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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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Italy Approves Montedison Takeover by EdF, Fiat

LCG, July 18, 2001Italenergia, the joint vehicle through which Electricit de France and Fiat are making their hostile bid for Italian utility Montedison, won approval yesterday from Italy's stock market regulator Consob after agreeing to raise their offer to at least the minimum required by takeover rules.

Consob found that Italenergia had acquire shares of Montedison at market prices higher than their hostile offer. Under Italian takeover rules, the minimum bid must be the average of the last 12 months' weighted trading average and the highest price paid in the market.

Because the European Union could derail the deal if it suspends, even temporarily, Italenergia's voting rights on the 52 percent of Montedison it already owns, Consob also insisted that the EdF-Fiat vehicle include a warning in its prospectus that Brussels could examine EdF's role in the bid.

For EdF, the takeover would be is means of entry into the Italian energy market. The EU has expressed displeasure with France and the French utility for foot-dragging on opening their own market while taking advantage of the openness of the markets in other EU countries.

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