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Hydropower Plant

Hydropower at Risk as Lake Victoria Sees Record Water Levels

In Uganda, Lake Victoria's water levels have surged to their highest level in more than half a century posing a threat to the country's hydropower plants.

Market Analysis

Uzbekistan Publishes Radical New Ten-Year Strategy for Power Sector

The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan has published a 'Concept Note', outlining its strategy for the provision of electricity in the Republic of Uzbekistan betwe…

Wind Power Project

MIGA Backs Djibouti's First Utility-Scale Wind Project

The multilateral investment guarantee agency, a member of the world bank group, has issued guarantees to support djibouti's first utility-scale wind power proje…

Hydrogen Project

Australia's CEFC Launches $300m Hydrogen Project Fund

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has welcomed the launch of the $300m Hydrogen Fund.

Market Analysis

Renewables Market to Hit $226 Billion by 2021, Despite COVID-19

A new report exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the global market for renewable energy has been released.

Offshore Wind Power

First Jacket Foundations Arrive for Moray East Offshore Wind Farm

The first eight jacket foundations for the Moray East offshore wind project arrived in the Port of Nigg in Scotland at the weekend.

Energy Investment

Bangladesh Launches $218.7m Green Transformation Fund

Bangladesh has introduced a $218.7m Green Transformation Fund to provide soft loans to solar developers.

Solar Power Panel

Malaysia's TNB Partners with Envision to Digitialise Solar Operations

Malaysian utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad has announced the planned deployment of big data analytics applications for its large-scale solar facility in Sepang.

Solar Power for Home

ENGIE Signs 15-Year PPA with Energiekontor in Germany

ENGIE, a French utility, has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Energiekontor, a German developer of solar and wind projects.

Wave Energy

SINN Power Develops Floating Ocean Hybrid Platform

​SINN Power has developed a floating ocean hybrid platform it says can be used “as a complete off-grid energy solution,” generating renewable energy from wav…

Oil Price

Russia’s Gazprom Neft Sees Oil Prices Topping $30 This Summer

​Oil prices will top $30 a barrel this summer as demand will start to recover slowly, Alexander Dyukov, chief executive at Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft, t…

Oil & Gas Trade

Venezuela Oil Exports Climb As OPEC Agreement Kicks In

​While OPEC begins to scale back oil production to offset at least partially some of the world’s excess oil supply, Venezuela was busy ramping up its oil expo…

Energy Storage Project

SCE Signs Contracts for 770MW of Energy Storage Capacity

​US-based utility company Southern California Edison (SCE) has signed seven contracts for 770MW of battery-based energy storage capacity to strengthen Californ…

Market Analysis

US Renewable Leader Reports Strong First Quarter Despite Covid-19

​The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released new data today, showing the good performance of Dallas-based Tri Global Energy (TGE), a wind power compan…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

New Report Highlights Fragility of Indian Coal Sector During Covid-19

​The Covid-19 pandemic could help trigger an uptake in renewable power infrastructure and generation in India.