Christopher Luxon

Five hundred schools have been selected for solar technology under the Government’s plan to improve schools’ energy affordability and resilience, Energy Minister Simeon Brown and Education Minister Erica Stanford say. The Ministers announced the list of schools today at Te Papapa School in Auckland, the first to have solar panels installed as part of the pilot for the Government’s $30 million Solar on schools programme, announced as part of Budget 2026. “Today’s announcement moves the programm…

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2026-08-10 Christopher Luxon

A Canterbury solar farm is the first in New Zealand to be granted fast-track approval. This is the 29th project and 7th renewable energy project to be approved through the Fast-track process. Lodestone Energy Limited lodged its application in September 2025, with approval taking around eight months since the appointment of an independent expert panel. "Haldon Solar Farm near Lake Benmore, 14 km southeast of Twizel, is expected to generate 370 GWh of renewable energy annually, enough to power …

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2026-08-10 Luis Abinader

.Boca Chica, Santo Domingo.-President Luis Abinader, together with members of the Electrical Cabinet, visited the construction work of the San Felipe Andrés I Generator, in Boca Chica, which will contribute 467 MW to the national electrical system, thereby strengthening the energy generation matrix, in response to the growth of national demand and generating well-being for the population. The head of state described this plant as one of the most efficient and positively valued the speed with wh…