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Brochu stepping down as president and CEO of Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Sophie Brochu, announced to the president of the board of directors that she will end her ter…

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EWEB Board Approves Plan to Decommission Leaburg Hydroelectric Project

(photo courtesy Eugene Water & Electric Board)The EWEB Board of Commissioners voted to approve a resolution that directs the general manager to develop a Leabur…

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Arunachal Cabinet Nod for Action Plan to Unlock Hydropower Potential

"An action plan has been prepared to commence work on 13 priority projects with a total capacity of 12,343 MW. This would lead to an investment of Rs 1.5 lakh c…

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RWE Completes Megabattery That Will Link to Hydropower Sites in Germany

RWE has completed installation of Germany’s first megabattery, with 420 blocks of lithium-ion batteries with a total installed capacity of 117MW installed…

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Kenya Looks to Hydro and Geothermal Power to Replace Thermal Baseload

Olkaria plant. Image courtesy KenGenState-owned generation company Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has announced a renewed plan to scale up th…

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Work Starts on the Sambangalou Hydroelectric Dam in Senegal

Vinci has announced that construction work has started on the 128MW Sambangalou hydroelectric dam near Kédougou, in the south of Senegal.The dam is being…

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Kengen to Fast Track Hydroelectric and Geothermal Deployment

KenGen Kenya's 105 MW Olkaria II Geothermal Power Plant was commissioned in 2003. (Courtesy: KenGen)Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has an…

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Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station Project Timeline All You Need to Know

Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project in Tanzania has advanced to the next phase of development. This comes a short while after President Samia Suluhu Hassan presid…

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Hydropower’s Role in Achieving Net Zero and Energy Security Is Focus of Global Campaign

A new campaign calling for urgent investment in hydropower to combat climate change, accelerate progress towards net zero and strengthen energy security is bein…

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Colombian Agency Probing Enel for Alleged Price Breaches at Hydroelectric Plant

(photo courtesy Enel)Colombian public services watchdog Superservicios is investigating Enel for alleged pricing irregularities in the country’s wholesale…

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Lihi Recertifies Upper Raquette Hydroelectric Project in New York

(photo courtesy Low Impact Hydropower Institute)The Low Impact Hydropower Institute has issued a final decision to recertify the 102.3 MW Upper Raquette River P…

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Calls for UK to Increase Tidal and Marine Energy Generation

A recent report produced by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has suggested that ‘Tidal energy projects should be a vital component of the [UK] Governmen…

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Wärtsilä to sell American Hydro to Enprotech

Wärtsilä has announced the divestment of hydropower original equipment manufacturer American Hydro to Enprotech Corp.American Hydro offers hydropower …

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Wärtsilä to sell American Hydro to Enprotech

Wärtsilä has announced the divestment of hydropower original equipment manufacturer American Hydro to Enprotech Corp.American Hydro offers hydropower …

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Landbank to Fund Development of 15 MW Small Hydropower Plant in Philippines

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) and Cabanglasan Hydropower Corporation (CHC) have signed a PHP2.6 billion (US$47.2 million) loan agreement to partia…