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Solar Power for Home

FMO Funds Distribution of Solar Home Systems in Côte d’Ivoire

Solar home system provider, Lumos, has secured new funding from Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, FMO, to expand its provision of solar home systems in C…

Hydropower Plant

Laos: The First Unit of Selalong Hydropower Station is About to Generate Electricity

Power China Chengdu Engineering Corporation Limited was responsible for the design and complete set of electromechanical equipment for the first unit 1 of the L…

Maintenance services of electrical machinery

Tenders are invited for Maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment-Repair of RTXF 24-19.5 conductor insulators forBranches…

Energy Technology

Canada to Announce Blue Hydrogen Blueprint

The federal and Alberta governments are seeking to build on existing hydrogen and natural gas production, with longer term plans for green hydrogen.

Solar Power Panel

India Extends Safeguard Duty on Solar Imports

The Indian government has extended its safeguard duty on solar equipment for one more year, effective today.

Market Analysis

Wind Industry Remained Resilient During COVID-19 Crisis

Despite major disruptions to production and assembly in the first semester, installation of new wind farms over the first half of 2020 was comparable to previou…

Netherlands

Shell Swings to Loss on $16bn Impairment Charge but Pays Dividend

Royal Dutch Shell swung to a heavy net first-half loss, but paid a dividend as the Covid-19 crisis hammered oil and gas prices.

Coal Production

Mongolia's Coal Production Drops by 50% in the First Half of 2020

Mongolia’s coal production from January to June 2020 was 12.474 million tons, a decrease of 12.48 million tons or 50.0% from the same period last year.

France

Schneider Electric Expects Lower Annual Revenue, Margin on Virus Uncertainties

Schneider had previously forecast organic revenue growth and a higher core profit margin for the year, but scrapped this in March due to the pandemic

South Africa

Sasol to Sell World's Biggest Oxygen Production Site to Air Liquide

Air Liquide, an industrial gases company that has been present at the site since 1979 and already owns and operates one other air separation unit.

Wind Turbine

Greenko Selects ONYX InSight to Modernise Indian Wind Turbine Fleet

Independent power producer Greenko has partnered with predictive analytics firm ONYX InSight to modernise 500 wind turbines in their fleet.

Biomass Power Plant

MHI Unit to Refurbish Tokyo Waste-to-Energy Plant

A division of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will refurbish a 22MW waste-to-energy power plant in Japan.

Nuclear Power Plant

Czech Republic and CEZ Sign Nuclear Power Plant Expansion Agreement

The Government of the Czech Republic has signed agreements with state-controlled utility company CEZ for the expansion of the Dukovany nuclear power plant.

Spain

SABIC Chemical Pant in Spain to Operate on 100% Renewable Energy

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) signed an agreement Iberdrola, one of the world’s biggest electricity utility companies, to convert its polycarbonat…

Netherlands

Wayland Energy to Drill Wells for Geothermal Heat Project Late

Dutch Wayland Energy plans to start drilling for its Bergschenhoek geothermal project in the Netherlands in late 2020/ early 2021.