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Meta Announces Up to 6.6 GW of Nuclear Projects to Power American AI

LCG, January 9, 2026--Meta today announced new, landmark agreements that will (i) extend and expand the operation of three existing nuclear power plants and (ii) drive the development of advanced nuclear technology. Meta's new agreements with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo follow Meta's request for proposals (RFP) issued last month. Meta expects these projects to deliver up to 6.6 GW of new and existing clean nuclear energy by 2035.

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Babcock & Wilcox Selects Siemens Energy to Supply Steam Turbine Generator Sets for Massive Applied Digital Data Center Power Project

LCG, January 8, 2026--Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) announced today that it has selected Siemens Energy to provide steam turbine generator sets for B&W’s groundbreaking project to install and deliver one GW of power for an Applied Digital AI Factory. B&W and Siemens have entered into an agreement for a limited notice to proceed to secure the turbine sets, which will enable B&W to deliver power for the project by the end of 2028. The estimated cost of the project is approximately $2 billion. The full contract release is expected in the first quarter of 2026.

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Italy’s Enel to Build 920 Megawatt Plant for Dubai

LCG, July 20, 2000--Italys largest power company, looking abroad following liberalization of the Italian electricity market ended its monopoly at home, has won a contract worth about 1.2 trillion lire ($574,200,000 U.S.) to build a combination combined cycle power plant and desalination plant in Dubai.

The Enelpower subsidiary of Enel SpA will build a 920 megawatt power plant in Jebel Ali at a cost of 800 billion lire ($382,000) and Fisia Italimpianti, a unit of Italys Impreglio SpA, will build at the same location a desalination facility for around 400 billion lire ($191.000).

Enel said the combination power and desalination plant was the largest ever in the United Arab Emirates. The contracts were awarded by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority.

Luigi Giuffrida, Enelpowers managing director, said "The contract marks a further success for the company's overseas expansion strategy, and confirms Enelpower's competitiveness, even in countries, like Dubai, that require the use of advanced technology."

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