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Power Construction

Sierra Leone Secures $50m Grant to Boost Access to Electricity

The World Bank board of executive directors has approved a $50 million grant from the International Development Association to improve access to electricity in …

Offshore Wind Power

Northland Power to Buy into 1,2GW Offshore Wind Farm Project in Poland

Northland Power has entered into an agreement with Poland’s PKN ORLEN to acquire a 49% interest in the Baltic Power offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea wit…

Market Analysis

China Sets 2020 Milestone in Wind-Power Capacity Growth

Construction of wind power in China, offshore and onshore, nearly tripled in 2020 over the previous year, hitting a new record of nearly 72 GW, according to dat…

Solar Power Plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Zeerust Solar Power Plant goes into Commercial Operation

The Zeerust solar project is entering its operational phase. The solar power plant in the North West Province of South Africa has a capacity of 75 MWp.

Thermal Plant

Japanese Paper Mills to Boost Biomass Power Capacity

Japanese paper producers may expand use of biomass fuels at their in-house power generation plants to help achieve the country's 2050 carbon neutrality target.

Energy Storage Project

Azelio Signs MoU with Svea Solar

Azelio and Svea Solar have signed a MoU to develop projects using Azelio’s long-duration energy storage, TES.POD®, coupled to photovoltaic systems.

Electricity Transmission

UK’s Second Electricity Link to France Starts Flowing at Full Capacity

IFA2, National Grid’s second electricity interconnector linking the UK and France, is now able to flow low carbon electricity between the two countries at full…

Market Analysis

China's Coal Power Installed Capacity has Historically Dropped Below 50%

One decrease and one increase, the carbon emission reduction effect is significant.

Market Analysis

China Installed 48.2 GW of Solar in 2020

With the nation almost doubling its new generation capacity figure for the year last month, the National Energy Administration is reportedly considering a joint…

Solar Cell

Another 21 GW of Module Capacity and Record PV Growth for SPIC

Longi and Risen both announced plans to build up new module and cell manufacturing capacity. Furthermore, the State Power Investment Corporation has revealed it…

Biomass Power Plant

UK Bioenergy Generation up in Q3

Data recently released by the U.K. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy shows bioenergy capacity in the U.K. increased by 3.9 percent during …

OPEC

UAE Squares Opec Commitments, Capacity Growth Plans

There is no contradiction between Abu Dhabi's efforts to boosts its production capacity and the UAE's membership of Opec, minister of energy Suhail al-Mazrouei …

Solar Power Plant

North Macedonia Announces 60 MW Solar Tender

The procurement exercise has been planned for the first quarter of the year.

Energy Storage Project

A Framework for a Comprehensive Energy Storage Policy in India

We are therefore at a crossroads of having to say no to new thermal capacity while at the same time massively ramping up renewable capacity.

Offshore Wind Power

Equinor and BP win 2.49GW Offshore Wind Contracts in US Auction

Norwegian power giant Equinor and partner BP have won two offshore wind tenders in the US, with a total capacity of 2.49GW.