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Net Zero Emission

UK Power 'Must be Zero Carbon by 2035'

The UK must make electricity generation zero carbon by 2035 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions almost 80% to set the country on a path to net zero by 2050, acc…

Personnel Appointment

NERC Gets New Chairman

Former Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Mr. Sanusi Garba has officially assumed duty as the chairman of the regulatory agency.

Hydropower Plant

Uganda Launches Facilities of Phase 1 Isimba Hydro Project

Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited has commissioned the newly constructed facilities under CDAP project phase I in Kayunga district as part of the 18…

Solar Power Plant

Consortium Wins Bid to Develop Hybrid Solar Projects in DRC

According to a company statement, these cities currently have no grid connection, and struggle to access reliable, affordable and clean power.

Hydropower Plant

China: Tibet Datang Zala Hydropower Station Approved

On December 3, China Datang’s 2020 key approval project, Tibet’s first Datang Zala Hydropower Station with an installed capacity of over one million kilowatts…

Substation

Finland to Build New Power Substation

Finnish transmission system operator Fingrid has started building a new substation in southern Finland that will facilitate the connection of up to 1GW of new w…

Substation

GE Win Contract for Green Gas-Insulated Substation

SSEN Transmission have announced that it has awarded a contract to GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business to manufacture.

Nuclear Power Plant

First UAE Nuclear Reactor Reaches Full Power

Barakah unit 1 has reached 100% power and is now generating 1400 MW of electricity, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation has announced today.

Energy Storage Battery

Commercial Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Plant Opens up in Rochester, New York

Lithium battery recycling company Li-Cycle now has capacity to recycle 10,000 tonnes a year of spent lithium-ion batteries, having just opened its Rochester, Ne…

OPEC

Next OPEC+ Ministerial Meeting Reportedly Set For January 4

Oil prices are set for a volatile start to the new year, as the next OPEC+ group meeting on production policy is expected to be set for the first trading day, J…

Power Construction

ADB Approves Loan for Power Distribution System Upgrade in Karnataka, India

The ADB has agreed to provide a combined sovereign and non-sovereign loan amounting to $190m for the upgrade and modernisation of power distribution system in B…

Rooftop PV System

Vietnam's Rooftop PV Solar Installed Capacity will Reach 2GW in 2020

The local media in Vietnam reported on December 4 that even if it was affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Vietnamese solar market still achieved g…

Power Construction

TOGO: The State will Improve Electricity Supply in the North with a 240 km Line

A 240 km power line will extend the national electricity network to the localities of Kara, Mango and Dapaong in the northern part of Togo.

Offshore Wind Power

France Picks Zone off Normandy Coast for New 1 Gigawatt Wind Farm

The planned windfarm will be located 32 km off the shore of Cotentin and generate the electricity needed to power 800,000 homes.

Electricity Trade

Another Step Taken Towards Unifying Africa’s Electricity Systems

The African Union is ready to launch the African Single Electricity Market.