Power

Thermal Coal

Thermal Coal Imports at Major Ports Dip 31% in Q1

Thermal coal is the mainstay of India's energy programme as 70 per cent of power generation is dependent on the dry fuel.

Hydropower Plant

Neelum Jhelum Hits Milestone in Power Generation

The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority has announced that its 969MW Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Plant has achieved yet another landmark.

Nuclear waste

TVO Submits EIA Programme on Very Low-Level Waste Disposal

Rainoil Limited’s newly built 8000metric ton capacity Liquefied Petroleum Gas tank, with fleet capacity of 40 trucks, has been launched, targeted at deepening …

Nuclear Power Plant

Leningrad NPP-2 Unit 2 Successfully Passes WANO Pre-Start Review

Experts of the World Association of Nuclear Operators Moscow Centre have completed a pre-start-up peer review of the Leningrad NPP-2 Unit 2.

Offshore Wind Power

Infrastructure for Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm Departs Indonesia

More than 10,000 tonnes of steelwork has departed Indonesia bound for the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm.

Hydropower Plant

Construction of India-Assisted Arun-III Hydropower Project in Nepal on Fast-Track

Five Indian banks and two Nepali banks have committed to lend debts for construction of the 900 MW mega power project.

Solar Power Plant

Russia Begins Testing its First Floating Solar PV Plant

Russia has started testing its first floating solar PV plant in a reservoir of the Nizhne-Bureskaya hydropower plant in the Far Eastern Federal District.

Solar Power Plant

Afghan Power Company Signs MoU to Develop Solar Plant with PAL 4

The government of Afghanistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE-based PAL 4 Solar Energy for construction of a solar power plant.

Energy Storage Battery

US Power Generator Vistra Receives Permit for 1.1GW Battery Storage

US power generation company Vistra has received permission to expand an battery facility to become one of the world’s largest energy stores.

Kenya

KENYA: GivePower Installs Solar-Powered Desalination System at Likoni

The GivePower organization has just commissioned a desalination system in Likoni in Mombassa County, Kenya.

China

AqualisBreamar to Oversee Chinese Jack-up Build

Chinese company Ouyang Offshore has awarded AqualisBraemar a contract to supervise to construction of two new self-propelled jack up vessels for the offshore wi…

Wind Power Project

Wind Lifts UK Renewables Q1 Output by 30%

Wind helped total renewables generation in the UK increase by 30% in the first quarter of 2020 to just over 40 terawatt-hours, compared with the same period in …

Power Construction

Umeme Earmarks $15.2m for Two Power Projects in Mbale District

Uganda’s power distribution company, Umeme, is investing $15.2 million into two major power projects in the Mbale district to improve power supply quality and …

Offshore Wind Power

Taiwan's Offshore Wind Sector Stays Afloat Amidst Tariff Cuts

Investors with neither experience nor capacity in the sector seek chances to buy into an existing project.

Gas turbine engine

MHPS Maintains Leadership in Global Heavy-Duty Gas Turbines Market

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems continues to lead the power generation industry in global market share year-to-date for heavy-duty gas turbines.