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Hydropower Plant

Chinese-Built Power Plant in Uganda to Reduce Power Tariff by 17.5 pct

Commissioning and full utilization of power generated by the 600MW Karuma Hydropower Plant in Uganda will make power more affordable by reducing the tariff rate…

Coal Trade

Indonesia Behind on 2020 Coal Export Target

Indonesia may fall short of a government-set target to export 400mn t of coal this year, having shipped a little more than 329mn t in January-October.

Hydropower Plant

China: Baihetan Construction Progressing

China Three Gorges Corporation has announced that concrete placement has been completed for the first dam section at the 16GW Baihetan hydropower project.

Hydrogen Technology

Stanwell and Iwatani Join Forces on Hydrogen Production, Liquefaction and Export

Stanwell Corporation and Iwatani have joined forces to push forward a future hydrogen supply chain between Queensland, Australia, and Japan to help decarbonisat…

Nuclear Power Plant

OPG Completes Defuelling of Darlington Reactor

The refurbishment of unit 3 began in September, after a four-month postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Microgrid

Hybrid Solar Microgrid for Cambodian Holiday Island to Reduce Local Dependence on Diesel

Singapore-headquartered microgrid company Canopy Power has partnered with Total Solar Distributed Generation to build a hybrid project for a remote resort islan…

Solar Power Plant

HESS to Build Biggest Photovoltaic Plant in Slovenia, Link it to HPP Brežice

HESS plans to add a 6 MW photovoltaic unit to its Brežice hydroelectric plant, located on the lower part of the Sava river in Slovenia, which would make it a h…

Energy Transition

Five Key Strategies and Solutions to Speed up Global Decarbonisation

DNV GL has released a new report summarising strategies and policies needed to speed up the energy transition.

Coal Mine

Chinese Coal Mine Hosts 300 MW Solar Plant

TBEA New Energy’s new solar park relies on flexible mounting systems and large-gradient, large-span slope support technology.

Nuclear Fuel

Preparations Begin for Canadian Borehole

Canada's Nuclear Waste Management Organisation has begun preparations for the drilling of two boreholes in the South Bruce area prior to site selection for a de…

Net Zero Emission

Santos Set to Reach Net-Zero Decade Earlier

Australian energy major Santos has announced its new ambitious emissions reduction targets which will culminate in reaching net-zero by 2040.

Wave Energy

IRENA and Ocean Energy Europe Partner to Drive Ocean Energy Industry

The CEO of Ocean Energy Europe, Rémi Gruet and the Director-General of the IRENA, Francesco La Camera, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today at the …

Oil&Gas Drilling

Nigeria’s Oil Rig Count Drops by 30% in One Month

Nigeria’s active rig count has dropped significantly by 30 per cent to seven in October 2020 as against 10 recorded in the previous month.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

German Energy Regulator Awards Permits to Close Hard Coal-to-Power Plants

Germany's energy regulator on Tuesday said some 4,788 MW worth of hard coal-fired power generation capacity may close on Jan 1, 2021 as part of a policy to take…

Oil & Gas Trade

Japan Says Reached Oil Storage Deal with Kuwait

Under the deal, KPC can use storage tanks at refiner Eneos' Kiire base in southern Japan of Kagoshima as an export base for eastern Asia.