Hydropower

Taconnaz 4.5MW Hydropower Plant Has Produced Its First Kilowatt Hours
Voltalia, an international player in renewable energies, announces that production has started at its 4.5 MW run-of-the-river hydropower plant on the Taconnaz t…
Zimbabwe Includes Pumped Storage Hydro in Renewable Energy Strategy
Swedish-owned Ngonyezi Projects has entered into a non-consumptive water use agreement with Zimbabwe National Water Authority, which will see the installation o…
TN Plans Largest Hydro Project in Nilgiris by Submerging Several Acres of Forest
Though environmentalists feel this project will have deterimental effects, state government officials say that it does not have any other reliable hydro potenti…
Angola to Buy 5000MW from Congo’s Grand Inga Hydropower Plant
Angola is set to buy 5000MW from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo’s proposed $14bn Grand Inga hydropower plant project.
Asian Bank Evaluating KP’s Hydropower Dam Proposal
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is evaluating a proposal of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for financing the construction of a run-of-river hydro power proj…
Study Finds Hydropower GHG Emissions Can be Higher Than Facilities Burning Fossil Fuels
Hydropower facilities have long been criticized for their negative impacts on wildlife, but a new study has found that, in some cases, hydropower GHG emissions …
Boralex Commissions 16MW Yellow Falls Hydroelectric Station in Ontario
The hydroelectric power station includes two 8-MW turbines connected to a water intake, a concrete dam, water discharge facilities, including two inflatable wei…
Long Considered a “Clean” Energy Source, Hydropower can Actually be Bad for Climate
A new EDF study published this week in Environmental Science and Technology shows that hydropower — the leading renewable energy technology projected to grow r…
Market Analysis
Study Finds Climate Impact of Hydropower Varies Widely
A new study by a team at Environmental Defense Fund finds that the climate impact of hydropower facilities varies widely throughout the world and over time, wit…
Boralex Announces Commissioning of 16-MW Yellow Falls Hydroelectric Station
Boralex Inc. has announced the commercial commissioning of its 16-MW Yellow Falls hydroelectric station, under the terms of a price-indexed power purchase agree…
A Global Power & Energy Elite Project: Canada’s First P3 Hydropower Project
The first public-private partnership (P3) project in the hydropower sector in Canada houses a brand new underground powerhouse built to minimize the environment…
Energy storage technology
Using Mountains for Long-Term Energy Storage
The storage of energy for long periods of time is subject to special challenges. A researcher proposes using a combination of Mountain Gravity Energy Storage (M…
Market Analysis
European Insights: Hydropower, Climate Change and Climate Change
Hydropower retains its dominant presence in renewable power generation across Europe, but there is increasing concern about the impact of climate change on the …
China to Impose New Restrictions on Small Hydro Plants
China will ban the construction of small hydropower plants in regions that already have an electricity surplus and encourage new dams in poor and remote locatio…
Swiss 900 MW Pumped Storage Plant Poised for Milestone
A €1.5bn pumped storage power plant in Switzerland will hit a major milestone this month when the plant’s two penstocks will be filled with water for the firs…

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Hydropower

Taconnaz 4.5MW Hydropower Plant Has Produced Its First Kilowatt Hours

Zimbabwe Includes Pumped Storage Hydro in Renewable Energy Strategy

TN Plans Largest Hydro Project in Nilgiris by Submerging Several Acres of Forest

Angola to Buy 5000MW from Congo’s Grand Inga Hydropower Plant

Asian Bank Evaluating KP’s Hydropower Dam Proposal

​Study Finds Hydropower GHG Emissions Can be Higher Than Facilities Burning Fossil Fuels

Boralex Commissions 16MW Yellow Falls Hydroelectric Station in Ontario

Long Considered a “Clean” Energy Source, Hydropower can Actually be Bad for Climate

Study Finds Climate Impact of Hydropower Varies Widely

Boralex Announces Commissioning of 16-MW Yellow Falls Hydroelectric Station

A Global Power & Energy Elite Project: Canada’s First P3 Hydropower Project

Using Mountains for Long-Term Energy Storage

European Insights: Hydropower, Climate Change and Climate Change

China to Impose New Restrictions on Small Hydro Plants

Swiss 900 MW Pumped Storage Plant Poised for Milestone

Study Finds Hydropower GHG Emissions Can be Higher Than Facilities Burning Fossil Fuels