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Power Construction

Brazilian Electricity Prices Under Pressure Due to Low Rainfall

Low annual rainfall in Brazil is restricting hydroelectric production, putting electricity prices under pressure and causing the need for more expensive thermoe…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Kusile Unit 3 Achieves Commercial Operation

On Wednesday 31 March, 2020 Eskom announced that Unit 3 of the Kusile Power Station achieved commercial operation status.

Energy Transition

Japan to Speed up Investment in Energy Transition

The Japanese government is working on domestic guidelines for local financial institutions providing climate transition finance, as part of efforts to create an…

Market Analysis

EIA and FERC Reports Confirm: In 2020, Nuclear Power was Trounced by Renewable Energy, Which Provided

Several reports recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission confirm that the mix of renewable energ…

Russian Federation

Russia Leading the Way in Climate-Related Energy Policy

Russia, the world’s largest country by landmass, has a multi-prong strategy to confront climate change, by further developing its human capital, natural gas, h…

Hybrid Power Plant

Greenbacker’s First Solar-Plus-Storage Power Facility Enters Commercial Operation, Providing Clean and Continuous Energy in Colorado

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company, announced today that Rawhide Prairie Solar, a 22 MW project in Colorado, began commercial operation on March 19.

Energy Technology

Grid Balancing Technology Launched by Wärtsilä

The technology group Wärtsilä has launched grid balancing technology - capable of ramping up to 10+ MW in 2 min - to bridge utilities to a 100% renewable ener…

Hydropower Plant

Zarchob Small Hydro Plant Completed on Time in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan’s state hydropower producer and developer JSC Uzbekhydroenergo has announced it has successfully commissioned the Zarchob hydropower plant.

Hydropower Plant

ADB Approves Loan for Hydro Construction in Pakistan

A 300MW hydropower plant to be built on the Kunhar river near Balakot City in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, is to receive a $300 million from the Asian…

Hydropower Plant

NIGERIA: BPE to Concession Zungeru Hydropower Plant

The Bureau of Public Enterprises of Nigeria is launching a tender for the recruitment of a company to accompany it in the process of concessioning the Zungeru h…

Pumped Storage

First New Pumped Hydro Plant in Australia for Nearly 40 Years Approaches Financial Close

A pumped hydro energy storage project at a former gold mine in Queensland, Australia which would be able to store 250MW of power for up to eight hours has raise…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

New Zealand’s First Hydrogen Powered Bus Unveiled in Auckland

New Zealand’s first hydrogen fuel cell bus, capable of being refuelled with green hydrogen, was unveiled on Tuesday as Auckland Transport looks to decarbonise …

United States

Here’s What Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Offers Solar and Cleantech

The $2 trillion package includes a proposed 10-year extension of the ITC and PTC and calls for further incentives to add transmission capacity.

Nuclear Power Plant

First Unit of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant Reconnected to Power Grid

​After scheduled tasks were performed, the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was reconnected to the power grid at 14:42 on 31 March.

Nuclear Fuel

Niger Republic: Largest Uranium Mines Close

One of the largest underground uranium mines in the world is closing.