Power

Nuclear Power Plant

Chinese Fast Reactor Completes Trial Operating Cycle

The China Experimental Fast Reactor completed a manual emergency shutdown test from full power on 31 July, China National Nuclear Corporation announced last wee…

Offshore Wind Power

MingYang Hits 1 GW Milestone with CGN’s Nanpeng Island Offshore Wind Farm

MingYang Smart Energy now has 1,000 MW in installed offshore wind turbines, according to the company’s social media post from 11 August.

Energy Storage Battery

Kiwi Power Fully Commissions 30MW Somerset Battery System

Kiwi Power has commissioned the final 5MW of capacity at South Somerset District Council’s 30MW Fideoak Mill battery storage installation in Taunton.

Power Construction

Saint-Nazaire Cable Work Gets Underway

French grid operator RTE has started export cable installation works for the 480MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project off France, in the Atlantic Ocean.

Wind Turbine

Vestas Wins 150MW in China

Order includes supply of 53 V120-2.2MW units and seven V155-3.3MW turbines

Power Construction

Elsewedy Electric to Build High Voltage Substation in DRC

Egyptian electric company Elsewedy Electric has contracted to build a 220-15/6.6kV high voltage distribution substation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Hydropower Plant

China's 1.6GW Datengxia Hydro Project Starts Operations

It is expected to generate 3.75TWh/year of electricity.

Gas power plant

Siemens and BP to Expand Largest Gas-to-Power Project in Latin America

Brazil-based State Power Investment Corporation, has signed a deal with EIG Global Energy Partners, bp and Siemens to acquire a 33% stake in the largest gas-to-…

Solar Power Plant

Spark Infrastructure Secures Approvals for Bomen Solar Farm in NSW

Spark Infrastructure has secured approvals from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and TransGrid to commercially operate the Bomen Solar Farm.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

AES Gener to End Agreements with Angamos Coal-Fired Plant in Chile

AES Gener, a subsidiary of AES Corporation, has agreed an early end to two power purchase agreements with the Angamos coal-fired plant in Chile.

LNG

Brazil’s SPIC to Acquire Stake in LNG-to-Power Projects

Brazil’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) has signed an agreement with Siemens, BP and Prumo to acquire a 33% stake in two LNG-to-power projects.

Wind Farm

EDPR Signs Sale and Purchase Agreement with Portugal’s Finerge

Wind energy producer EDP Renewables has signed a $500m sale and purchase agreement with Portugal’s renewable energy company Finerge.

Chad

Chad Considers Construction of 200 MW Solar-Plus-Storage Plant

The minister of finance and budget and the minister of energy have signed a memorandum of understanding with Argentina-based Alcaal Group relating to the feasib…

Wind Power Project

China Energy in South Africa Holds Open Day Event on Wind Power Project

​An Open Day to showcase operations, COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures, and resumption of work at the De Aar wind power project, South Africa's…

Energy Storage System

Generac Improves Energy Storage System Capacity to 18 kWh

The latest additions to Generac Power Systems’ PWRcell energy storage line will allow for whole-home power backup.