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Power Construction

Prysmian to Supply Cable System for SuedLink Corridor in Germany

Prysmian Group has secured contracts worth more than €800m from German transmission grid operators TransnetBW and TenneT to supply underground cable systems fo…

China Energy

China's Wudongde Hydropower Station First Batch of Units Put into Operation

The world's seventh and fourth largest hydropower station in China-the first batch of units of Wudongde Hydropower Station was put into operation on the 29th.

Replacement for smart power meters

Announcement of competition: Replacement for smart power meters

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Invitation to Bid: Power rfp 1370

Nuclear waste

OPG Terminates Environmental Assessment Process for Repository

Ontario Power Generation has formally withdrawn its site preparation and construction licence application for a deep geologic repository for low and intermediat…

Nuclear Power Plant

Early Restart Agreed for Ringhals 1 after Maintenance Outage

The agreement aims to secure the voltage stability and short-circuit power in the transmission network to handle the operating situation in southern Sweden duri…

Nuclear Power Plant

Last Reactor at Oldest French Nuclear Plant Going Offline

The last operating reactor at France's oldest nuclear power plant is scheduled to shut down June 30, some 43 years after the plant entered commercial operation.…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Unit at Largest U.S. Coal Plant Will Close

A Georgia power plant that has held the title of the largest coal-fired facility in the U.S. will give up that title by 2022.

Power Construction

Nigeria: Electricity Tariff Increase to Take Effect on 1 July

Electricity distribution companies in Nigeria have announced that a new electricity tariff increase will be rolled-out with effect from 1 July 2020.

Power Construction

China's Power Demand to Remain Flat in 2020

Power consumption fell 6.5% in Q1, but growth has recovered recently.

Electricity Transmission

Turkish Company Prepping Offer to Supply Libya Power

Turkish power-ship operator Karadeniz Holding is preparing a bid to supply up to 1,000 megawatts of electricity to conflict-hit Libya and will submit it soon.

Hydropower Plant

Tajikistan Hydro Project Receives $50m Rehabilitation Funding

The World Bank has approved additional grant financing of $50m for a second phase of rehabilitation at Nurek hydropower plant in the central Asia country of Taj…

Energy Investment

Spain's Cabrera Solar Project Receives EIB Investment

The European Investment Bank has decided to invest €43.5m in Cabrera Solar Project in Andalusia, Spain.

Solar Power Plant

SWSS Wins 194MW Bifacial Solar Project in the US

Sterling and Wilson Solar Solutions has secured a $99m contract to construct a 194MW solar project in the US.

Solar Power Plant

GIG and Enso Team Up to Develop UK Solar and Battery Portfolio

Macquarie-owned Green Investment Group and Enso Energy have formed a joint venture to develop a subsidy-free solar and battery portfolio in the UK.