Plants

Pumped Storage

CEA Approves Two New Pumped Storage Plants in India

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has granted approval for two new pumped storage plants (PSPs) as part of efforts to enhance India’s renewable ener…

Electricity Transmission

New Grid Connection Rules in Romania

Romania’s National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has approved a competitive, auction-based mechanism for grid connections of new plants of at least 5…

Photovoltaic （PV）

RWE Takes Big Steps to Expand Its Photovoltaic Business in Poland

Solar photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of more than 100 MWac under construction in Poland. RWE commissions 8.5-MW photovoltaic farm in central Poland, …

Photovoltaic （PV）

Spain Approves 28 GW and Grants Administrative Construction Authorisation for 283 Photovoltaic Wind Power and Hydro Plants

Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has granted the Administrative Construction Authorisation (AAC) to 2…

Coal Trade

China Approves Use of Local Coal in Three Pakistani Power Plants

China has approved the conversion of three coal-fired power plants in Pakistan from using imported coal to local coal, a move designed to lower energy costs.Sou…

Hydropower Plant

Koncar Secures Contracts for Swedish Hydropower Plants

Croatian electrical equipment manufacturer Koncar Elektroindustrija has announced agreements with Swedish power company Sydkraft Hydropower and the Swedish subs…

Offshore Wind Power

US Wind Power Falls to 33-Month Low, Generators Burn More Natgas

The amount of electricity produced by wind farms in the U.S. fell to a 33-month low on Monday, forcing power generators to crank up natural-gas fired plants to …

RNG

Viridi Energy Signs 20-Year Deal to Supply RNG to ÉNergi

Viridi will supply the RNG from plants in Brunswick, Marathon County and Bethlehem. Credit: Quality Stock Arts/Shutterstock.Viridi Energy, an RNG producer, has …

Nuclear Fuel

Framatome to Supply Fuel for Slovak VVER Reactors

Slovak utility Slovenské elektrárne has signed a contract with France's Framatome for the long-term supply of nuclear fuel to the VVER-440 rea…

Renewable Energy

Portugal Plans to Raise Share of Renewables in Electricity Consumption to 93% by 2030

Plants grow between solar panels in Sabugal, Portugal, January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File photo Purchase Licensing RightsPortugal plans to raise the con…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Iberdrola Installs Two New Photovoltaic Plants in Portugal

The Montechoro I and II PV plants, located in the Algarve region of southern Portugal, have been completed and now contribute to the country’s renewable e…

Geothermal Power Project

Exergy, Rentco Partner for Geothermal Power Project in Kenya

Olkaria geothermal plant, Naivasha, Kenya (source: Lydur Skulason, creative commons)ExerExergy International srl (Exergy), a global provider of new generation O…

Nuclear Fuel

VVER Fuel Reliable in Flexible Power Output Tests, Says Rosatom

Experiments to test the impact of load following on VVER-1200 fuel show it "did not have a significant impact on its main characteristics", Russia's nuclear…

Gas Power Stations

Kazakhstan to Build Four Gas Processing Plants

Photo credit: primeminister.kzAccording to the Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almassadam Satkaliyev, four gas processing plants are scheduled…

Hydropower Plant

Plans for Huge Hydro Energy Plant at Famous Scottish Loch

Plans for 'one of Europe's biggest' hydro energy plants at famous Scottish loch (Image: ILI Group)A Scottish energy storage company has lodged plans…