Hydroelectric

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Greenland's Huge Meltwater Waterfalls Generate Massive Hydropower

The surface of the Greenland ice sheet is melting, creating a network of ephemeral rivers and waterfalls that scientists say produces more hydropower than the c…

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Hydro Production Likely to Rise in Pacific Northwest, EIA Says

With “mixed water supply conditions” in the Pacific Northwest, hydroelectric production should rise in 2022.

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Lawmaker Aims to Stimulate Small Hydro Projects in Brazil

Brazil’s federal lawmaker Lafayette de Andrada, of the government-allied Republicanos party in Minas Gerais state, is working to unlock and stimulate the deplo…

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Swiss Federal Council to Set up Hydroelectric Reserve by Winter 2022/2023

To strengthen security of supply, the Swiss Federal Council has adopted measures to set up a hydroelectric reserve and has instructed the Federal Department for…

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Three Gorges Hydropower Station Generates Over 100 bln kWh of Electricity in 2021

The Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station on China's Yangtze River has generated 103.6 billion kWh of electricity in 2021.

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CAMEROON: Nachtigal Hydroelectric Dam to Come on Stream Mid-2024

With a capacity of 420 MWp, the Nachtigal hydroelectric dam will come into service in July 2024 in Cameroon. This infrastructure has a 51.7% completion rate.

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CalEnergy Philippines Completes Hydroelectric Project Handover

“The Casecnan project exemplifies BHE Renewables’ vision to provide sustainable energy solutions by harnessing natural resources.

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GE to Provide O&M Support for Igarapava Hydro Plant, Brazil

GE Renewable Energy's Hydro Solutions is to provide full O&M services for the 210MW Igarapava hydroelectric plant in Rio Grande, Brazil. GE was one of the proje…

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Sir Adam Beck I Station Celebrates 100 Years of Service

Ontario Power Generation is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its flagship Sir Adam Beck I Generating Station, with the 447MW station having first produced p…

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EIB Funds to Support Small Hydro Development in Italy

INBRE is to onlend the EIB funds to Iniziative Toscane for the project.

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Itaipu to Power Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Production

New state-of-the-art green hydrogen and ammonia production facilities are set to be built close to the Itaipu hydroelectric dam in Paraguay.

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Hydro Plants Refinanced in Colombia

Holland & Knight has announced it advised Bancolombia S.A. as the lender in a refinancing of five hydroelectric power plants operated by Grupo LAREIF.

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RENOVA Participates in 17.4-MW Kiangan Hydroelectric Power Project in Philippines

The Kiangan project will be RENOVA’s first hydroelectric power project and its first investment in the Philippines.

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New Small Hydro Scheme Operational in England

A new 46kW run-of-river hydroelectric scheme in Reading, Berkshire, England is now officially operational, with the plant set to generate 320MWh for the local c…

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Chile Turns Back to Coal As Drought Hampers Hydropower

Chile’s government has presented a contingency plan to combat the consequences of an unprecedented drought on its 6.27GW hydroelectric generation park.