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DOE Orders Fossil Units Online After Puerto Rico Blackouts, Citing Dispatchable Capacity Need

May 19, 2025
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has invoked emergency authority to compel Puerto Rico’s public utility to dispatch mothballed oil-fired and fossil-fueled power units, citing an imminent threat to grid […]

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The Costa Sur Thermal Power Plant, owned and operated by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), is located in Guayanilla on the island’s southern coast. The 820-MW facility, one of Puerto Rico’s largest fossil-fueled power stations, uses dual-fuel steam units and includes black start-capable gas turbines. It plays a central role in maintaining grid reliability during emergencies. In May 2025, PREPA restored Unit 5 to service following months of outage, adding 350 MW of dispatchable capacity ahead of the summer peak.

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LS Power Adding Gas-Fired Capacity as Part of PJM Initiative

March 17, 2025
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LS Power, a development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, on March 14 announced it has applied to build about 700 MW of new generation supply as part of PJM’s Reliability Resource Initiative (RRI), which is designed to expedite connecting shovel-ready, high-reliability projects to the grid.

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India Adds 4 GW of New Coal-Fired Capacity for Second Straight Year

December 28, 2024
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India added 4 GW of coal-fired power generation capacity this year, according to the country’s Central Electricity Authority, about the same amount of new coal-based generation it added in 2023. […]

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South Carolina Plant Will Add 180 MW of Gas-Fired Capacity

December 22, 2024
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Santee Cooper’s board of directors approved the planned expansion of the utility’s Rainey Generating Station as a shared resource with Central Electric Power Cooperative. The additional 180 MW of generation […]

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IAEA Projects 950 GW of Global Nuclear Power Capacity by 2050

September 18, 2024
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said generation capacity of nuclear power worldwide is expected to rise more than the group previously expected, to as much as 950 GW of […]

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IAEA: Aging Nuclear Fleet Warrants Reactor Life Extensions, Much More New Capacity

August 26, 2024
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While global nuclear power capacity has remained at a consistent level over the past decade, newly released data from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggests that more than two-thirds […]

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Number of nuclear reactors by age (as of 1 January 2024). Source: IAEA

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