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Solar Power Plant

Myanmar Launches 1 GW Solar Tender

The country’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy is seeking proposals for 30 large-scale solar plants. The selected developers will be awarded 20-year power pu…

Solar Power Plant

Chinese PV Industry Brief: 5.5 GW of PV Procurement, New Dates for SNEC, and a 200 MW Project

Datang Group has launched a bidding process to procure 5.5 GW of PV modules and inverters for its own solar projects.

Gas power plant

Total Strengthens Presence in Spanish Energy Market

Global energy player Total has acquired Energías de Portugal's portfolio of two gas-fired combined cycle power plants.

Hydropower Plant

Kangwon Province Concentrates Efforts on Hydropower Station Projects

Kangwon Province is pressing on with the construction of hydropower stations.

Nuclear Power Plant

Norwegian Reactor Dismantling to Cost Almost USD2 Billion

The decommissioning of Norway's shut down research reactors at Halden and Kjeller will cost around NOK20 billion (USD1.96 billion) and take 20-25 years, accordi…

Solar Power Plant

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners Launches New Solar Development Company

Renewables investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has launched a new solar-plus-storage development arm headed by former executives from First Sol…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Mongolia Offers Rio Tinto Surprise Proposal to Build Coal-Fired Power Station

The cost of expanding Rio Tinto's Oyu Tolgoi copper project could decline by nearly US$1B under a surprise Mongolian government plan that could increase its lon…

Geothermal Power Plant

Swiss Heating Coop Plans to Invest $51m in Expansion of Geothermal District Heating

The heating company also supplies lorach stetten in Germany with heat that crosses the border.

Nuclear Power Plant

NIASA Sets Out Funding Options for South African New Build

The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa has outlined six potential options for financing new nuclear power plants in the country.

Solar Power Plant

EBRD Invests in Wind and Solar Energy in Poland

The EBRD is advancing the green energy transition in Poland by supporting Qair’s portfolio of almost 200 MW of renewable energy with five loans totalling PLN 2…

Coal Price

Effects of Lower Coal Prices Only Partially Reflected in 1Q20

As average coal input prices exceeded our estimate due to lower utilization rates at coal power plants, KEPCO’s 1Q20 results fell short of our estimates.

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia's Beloyarsk to Modernise Radiation Monitoring System

The plant's radiation monitoring system will be fully modernized by the end of this year.

Solar Technology

Cuba Continues Work to Double Capacity of 2.5-MW Solar Park-Report

May 18,the Cuban government has continued works to double the capacity of a 2-5.MW solar photovoltaic (PV) park in Mayajigua in the northern municipality of Yag…

Hydropower Plant

Construction of Expanded Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant to Kick Off in Oct 2020

The extended Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant, which is expected to break ground in October 2020, is considered the largest power project to be constructed this year.

Solar Power Plant

Trump Admin Slaps Solar, Wind Operators with Retroactive Rent bills

The Trump administration has ended a two-year rent holiday for solar and wind projects operating on federal lands, handing them whopping retroactive bills.