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Portugal, Switzerland Launch Pumped Storage Hydropower Plants of Over 2 GW in Total

Iberdrola inaugurated its pumped storage hydropower plant Tâmega Gigabattery in Portugal and a similar facility was set into motion in Switzerland.

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Construction of Chinese-Built Hydropower Plant in Zambia Nears Completion

Last Thursday, Zambian President Hichilema toured the Kafue Lower Gorge Power Station, a Chinese-built hydropower plant.

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New 180MW Hydropower Plant Powered Up in India

The run-of-the-river Bajoli Holi Hydropower Plant, built on the river Ravi in the Chamba District, supplies electricity to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International …

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China Leads Hydropower Installation in 2021: IHA

Around 21GW of the 26GW new installations last year came from China.

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UAE Looks to Add Pumped Hydro to Power Mix: Report

This is in pursuit of its 30% clean energy target by 2030.

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Andritz to Rehabilitate Hydropower Plant

International technology group Andritz has received an order from Kraftwerk Ryburg-Schwörstadt AG for the rehabilitation of all four Kaplan turbines at the 120…

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Malaysia’s TNB Power Station in Kenyir Resumes Operation

It temporarily shut down in end-February due to a landslide caused by heavy rain.

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20GWH Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Plant Starting Operations in Switzerland

A pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant with a capacity of 20GWh in Valais, Switzerland will begin operations on Friday 1 July.

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5.5MW Hydropower Plant to Boost Energy Supply in Rwanda

The 5.5MW Mushishito-Rukarara V Hydropower Plant was recently inaugurated in Rwanda. The plant will boost electricity supply in the country and protect the envi…

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Ghana Will House First Ever West African Hydro-Solar Plant

The first West African hydro-solar plant was deployed in Ghana at the beginning of 2022. Once its full capacity is brought online, the hydro-solar plant will re…

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South Korea’s LG Chem Plans to Build Hydrogen Plant to Cut Carbon Emissions

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd said on Monday it planned to build a hydrogen plant in South Korea to produce 50,000 tonnes of hydrogen annually by the second quarter…

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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.

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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…

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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