Power project

Solar Power Plant

​TBEA and AMEA Power Win A 100MW Solar Power Plant Project in Tunisia

The power plant will be able to generate nearly 250,490 GWh per year and will contribute to avoid 247,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions each year.

AfDB Supports Sahofika Project, Madagascar

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) of $100 million for development of the 205MW Sahofika hydropower project in Mada…

Tina River Project Construction Set to Start Next Year

A landmark financing agreement has been completed for the 15MW Tina River hydropower project in the Solomon Islands, allowing construction to start in 2020.

FERC Issues Permit to Study 1-MW Prompton Dam Hydropower Project in Pennsylvania

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a preliminary permit to Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXVI LLC to study the feasibility of the proposed 1-MW Prom…

Financing Completed for 15-MW Tina River Hydropower Project in Solomon Islands

The Government of Solomon Islands and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have announced the formal completion of a financing agreement for the 15-MW Ti…

Coal Trade

Japan to Keep Pushing Coal in Developing World Despite Criticism

Japan will continue providing backing to new coal-fired power projects in developing countries, a government source said Monday, despite international efforts t…

Offshore Wind Power

Estonia And Latvia to Jointly Develop An Offshore Wind Mega-project of 1GW in the Baltic Sea

The Liivi Bay project in the Gulf of Riga, which would be developed by Estonia's Eesti Energia, would present the two small Baltic nations with a means of sprea…

115 MW of Geothermal Capacity Under Development on Indonesia

With six geothermal power projects under development on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Indonesia, up to 115 MW of geothermal power generation capaci…

Combined cycle power plant

Biskra Combined-Cycle Power Plant

The Biskra combined-cycle power project involves the development of a 1,338MW combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in Biskra Province, Algeria.

Campaigners Call on New EU Commission to End "Hydropower Madness"

Environmental campaign groups urged the new European Commission on Thursday to stop the expansion of hydropower projects and address their development in access…

Bui Power Authority Completes 45kW Tsatsadu Micro Hydropower Project in Alavanyo-Abehenease

Ghana is set to commission its first micro-hydropower plant to be known as the Tsatsadu Generating Station (TGS) under the Ministry of Energy’s renewable energ…

Murang'a Hydro Innovator Wins International Backing

An off-grid hydropower project started by a Murang’a entrepreneur John Magiro has won the 2019 EDF Pulse Africa third prize.

Dasu 4,320MW Hydropower Project Contract Signed for Rs52.5 Billion

The Water and Power Development Authority on Monday signed a contract of Rs52.5 billion with a joint venture of General Electric Hydro China and Power China Zho…

Market Analysis

Solar in Burundi – Just Add Water

The African Development Bank is seeking consultants to explore how two hydropower projects and an associated grid planned in Burundi can incorporate solar power…

Wind Power Project

Vestas Secures 42 MW Order with Swedish Wind Farm

Vestas has secured an order from Swiss Develeper Fu-Gen AG, for the 42 MW Fjällboheden wind project northwest of Skellefteå in Northern Sweden.