Power plant

Hydropower Plant

Estonia Will Build Its First Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plant (550 MW)

The Estonian developer Energiasalv has received the necessary permits to build a 550 MW pumped-storage hydropower plant, which will be located in Paldiski, nort…

Nuclear Reactor

Ukraine Plans to Build Two Us-Made Reactors for the Khmelnitsky Nuclear Plant

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has adopted an order to launch organizational measures and begin work on project documentation for the construction of two …

Hydrogen Production

Axpo, Rhiienergie Break Ground on Swiss Hydrogen Production Facility at Hydropower Plant

Renewable energy producer Axpo and electric utility firm Rhiienergie have today (January 24) announced they have broken ground on a green hydrogen production fa…

Energy Technology

Containment Building Completed at Zhangzhou 1

Construction has been completed of the outer dome of the containment building of unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province, Chi…

Japan

IAEA Task Force Reviews Fukushima Water Discharge Plan

The International Atomic Energy (IAEA) Task Force established to monitor Japan’s plan to discharge treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi NPP has comple…

Wind Power Project

South Korea’s Non-hydropower Re to Post ‘Strongest’ Growth in Electricity Share

It is expected to reach 46GW in 2032.Non-hydropower renewables are expected to see the strongest growth in contribution to South Korea’s electricity share…

Greece

KGAL and PFALZSOLAR Form JV to Build Solar Parks in Greece

Investment and asset manager, KGAL, and project developer and general contractor, PFALZSOLAR, are entering into a joint venture for the development and construc…

Solar Power Plant

Cepsa Will Develop 3 Solar Projects Totalling 400 MW in Central Spain

The Spanish oil and gas firm Cepsa will develop three solar PV projects totalling 400 MW in the region of Castilla-La Mancha, in central Spain. Cepsa will build…

Wind Power Project

Ruvnl Invites Bids for 1 GW of Solar Projects in Rajasthan (India)

The Indian company Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (RUVNL) has invited bids to develop 1 GW of solar PV projects across the state of Rajasthan (western India…

Thermal Plant

Masdar Plans 5 GW of Renewables in Angola, Zambia and Uganda

Masdar has signed agreements with three countries – Angola, Uganda and Zambia – to develop renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of up …

China news

Group Says China Will Add 70 GW of Coal- And Gas-Fired Generation in 2023

A lobbying group for China’s power generation sector said the country will add about 70 GW of fossil fuel-powered capacity this year, even as renewable energy …

Nuclear Fuel

Rosatom Installed the Vessel of the Unique Russian Research Reactor – MBIR – in the Design Position

On January 18, 2023, the vessel of the world's largest multipurpose fast neutron research reactor (MBIR) was installed in its designed position at the const…

Nuclear Policy

Canadian and UK Regulators Agree Terms for Cooperation

Terms of Reference have been signed and published between the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for a Mem…

Canada

Candu Fuel Plant Relicensed to 2043

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)'s authorisation of the 20-year renewal of Cameco Fuel Manufacturing's (CFM) operating licence for the faci…

United Kingdom

Transfer of Waste From Berkeley Vaults Begins

The first concrete box containing radioactive waste from underground vaults at the shut down Berkeley nuclear power plant in the UK has been transferred to an i…