Power

Coal-Fired Power Plants

ADB, Indonesia Explore Early Retirement of Cirebon-1 Coal Plant

The MoU zeroes in on the retirement of Cirebon-1 in West Java.

Wind Farm

FFI, Windlab to Develop 10GW Wind, Solar Super Hub in Australia

The construction of the first stage is expected to begin in 2025.

Pumped Storage

Global Pumped Hydropower to Reach 233GW in 2031

It will help resolve the intermittency of renewables.

Hydropower Plant

Asia’s Pumped Hydropower Capacity to Overtake NAWE in 2023

Developments will mostly be located in Mainland China.

Offshore Wind Power

Nine New Countries Sign Up for Global Offshore Wind Alliance at COP27

COP27 has seen nine new countries – including Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the US – join the Global Offsho…

Electricity Transmission

Latvian TSO to Invest Over €500M in Digital Grid Solutions

Latvian transmission system operator AS “Augstsprieguma tīkls” (AST) plans to invest €500.5 million ($516.8 million) up to 2033 to strengthen the electricit…

Nuclear Power Plant

Doosan Enerbility Wins Contract for Turbine Island at Egypt Nuclear Plant

Doosan Enerbility has signed a deal with Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power to build the turbine island at the El Dabaa nuclear plant in Egypt.

Wind Farm

Siemens Gamesa to Supply 5.X Turbines for 70MW Swedish Wind Farm

Siemens Gamesa has teamed up with Swedish developer OX2 for the 70MW Riberget onshore wind project.

Net Zero Emission

U.S., Japan and Partners Mobilise $20 Bln to Move Indonesia Away From Coal Power

A coalition of countries will mobilise $20 billion of public and private finance to help Indonesia shut coal power plants and bring forward the sector's peak em…

France

French State Has No Plans to Break up EDF -Finance Ministry Source

The French state does not plan to break up nuclear power group EDF after its nationalization is completed, a Finance Ministry source said on Monday, refuting al…

Hydropower Plant

Comment: Hydropower Is the ‘Forgotten Giant’ of the Energy Transition

Eddie Rich, CEO of the International Hydropower Association and Pascal Radue, CEO of General Electric Hydro Solutions, explain why the often-overlooked hydropow…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

South Africa’s Energy Crisis May Last for Years

South Africa’s recent focus on coal-powered generation has led to a collapse of the country’s renewable energy manufacturers and power providers, and the curr…

Nuclear Reactor

Could Retired Coal Plant Sites Become Home to Small Nuclear Power Stations?

The Chair of NIA has said these sites could reduce the need for costly grid connections.

Smart Grid

EIT Innoenergy and Redeia Enterprises Close Three Smart Grid Projects

Together with EIT Innoenergy, Red Eléctrica and Elewit – Redeia enterprises – have closed three grid projects as part of the Grid2030 programme, aiming to de…

Floating Offshore Wind

Equinor Starts Production at Norwegian Floating Wind Farm

The Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm off the west coast of Norway, which will supply power to oil and gas fields and cut their emissions, started produ…