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Civil Works Contract Awarded for Tarbela 5th Extension

Power Construction Corporation of China Limited has been awarded a US$354.6 million contract by the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority for civil wor…

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Work on Tarbela 5th Extension to Begin in July

WAPDA chief voices hope cheap electricity generation will stabilise tariff

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Additional Investment Announced for Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link Project, Canada

Additional investment of around $3 million has been approved to support the potential development of a hydroelectric and fibre-optic link that would connect com…

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Chelan PUD and GE Team up for Rock Island Rebuild

Chelan PUD and GE Renewable Energy have reached an agreement that will see the eight 42-year-old turbines at Rock Island Powerhouse II rebuilt one by one starti…

Pumped Storage

Terna to Start Building 730 MW Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant in October

Terna Energy is preparing to begin the construction of a pumped storage hydropower system in western Greece worth EUR 500 million.

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Buccleuch to Market Pumped Hydro and Wind Site

Project is located on a former opencast coal mining site on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfriesshire in Scotland

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Hydropower Can Help States Afford to Meet Net-Zero Emissions Targets by 2050

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts recently passed a climate bill that sets a target of net-zero emissions for the state by the year 2050.

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Refurbishment of Existing Hydropower a Key Topic at IRENA Meeting

Members of the IRENA and private sector representatives are set to join forces to modernise and refurbish the existing hydropower fleet around the globe followi…

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Nepal Inaugurates Small Hydro Power Plant Built with Indian Assistance

The small hydro power plant was built with Indian financial assistance of Nepali Rs 26.39 million.

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Energy Storage Tech Tested for Small Hydropower Generation

Municipally owned utility Idaho Falls Power and the Idaho National Laboratory have carried out tests to see how a US city’s hydropower plants can be made more …

Australia

Construction Commences on Kidston Pumped Storage Project, Australia

Genex Power Limited has given the go ahead for construction to proceed on two key contracts for the 250MW Kidston pumped storage hydro project.

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Key Milestone for Changlongshan Pumped Storage Station, China

China Three Gorges Corporation has announced it has successfully completed 24-hour testing of the first 500kV main power transformer at the Changlongshan pumped…

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Ivanhoe Ups Hydropower at Kamoa-Kakula

Ivanhoe Mines enters public-private venture with DRC’s power company to upgrade Inga II power complex

Energy Investment

Energo-Pro Completes Largest Czech Investment in Hydropower Industry

Czech energy group Energo-Pro has completed the construction of the Alpaslan 2 hydropower plant in Turkey. The project, which cost around $600 million, is the l…

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Korean Firm Planning Hydropower Plant in East Nusa Tenggara: Official

South Korean electricity firm PT Idko Eco Jaya Energy is planning to invest in the construction of a micro hydropower plant in East Nusa Tenggara province, an o…