Britain is considering keeping a number of coal-fired power plants as back-up to ensure adequate electricity supplies next winter, National Electricity said Wednesday. Britain has set a target to close coal-fired power plants by October 2024 as part of efforts to reduce emissions to meet climate targets, reports said. Power plant operators such as EDF and Drax have said their coal plants will close by that deadline but remain in place under contracts with National Electricity as part of contingency planning for the winter of 2022-23 amid record gas prices and concerns about power supplies.

Recently, the news of widespread power outages in Vietnam became a hot search. Even Samsung, Foxconn and other large manufacturing enterprises have to face the problem of power outages and production.

Recently, Jimah Power Plant, the first maintenance project undertaken by Zhejiang Thermal Power Co., Ltd. in Malaysia, was connected to the grid to generate electricity. The units are running at full load and the parameters are stable. The project is located in Jima District, Podeshin County, Sembilan State, Malaysia. The power plant has two 770MW generating units, which are set up with one machine and one furnace. The two units were put into operation in 2009. The maintenance project covers the maintenance of steam turbine and generator of Unit 2. The construction period is 54 days, which is the first overhaul of the unit since it was put into operation in 2009. After the completion of the maintenance and power generation, it will effectively improve the stability of the local power grid and contribute China's strength to the local power supply and economic development of Malaysia.

According to the Japanese government's forecast, the Tokyo area will continue to face tight power supply this summer. According to the latest forecast released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, if the areas served by TEPCO are hit by unusually high temperatures in July, the capital area's reserve capacity, known as the power reserve ratio, could fall to 3%, the minimum required to guarantee a stable power supply. In July, the Japanese government asked residents and businesses to conserve electricity because of concerns about power shortages. The Japanese government made a similar request earlier this year.

Recently, the commencement ceremony of the EPC project of Pakistan's Mancera 765kV substation, which was undertaken by China Power Construction Corporation, was held at the site of Mancera. Minister of Energy of Pakistan Khuram Dastagir, Director of Pakistan National Transmission and Distribution Corporation Rana Abdul Jabbar attended the ceremony, which was attended by the participating parties and various members of Pakistani society. Mansera 765kV Substation is located in Mansera City, Cape Province, northern Pakistan. It is a power supply transmission supporting project of Dasu 4320MW hydropower station and serves as a power transmission transfer station between Dasu Hydropower Station and Islamabad power grid.

On February 3, 2023, Bermuda suffered a massive power outage. Belco, the island's sole electricity provider, suffered a "serious incident", the local government said, and advised customers to "unplug all sensitive electrical equipment" to avoid overnight repairs that could damage electrical appliances. The massive outage affected most Internet connections in Bermuda, with some customers unable to make phone calls. While it's unclear what caused the massive outage, there are speculation that it was related to cyber security or a human accident.

Recently, Unit 2 of the Amara single-cycle to combined-cycle 2x125MW power plant project in Iraq, which was constructed by Harbin Electric Group International Corporation, was successfully connected to the grid for the first time. The unit is running stably with good parameters.The Amara project in

Goh Kyaw Thu, CEO of the Yangon Power Supply Company, said that due to lack of electricity production, Yangon province will be supplied on a rotating basis until the end of May this year.