Hydropower

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Managing Hydropower Plants From a Smartphone

Technology company Voith, together with digital specialist Ray Sono, has developed a solution to manage hydropower assets from a smartphone.

Pumped Storage

Queensland Puts A$48 Million Into Studies for Potential Large-Scale Pumped Hydro Sites

Australia’s first new large-scale pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant in nearly 40 years is being built in Queensland and the state’s government is now e…

Non-Hydropower RE to ‘More Than Double’ in Next Ten Years: Report

It is expected to reach 7,661TWh in 2031.

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Dubai’s 250MW Hydroelectric Power Plant in Hatta Reaches 44% Completion

The project includes the establishment of 5.4km-long cable car route and the Dubai Mountain Peak at an altitude of 1,300 metres (the summit of Jebel Umm Al Niso…

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Huadian Helping Cambodia Meet Green Transition Goals

SOE produced more than 8.4 billion kilowatt-hours of clean power since launch of first unit in 2013

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Statkraft Commissions Two Hydropower Plants in Nor

Statkraft has commissioned two small hydropower plants in Norway – 8.5MW Vesle Kjela and 8.5MW Storlia — located on opposite sides of the Hardanger mountain p…

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New Power Unit Starts Operation at China’s Major Hydropower Station

A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to…

Pumped Storage

Hydro-Electric Pumped Storage Generation in China to Rise Nearly 60GW by 2025

Hydro-electric pumped storage generation in China could expand to 59.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2025 and up to 86.5GW in 2030, Fitch Solutions reported.

Pumped Storage

Study Investigates Feasibility of Restoring Sweden’s Largest Pumped Storage Plant

A feasibility study is being carried out to investigate the possibility of restoring the Juktan pumped storage power plant in Sweden.

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Karot Hydropower Project Under Cpec to Generate Eco-Friendly, Cheap Electricity: Pakistani PM

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the Karot Hydropower Project will generate environment-friendly and cheap electricity, promoting …

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First CPEC Hydro Project Starts Trial Operation

The first hydropower project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – 720MW Karot Hydropower Project (HPP) – has started trial operations after two…

Energy Transition

New Partnership to Boost Sustainable Hydropower in Commonwealth Countries

The Commonwealth Secretariat and the International Hydropower Association (IHA) are teaming up to advance sustainable hydropower in member countries, in line wi…

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Cable Crane Dismantling Starts at Baihetan, China

Dismantling has started on the cable cranes at the 16GW Baihetan hydropower station in China, China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has announced.

China

China is Using AI and 3D Printing to Build a 590-Foot-Tall Dam Without the Need for Human Workers, Scientists Say

China is poised to build a hydropower dam in two years using artificial intelligence, construction robots, and zero human labor, scientists involved in the proj…

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India Puts Water Talks with Pakistan on Hold

India is cold-shouldering Pakistan’s demand of sharing the design of 540MW Kwar hydroelectric project being built on the Chenab River.