Power

Cooperation case

Chinese Firm Commissions 50MWp Garissa Solar Power Plant in Kenya

China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Co-operation (CJIC) completed the construction of the 50 MWp Garissa Solar Photovoltaic Power…

Solar Technology

Harnessing the Dark – New Solar Cell Draws Power at Night

Solar energy is the go to for renewable energy but what happens at night? Especially when you can’t store the energy gained during the day? Rather than what ar…

Maximize Energy Efficiency in Class A Office Buildings With Modern Building Systems

Advancements in HVAC systems, elevators, escalators and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems have resulted in modern building systems that improve perform…

Gas power plant

Work Starts on €120 Million Croatian Gas-Fired Combined Cycle Power Plant

Italian contractor FATA has started construction work on a new gas-fired combined cycle power plant (CCPP) unit in the Croatian capital Zagreb.

Nuclear Technology

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman: Tehran to Decide on N. Deal Tonight

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said on Sunday that an important meeting is slated to be held late on the day where the senior officials …

Nuclear Power Plant

CGN Changes Hongyanhe ACPR-1000 Start-Up Schedule

China General Nuclear (CGN) has announced that units 5 and 6 of the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in Liaoning province are now expected to start operating in th…

Snowy Hydro Scheme Lost Assets Due to Australian Bushfires

Although its power stations appear to have avoided major damage, Snowy Hydro reports it has “lost a number of other assets” in its Snowy Hydro scheme due to t…

Nuclear Fuel

Iran Scraps Limit on Uranium Enrichment

Iran said yesterday it will ignore the limit on the number of uranium enrichment centrifuges agreed under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), thus w…

Smart Grid

Smart Grids to Manage Two Thirds of Global Power Networks by 2050

Grid balancing becomes paramount as the share of intermittent supply from renewable power sources keeps rising fast in most developed countries around the globe…

ENGIE-led Consortium Wins €2.2bn Tender Issued by EDP

A consortium led by French energy giant ENGIE has won a €2.2bn tender issued by Portuguese energy company Energias de Portugal (EDP).

Peru Huamuco Hydropower Project Development Plan Altered

Senace, Peru’s environmental certification service for sustainable investments, has approved an update to Hidroeléctrica Río Huamuco’s citizen participation…

Universal Stream Submits Plans for 648 MW Hydroelectric Project

Colombian energy company Universal Stream has submitted preliminary plans for a US$830 million hydroelectric plant in the Amazonian department of Caquetá.

Coal Power

Centre Deallocates Coal Block Allotted to Arm of PFC for Power Project

The coal ministry had in 2010 allocated the coal block in Odisha for a 4000 MW power project to be set up by Sakhigopal Integrated Power Company Ltd.

Power Construction

UK National Grid Announce Contractors for £1bn Project to Rewire London

UK National Grid has agreed a six-year contract with Hochtief-Murphy Joint Venture (HMJV) to deliver the tunnelling and shaft work of the second phase of its Lo…

Europe And Asia Will Lead the Charge on Geothermal Capacity Growth in the Next Eight Years

Geothermal energy refers to power generated from the natural heat of the earth's subsurface. The clean form of energy, which is primarily found along tectonic p…