The energy minister of Mexico said the country would require $20.1 billion in power generation investments through 2026.

Tenaska has offered to use natural gas instead of coal to power the proposed 716 MW Taylorville Energy Center in central Illinois.

An environmental group has filed an appeal to once again stop construction of a $2.88 billion integrated gasification combined-cycle power plant in Kemper County, Miss.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) has issued the final amended air permit for the Taylorville Energy Center, managed by Tenaska.

The Mississippi Public Service Commission gave new approval on April 24 for Mississippi Power to continue construction on the 582 MW Kemper County integrated gasification combined-cycle power plant.

Power4Georgians announced a new investor in the $2.1 billion, 850 MW coal-fired Plant Washington in Georgia.

Plans to convert a natural gas-fired power plant to coal have been shelved thanks to a drop in natural gas prices to under $2.

Power4Georgians has decided to cancel the proposed Ben Hill coal-fired power plant in Ben Hill County, Ga.

Emerson Process Management will install its Ovation expert control system at a new 660 MW, supercritical coal-fired power plant in Indonesia.

Hitachi Ltd. said it is merging Hitachi Canada Ltd. (HCL) and Hitachi Canadian Industries Ltd. (HCI) into one company, Hitachi Power Systems Canada Ltd., effective April 1.

The Mississippi Public Service Commission voted 2-1 on March 30 to grant temporary construction authority to Mississippi Power to continue with construction on the 582 MW Kemper County integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) coal-fired power plant.

The Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) will meet on March 30, 2012, to discuss and possibly take action on Mississippi Power Co.’s request for a temporary certificate to continue work on the 582 MW Kemper County integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) project.

The Mississippi Public Service Commission asked Mississippi Power and an environmental group to submit proposals on how to proceed with the Plant Ratcliffe coal-fired power plant in Kemper County.

Summit Power Group, a Seattle-based developer of low-carbon electric power projects, said it has entered into an agreement with National Grid and Petrofac to seek funding for the development of a low-carbon power plant, including full-chain, commercial-scale carbon capture and storage, in the United Kingdom.

The Mississippi Supreme Court on March 15 reversed an approval for a Southern Co. $2.8 billion coal gasification project in Mississippi.

The Dendron Town Council in Virginia reaffirmed land-use changes for Old Dominion Electric Co-op’s (ODEC) plan to build a $5 billion coal-fired power plant.

Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Inc. has been awarded a contract to design and supply two spray dry absorber units and associated equipment for a coal-fired power plant in Colorado.

A judge ruled that a $2.8 billion, 895 MW coal-fired power plant cannot be built until there is an environmental review.

American Electric Power subsidiary Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) has signed long-term power purchase agreements for a total of 358.65 MW of wind energy from projects in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.