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Mpiana-Mwanga Hydroelectric Station Generates Renewable Energy After 30-Year Hiatus

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Mpiana-Mwanga Hydroelectric Station Generates Renewable Energy After 30-Year Hiatus

28-10-2019

Romania Will Refurbish Its 350MW Hydropower Plant with EUR 80 mln
Romania’s state-owned hydropower company Hidroelectrica will totally refurbish its hydropower plant (CHE) Râu Mare - Retezat under a EUR 80 million project, financed from own funds. The plan’s capacity will increase to 350MW after the process.
26-10-2019

ADB Projects Mean Fewer Power Cuts for Cameroon
In Cameroon, the national electricity supply has been notoriously unreliable and subject to power cuts for many years. Now, three projects financed by the African Development Bank for $121.4 million in 2010-2011 are at last starting to provide Cameroonian
24-10-2019

Mozambique: Construction of 1,500MW Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Dam Commences
Construction works on Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric dam located on the Zambezi River in Mozambique have officially kicked off.
24-10-2019

How Hydropower Fared in Brazil's Latest Power Tender
Brazil recently held an A-6 auction, to source electricity from new projects, with supply due to begin by 2025. This resulted in 91 projects being awarded, with a total capacity of 2,979 MW, with expected investments of 11.1bn reais (US$2.7 billion).
22-10-2019

Pressure Reducing Values Regulate Argentinian Hydropower Plant
Hydropower, next to thermal generation, plays an important role in Argentina’s energy mix. Responsible for around 36% of the country’s electricity, with a capacity of 10.1 Gigawatts (GW), hydropower is used for industrial facilities and private households
18-10-2019

Mongolia, Russia Discuss Impacts of Mongolian Hydropower Projects on Lake Baikal
The second meeting of Mongolia-Russia joint working group regarding issues of water facilities planned by Mongolia on the water catchment area of the Selenge River was held in Ulaanbaatar on October 16, Montsame reported.
17-10-2019

Nepal Will Cooperate with China to Develop Two Hydropower Projects
The projects will have a total capacity of 919GW. Nepal’s Hydroelectricity Investment and Development Company Ltd (HIDCL) and Power China entered a joint venture to build two hydropower projects in Nepal, local media report.
17-10-2019

Chinese Hydropower to Grow As Coal Prices Heat Up
According to the International Hydropower Association (IHA), China’s hydropower sector has grown twenty-fold to a total capacity of 352GW in 2018. A further 8.54 GW capacity was added, including 1.5 GW of pumped storage.
14-10-2019

Construction of Mini Hydro Power Station in Zambia Completed — Cost $8.6 Million
“We are delighted to complete the construction of the Kasanjiku project because it is going to improve the quality of life and also highlight the massive potential that lies in the Northern Region of Zambia for electricity generation using mini hydro"
12-10-2019

Proposals Would Dam Little Colorado River for Hydropower
The proposals are reigniting the same concerns brought up years ago with a failed plan to build a gondola to ferry people into the Grand Canyon on the Navajo reservation: protecting tribal sacred sites, endangered fish and serenity.
10-10-2019

Talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia‘Deadlocked’in Nile Dam Talks
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), announced in 2011, is designed to be the centrepiece of the Horn of Africa country's bid to become the continent's biggest power exporter, generating more than 6,000MW.
09-10-2019

Partnership to Develop Volobe Hydropower Project
Africa50, Colas, Jovena and SN Power have signed an agreement that will see them work together to develop the 120MW Volobe hydropower plant on the Ivondro river in Madagascar.
08-10-2019

Egypt Says Talks Over Ethiopia's Hydropower Dam Deadlocked
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), announced in 2011, is designed to be the centerpiece of the Horn of Africa country’s bid to become the continent’s biggest power exporter, generating more than 6,000 megawatts.
01-10-2019

CM Lays Foundation Stone, Opens Several Projects Worth Billions
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Friday inaugurated various projects worth billions of rupees including 2.82-megawatt hydropower project in Pakpattan.
27-09-2019

Hydrogen Mobility Ireland Wants to Bring Hydrogen Transportation to The Nation
Plans to introduce hydrogen refueling infrastructure to Ireland are accelerating and Hydrogen Mobility Ireland projects that there will be 80 of these stations in the country by 2030.
26-09-2019

Toyota Hydrogen Fuel Cells to Powerone of Its Factories in Japan
Toyota hydrogen fuel cells will be tested at the Japanese automaker’s Honsha Plant. With its experimental fuel cell “generator” the company will test to see if the generator can power the plant with clean energy.
26-09-2019

Construction of the 750MW Zambian Hydropower Station has been Suspended
Construction of the 750MW hydropower station at Kafue Gorge in Zambia has been suspended. Syno Hydro Corporation has suspended the project after the Zambian government failed to pay the company for the construction work.
28-08-2019

India Will Expend $2.8b To Develop A 2GW Hydropower Project
Indian state-run hydropower company NHPC has received all necessary regulatory approvals to develop the 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri power project in India.
22-08-2019

WAPDA Generated the Highest-ever Electricity During the Peak Hours
The hydroelectric power stations owned and operated by the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) generated the highest-ever electricity during the peak hours at the end of July as WAPDA hydropower generation crossed the 8000MW mark.
11-08-2019

Wudongde Hydropower Station, the "Smartest" Mega Hydropower Station in the World
Located in southwest China, the hydropower station is under construction using cutting-edge intelligent technologies, including real-time temperature monitoring and intelligent grouting equipment.
09-08-2019

GE Renewable Energy has Signed Two Hydropower Contracts in the US
FirstLight has chosen GE to design, supply, install and commission a new spherical valve at the 4 x 292MW Northfield Mountain pumped storage station, New England’s largest energy storage facility.
08-08-2019

Biggest Hydroelectric Project in the World Inches Closer to Reality in Congo
For decades, plans have been made and discarded to construct a series of hydroelectric power stations on Africa’s second-longest river that would generate almost twice the power of the Three Gorges Dam in China, the world’s largest.
02-08-2019

Burma Has an Energy Policy in Shan State Energy Forum
‘Burma has an energy policy. There is no energy policy in our Shan State,’ a forum organizer said.
02-08-2019

The Reservoir System is the Biggest Battery in the World
“What underlies our development is the integration of intermittent renewables with hydropower,” he said, adding, “the fact that wind or solar doesn’t perform according to expectations isn’t news to anyone. That’s why the opportunity for pumped storage is
31-07-2019

The Largest Dam Ever Built In India Could Cause More Harm than Good
Hydropower projects are back in focus in India, with the government declaring in the past sixth months that large hydropower projects would have renewable energy status. The government has also brought in a dam safety bill.

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