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Hydropower Plant

Iberdrola Gets Positive EIS for 440MW Alcántara II Reversible Hydropower Plant

Iberdrola’s 440MW Alcántara II reversible hydroelectric power plant gets a favourable EIS. (Credit: Iberdrola, S.A.)Iberdrola has secured a favourable Environ…

SMR

South Korean SMR Design Approved by Regulator

The SMART100 small modular reactor design has been granted standard design approval by South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.The layout of a …

Hydropower Plant

EPCG and EDF Sign Memorandum for Hydropower Development

Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) and Electricité de France (EDF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to outline a long-term partnership in en…

Hydropower Plant

MoU Signed to Boost Sustainable Hydropower Development in Nepal

Image courtesy of the Hydropower Sustainability AllianceAmemorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the FMO – Dutch entrepreneurial develop…

Solar Power Plant

First Solar Opens 3.5 GW Solar Factory in Alabama

US thin-film specialist First Solar has opened a $1.1 billion vertically integrated thin-film solar factory in the US state of Alabama. It said the 3.5 GW facil…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EDF to Reduce Water Consumption at NPPs

Image credit: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsUS water technology company Infinite Cooling is working with EDF to launch an innovative project aimed…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Brennilis NPP Dismantling Reaches Final Phase

The Brennilis plant (Image credit: EDF)France’s Brennilis NPP in the Monts d’Arée in Brittany, which has been shut down since 1985, is expect…

Hydropower Plant

Uganda commissions $1.7 bln China-financed hydropower plant

Uganda on Thursday commissioned its largest electricity generation plant, a 600 megawatt (MW) power plant built on the River Nile that cost $1.7 billion, financ…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

PGE to shut coal units at Rybnik power plant by end of 2025

PGE logo is seen on Belchatow Power Station, Europe's largest coal-fired power plant powered by lignite, operated by Polish utility PGE, in Rogowiec, Poland…

Solar Power Plant

Octopus Energy Acquires Solar and Storage Company Exagen Group

Octopus Energy Generation manages close to £7bn worth of renewable energy projects worldwide. Credit: bombermoon / Shutterstock.Octopus Energy Generation …

Hydropower Plant

French Power Group EDF Says Strike Expected Early Next Week

French power group EDF flagged possible strike action by some of its workers from the evening of Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, when the hardline CGT union will be organis…

Hydropower Plant

Three Hydroelectric Dams in Ecuador Offline Until Water Levels Recover

The Mazar Dam and the flow of the Paute River are pictured on the day the Ecuador military enters to assume operations, in San Pablo, Ecuador September 17, 2024…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

France’s EDF Will Scrap Plans to Convert Cordemais Plant From Coal to Biomass

The Electricite de France (EDF) coal-fired power plant is pictured as the sun rises in Cordemais near Nantes, France, February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/F…

Carbon Emissions

Global Plan for Early Ditch of Coal Power Hits Indonesia Hurdle

G7-backed push to close coal power plants in emerging markets is facing further delays after a July deadline passed without a deal on the early closure of an In…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Borregaard Signs Long-Term Power Contract With Hafslund

Borregaard has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Hafslund, securing electricity sourced from hydropower plants for the period from 2025 to 2034. …