Power

Wind Turbine

Siemens Gamesa Closes Second Factory After Positive Coronavirus Test

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa has closed a second factory in Spain after another employee tested positive for coronavirus.

Solar Technology

Australia Announces Plans for World-First Solar Hydropower Plant

A 4-megawatt "solar hydro" plant in northwest Victoria.

5gw Clean Energy & Storage Plant

Beijing Jingneng Power Co., a Chinese state-owned utility, plans to invest 23 billion yuan ($3.3 billion) in a project that will combine wind and solar power ge…

80-mw Biomass Project In City Of Lencois Paulista, Brazil

It received the order from Sepco1 Construcoes do Brasil Ltda, a unit of the Chinese giant. IBS Energy expects to break ground on the project in July 2020. Locat…

Nuclear Power Plant

Ostrovets Unit 1 Nuclear Reactor in Belarus Nears Operational Readiness

Belarus has built A 2.4 GW nuclear power station.

Solar project

Tenders are invited for Announcement of inquiry for procurement projects of the village-level photovoltaic poverty-relief power plant monitoring system in wusha…

Offshore Wind Power

Wind Energy Group Says $43 Billion at Risk from COVID-19

Energy groups continue to assess the industry disruption caused by the coronavirus, with the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) on March 19 saying the glob…

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Addresses Safety of Smart Devices in Nuclear Plants

The safety of smart digital devices used in nuclear power plants - some of which were not initially designed for nuclear-related purposes - was discussed last m…

Hydropower Plant

Namibia, Angola to Develop Cross-Border Baynes Hydroelectric Dam

The governments of Angola and Namibia have signed bilateral agreements for the construction of a cross border Baynes hydroelectric dam.

Solar Power Plant

Libya Begins Construction of 100MW Solar Power Plant in South-Eastern

Construction of a 100MW solar photovoltaic power plant in the town of Kufra in south-eastern Libya has commenced. Prime Minister of the Eastern Government Abdul…

CCGT

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Wins 1950 MW Power Upgrade

Project will incorporate three 1650℃ MHPS M701JAC-type GTCC power generating facilities

Hydropower Plant

The Largest Dam in Namibia has Officially Been Inaugurated

The Neckartal Dam – the largest dam in the southern African country of Namibia – has officially been inaugurated.

Hydropower Plant

MIGA Announces First Ever Guarantee in the Solomon Islands for a Hydro Plant

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, has issued guarantees that will support the development, financing, const…

Wind Power Project

Vestas Wins all Orders from Danish Technology-Neutral Tender

Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has won another 63MW turbine order in Denmark, and with that has secured the entire 135MW wind volume of the Nordic country’s …

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Energy says plans in place to maintain operations at UK nuclear plants

EDF Energy has plans in place to maintain operations at its nuclear power plants in Britain during the coronavirus outbreak.