Data center demand “climbed to 18% of our industrial load in 2025, and we are projecting data center growth to double in our region by 2030,” said CEO Don Moul. The Tennessee Valley Authority saw demand growth of around 1% to 2% in the last three months of 2025, and it anticipates “more robust” growth …
-Xcel Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) to accelerate the delivery of generation resources to serve large load customers, including data centers. This MOU represents an expansion of a long-standing commercial relationship between Xcel Energy and NextEra Energy. The parties expect to …
Uzbekistan will begin developing four uranium deposits in 2026, according to details announced during a presentation attended by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The projects include the Arnasay, Western Kizilkok, Southern Zhongeldi, and Eastern Agron deposits. Last year, the country produced 7,000 tons of uranium, while proven reserves have reached 139,000 tons, The Caspian Post reports via Uzbek media. At …
Last year, Uzbekistan produced 7,000 tonnes of uranium, while confirmed reserves increased to 139,000 tonnes. This was announced today, February 2, as President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation on ongoing work in the coal and uranium industries and plans for the near future. The meeting discussed measures to increase coal production volumes, strengthen competition in …
Kazakhstan has approved plans for a second nuclear power plant in a significant scaling up of the country’s nuclear ambitions. It comes a year after a referendum, which suggested more than 71 per cent support for the project, but which was also accompanied by allegations of irregularities. Now, just over a year after the 2024 …
National Atomic Company “Kazatomprom” JSC (“Kazatomprom”, “KAP” or “the Company”) announces the following operations and trading update for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December 2025. This update provides a summary of recent developments in the uranium industry, as well as provisional information related to the Company’s key fourth quarter and full year 2025 …
Construction on the four-unit Darlington Refurbishment project is now complete. With construction wrapped up and the last unit expected to return to service in the coming weeks, the overall project is currently four months ahead of schedule and $150 million under budget. The major project secures over 3,500 megawatts of clean, reliable, affordable energy for …
The Ministry of Climate and Energy (KEM) plans to commission an assessment of the possibilities for developing nuclear energy in Latvia for 1.425 million euros, according to information from the Procurement Monitoring Bureau (IUB). KEM has published a notice on a supplier consultation for the procurement titled “Assessment of Nuclear Energy Development Opportunities in Latvia”, …
Despite being a less economically developed nation, Bangladesh still remains committed to executing top-notch energy projects that are sure to provide electricity for its population. Following the progress and achievements that the country attained in 2025, news broke that Bangladesh’s Rooppur nuclear plant should be going online with its first reactor this year, creating tremendous anticipation among …
UNIDENTIFIED assailants launched an assault on Niger’s capital that brought them perilously close to concentrated uranium powder stored at a military facility adjacent to Niamey’s international airport. Heavy gunfire and explosions erupted near Diori Hamani International Airport early Thursday at a location where yellowcake uranium from French company Orano’s mine had been stockpiled, said Bloomberg News citing …