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IIR's March 30 Market Scorecard Brings You Breaking Geopolitical News

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Monday, March 30, 2026

Production

Northeast Leads U.S. in Gas-Fired Power Maintenance through June

Industrial Info is tracking nearly 100 maintenance-related projects at U.S. natural gas-fired power plants that are set to begin in the second quarter, with Constellation Energy Corporation and subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated accounting for more than any other parent company.

Monday, March 30, 2026

Duke Gets Green Light for New Gas-Fired Plant in South Carolina

Last week, the Public Service Commission of South Carolina approved plans by Duke Energy to construct a 1,400-MW, natural gas-fired power plant in Anderson County.

Monday, March 30, 2026

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

North Sea Wind Drives European Power Market Volatility

North Sea wind variability is increasingly driving European power and gas market volatility.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Vietnam Selects Russia's Rosatom for Revived Nuclear Project

Vietnam has signed an agreement for Russian state nuclear company Rosatom to construct two VVER-1200 reactors for a revived nuclear power project.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Nigeria Plans $750 Million Mini-Solar Grid Strategy

Nigeria's government is planning to invest US$750 million to roll out a rural network of more than 1,300 mini-solar grids.

TotalEnergies Abandons U.S. Offshore Wind Market

The Trump administration reimbursed the French supermajor for payments made to secure the rights to develop offshore windfarms. Instead, the company will focus on fossil fuels.

Avangrid Passes 11-GW Milestone in Important U.S. Market

Avangrid announced that it has surpassed 11 gigawatts of installed generating capacity in its U.S. power portfolio.

TotalEnergies' U.S. Shift, Sinopec Profit Decline: Your Daily Energy News

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Cyclone Narelle Tracks Along Australia West Coast, Raising Industrial Risk

Cyclone Narelle was shifting to a coastal-parallel track along Western Australia, extending industrial risk despite limited impacts in Queensland and the Northern Territory, with strengthening expected to disrupt mining, power generation and export logistics through midweek.

Mining

IIR's March 23 Market Scorecard Brings You Breaking Geopolitical News

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Canadian Solar Shifts U.S. Efforts to BESS After Cloudy 2025

Industrial Info is tracking more than $8 billion worth of active and proposed projects across the U.S. and Canada from Canadian Solar, more than $2.4 billion of which are deemed by Industrial Info to have a high probability (81% or greater) of beginning construction as currently scheduled.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Utilities See Modest Gain in Capex Spending

Data center developers are said to have a high level of interest in building new facilities in areas served by Berkshire Hathaway Energy's utility units, but the holding company plans a relatively modest increase in its capital outlays over the next three years.

Arizona Public Service to Apply for License Renewal for 3,900-MW Nuclear Plant

Arizona Public Service has announced its intention to apply for a license renewal for its three-unit Palo Verde nuclear facility in Arizona, the second-largest nuclear facility in the U.S.

NextEra Energy, North Dakota Production: Your Daily Energy News

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EU Admits Mistake Turning Away from Nuclear Power

Europe is accelerating the development of next-generation nuclear plants using small modular reactors (SMRs) and advanced modular reactors (AMRs) after admitting that it was a mistake for the region to turn away from nuclear power.

Cyclone Narelle Makes First Landfall in Far North Australia

Cyclone Narelle is emerging as one of the more unusual Australian tropical systems in recent history.

Friday, March 20, 2026

Mining

Hawaii, Japan's JERA Propose Power-Generation Buildout on Oahu

A Japanese energy leader is proposing major changes to Hawaii's power-generation infrastructure. Industrial Info is tracking more than $2.1 billion worth of active and proposed Power Industry projects across Hawaii, including more than $1 billion worth on Oahu.

Friday, March 20, 2026