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ADB to Finance 300MW Hydropower Plant in Pakistan

The Asian Development Bank will offer a $300m loan to finance the construction of a hydropower plant in Pakistan.

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CTG Signs 4th Agreement for Kohala Hydropower Project, Pakistan

Kohala dam, a priority project in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, has an installed capacity of 1124MW and a designed annual output above 5100GWh.

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Genex Power PHES Project Enters Construction Phase

Australian electricity company Genex Power has reached financial close for its Kidston Stage II pumped hydro energy storage project, marking the start of its co…

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GE Renewable Energy Awarded Contract for New Build Tauernmoos Pumped Hydro Storage Power Plant

GE Renewable Energy to provide two 85 MW variable speed pumped storage units.

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DRC Hydropower Strengthened by SNEL and Mining Group’s PPP

To support the continued successful performance of the Kamoa mining complex, Ivanhoe Mines Energy DRC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding in a public-priva…

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Republic of Srpska, Serbia Start Construction of HPP Buk Bijela

The prime ministers of the Republic of Srpska and Serbia, Radovan Višković and Ana Brnabić, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the …

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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…

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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.