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Oglethorpe Power Announces Selection of Kiewit Subsidiary as EPC Partner for New 1,425-MW Combined-cycle Facility in Georgia

LCG, January 13, 2026--Oglethorpe Power today announced it has selected Kiewit Corporation through its subsidiary, The Industrial Company (TIC), as the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) partner for its new combined-cycle (CC), natural gas-fired power plant in Monroe County, Georgia. The new, 1,425-MW facility represents a capital investment of more than $3 billion. Commercial operation of the new generation capacity is planned to commence in 2029.

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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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AES Boosts Ownership in Argentine Hydroelectric Plant

LCG, Jan. 4, 2001AES Corp. said yesterday that it had acquired an additional 39 percent ownership interest in a 1,000 megawatt hydroelectric facility in the Argentine province of Neuquen, bringing its total interest to 98 percent.

Last August, the U.S. firm bought a 59 percent interest in Hydroelectrica Alicura from Southern Energy Inc., also of the U.S. Yesterday, AES said it had last week purchased additional interests of 19.5 percent each from the Argentine federal government and from the provincial government of Neuquen.

AES said it paid a total of $9 million in the two transactions.

Hydroelectrica Alicura consists of four 250 megawatt turbines. It is located in Argentina's Andes on the Limay River near Bariloche, on the border of Rio Negro province.

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