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Hydropower Plant

Contact Energy to Acquire Manawa Energy in $1.14bn Deal

Manawa Energy to be acquired by Contact Energy in $1.14bn deal. (Credit: guentherlig from Pixabay)Contact Energy has agreed to acquire New Zealand-based renewab…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Vietnam Weighs Resuming Nuclear Power Development Plans

Vietnam is considering resuming plans to develop nuclear power to ensure national energy security and to support economic growth, according to a government docu…

Solar Power Plant

Egypt Set for Giant Solar-Plus-Battery Storage Project

Norway’s Scatec has signed a 25-year PPA with Egyptian Electricity Transmission Co. (EETC) for a 1 GW solar and 100 MW/200 MWh battery storage hybrid proj…

Hydropower Plant

Water Utilities Corporation Invites Bids for Floating Solar on Dams in Botswana

Letsigobo DamBotswana’s Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) has issued a tender for the provision of an assessment and technical feasibility study for the i…

SMR

Uzbekistan Begins Small Nuclear Plant Project

Source: UzatomThe Directorate for the Construction of a Nuclear Power Plant under Uzbekistan’s Atomic Energy Agency, Uzatom, has signed a protocol with At…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Türkiye Confronts Siemens Over Akkuyu Delays

Source: RosatomTürkiye will take action against the German company Siemens over problems with the supply of equipment for Akkuyu NPP, Turkish Ministry of E…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Containment Vessel Heads in Place at Two CAP1000 Units

The uppermost sections of the steel containment vessels of two nuclear power reactors under construction in China - Sanmen unit 3 in Zhejiang province and Haiya…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Construction Permit Granted for New Korean APR1400 Units

South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission has issued a licence to Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power for the construction of units 3 and 4 of the Shin H…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Q Energy Starts 52 MWp Photovoltaic Plant in Extremadura

Q ENERGY begins construction of a 52 MWp photovoltaic power plant in Spain, optimizing energy efficiency and involving local players in regional economic develo…

Hydropower Plant

India Oks $148.38m for Over 31,000 MW of Hydro Electric Projects

India’s Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power to modify the budgetary support for infrastructure for hydro electric projects wi…

Solar Power Plant

Powin and Bhe Renewables Link for US Solar and Storage Microgrid Project

Product rendering of Powin’s Centipede Stack800 battery energy storage system. Credit: Powin.Energy storage solutions provider Powin has partnered with BH…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Cause of Finland OL2 Nuclear Outage Identified, Operator Says

Finland's TVO has identified the cause of the Olkiluoto 2 nuclear generator fault and expects the plant to return to production at the end of September, in …

Hydropower Plant

Tamakoshi 3 MoU Signed by BG Titan Group and BB Holding

Tamakoshi River in Dolakha District. Image by Sundar1, distributed under CC BY-SA 3.0 licenseBG Titan Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with …

SMR

Helsinki Nuclear Plant Planned for 2035

Finnish energy group Helen established a nuclear energy programme and preparation for the NPP is now beginning in earnest. CEO Olli Sirka told Helsingin Sanomat…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

First Hinkley Point B Reactor Free of Fuel

Hinkley Point B (Image: EDF Energy)The Hinkley Point B plant was first synchronised to the electricity grid in February 1976. The plant generated more than 311 …