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Romania’s Hidroelectrica Signs EER 188 Mln Retooling Project at 220MW Vidraru Hydropower Plant

Romania’s energy company Hidroelectrica announced the signing of the EUR 188 million (VAT excluded) contract for refurbishment works of the Vidraru hydrop…

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Drax Signs Major Partnership for Hollow Mountain PHES Project

Cruachan Dam, Scotland, an existing 440MW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) facility, one of only four in the UK. Companies like owner Drax say the government …

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Drax Selects Voith Hydro for Feed Study of 600MW Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant

Voith Hydro to deliver FEED study for Drax’s new 600MW underground pumped storage hydro power plant. (Credit: Drax)Renewable energy company Drax has selec…

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Energy Minister Checks Progress of Preparations for Start of Construction of Kambar-Ata-1 HPP

Minister of Energy Talaibek Ibraev visited Electric Stations JSC in Kara-Kul, the Ministry of Energy reported.The Energy Minister tasked the management of the c…

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SMEC to Lead Assessment for Kambarata-1 Hydropower Plant

Land allocated for the construction of Kambarata-1SMEC has been appointed to conduct consulting services for the environmental and social assessment, planning, …

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N. Korea to Import Equipment for Hydropower Plants

Part of an import contract acquired by Daily NK for power generating equipment between the China-North Korea Hydroelectric Power Company and a Chinese exporter.…

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Major Contract Signed for Revitalization of Vidraru Hydropower Plant in Romania

The Vidaru Dam. Image by Andrei Stroe, courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsAs part of a consortium, KONČAR has signed a significant contract with Romanian company Ele…

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Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Meets With IHA to Advance Nation's Sustainable Energy Goals

The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato Sri Haji Fadillah Haji Yusof, has met with the International Hydropower Association (IHA) in London to discuss the c…

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Qazaqgaz, Chevron to Cooperate on Potential Geological Exploration at Kazakh Zhalibek Site

QazaqGaz national company and Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiary Chevron Munaigas Inc., signed a cooperation agreement on July 1 regarding potential ge…

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US DOE Launches $5M Water Power Fund to Help Develop New Technologies

A hydroelectric power plant in the US. Credit: RytisG/Shutterstock.com.The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has opened a $…

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Government Investing in Hydroelectric Energy in Eastern Ontario

The Arnprior Generating Station. By Royalbroil, Wikimedia CommonsThe Ontario government is supporting Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) $1 billion investme…

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BII Invests in Hydropower and Wind Expansion in Tanzania

DCIM100MEDIADJI_0024.JPGBritish International Investment (BII) has announced a significant investment agreement with Meridiam, aiming to bolster hydropower and …

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Floods Impact Axpo Group Hydropower Plants in Misox, Switzerland

Isola Reservoir in Switzerland The Isola reservoir is used by Officine Idroelettriche di Mesolcina for hydropower electricity generationSix hydropower plants op…

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World Bank Allocates $1BN Extra for Pakistan's Biggest Hydro Scheme

The Indus River (Meinzahn/Dreamstime)The World Bank has allocated $1bn in extra funding to build Pakistan’s largest hydropower plant.The Dasu Hydropower P…

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Ituango Awarded Hydropower Sustainability Standard's Silver Certification

Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM)’s 2.4 GW Ituango hydroelectric project has obtained the Silver certification from the Hydropower Sustain…