Power

Wind Farm

Siemens Gamesa and Repsol Finalise Turbine Contract for Wind Farms

Spain-based wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa and energy company Repsol have finalised their first turbine supply contract for four wind farms.

O＆M

Reliance Bangladesh Signs GE for 718MW Plant O&M

General Electric will provide maintenance and digital solutions for a 718MW Bangladeshi combined cycle power plant that will run natural gas-fired and steam tur…

LNG

Korean GS Energy to Build LNG Power Plants in Vietnam

The two power plants are estimated to be completed by 2026 and 2027.

Electricity Transmission

Spain is Power Exporter to France for Third Quarter

Spain ended as a net power exporter to France for the third quarter in a row — something that had happened only once before in the past 20 years — in what may…

Solar Technology

German Researchers Couple PV to High-Voltage System to Extend EV Range

A group of German researchers and companies are working on a project to extend the range of a solar-powered light delivery electric vehicle by feeding the energ…

Solar Company

GCL-Poly, GNE to Sell 790 MW of Chinese Solar Plants to Cut Debt

Chinese polysilicon maker GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd and its troubled solar plants operating unit GCL New Energy Holdings Ltd, or GNE, are preparing to sell i…

Wind Power Project

Electric Power and Capacity from the Rosatom’s Karmalinovskaya Wind Farm have Entered the Wholesale Market

The Karmalinovskaya wind farm began supplying electric power and capacity to the wholesale electric power and capacity market from April 1, 2021.

Hydropower Plant

All Eight Units of Wudongde Hydropower Station have been Put into Operation Successfully to Achieve Stable Operation for 100 Days

Since the commissioning of power generation, the No. 10 and No. 3 units of Wudongde Hydropower Station have been in safe and stable operation for 100 days succe…

Power Construction

Brazilian Electricity Prices Under Pressure Due to Low Rainfall

Low annual rainfall in Brazil is restricting hydroelectric production, putting electricity prices under pressure and causing the need for more expensive thermoe…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Kusile Unit 3 Achieves Commercial Operation

On Wednesday 31 March, 2020 Eskom announced that Unit 3 of the Kusile Power Station achieved commercial operation status.

Market Analysis

EIA and FERC Reports Confirm: In 2020, Nuclear Power was Trounced by Renewable Energy, Which Provided

Several reports recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission confirm that the mix of renewable energ…

Hybrid Power Plant

Greenbacker’s First Solar-Plus-Storage Power Facility Enters Commercial Operation, Providing Clean and Continuous Energy in Colorado

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company, announced today that Rawhide Prairie Solar, a 22 MW project in Colorado, began commercial operation on March 19.

Energy Technology

Grid Balancing Technology Launched by Wärtsilä

The technology group Wärtsilä has launched grid balancing technology - capable of ramping up to 10+ MW in 2 min - to bridge utilities to a 100% renewable ener…

Hydropower Plant

Zarchob Small Hydro Plant Completed on Time in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan’s state hydropower producer and developer JSC Uzbekhydroenergo has announced it has successfully commissioned the Zarchob hydropower plant.

Hydropower Plant

ADB Approves Loan for Hydro Construction in Pakistan

A 300MW hydropower plant to be built on the Kunhar river near Balakot City in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, is to receive a $300 million from the Asian…