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Solar thermal

India's First Utility Scale Solar Thermal Power Plant with Storage

India One is India's first utility scale solar thermal power plant designed to run 24x7 utilizing the concentrated solar power technology.

Nuclear Power Plant

UAE’s Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant Connects to National Grid & Accelerates Power Plans

The UAE is changing the way it powers its future growth.

Nuclear Power Plant

NRC Approves Power Uprate for Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by the Tennessee Valley Authority to increase the generating capacity of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2…

Crude Oil

OPEC Members Rebel Over Production Cut Extension

Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait - the biggest OPEC producers behind Saudi Arabia – are reportedly not particularly inclined to support a rollover of…

South Africa

Eskom’s Kusile Unit 2 Achieves Full Commercial Operation

South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, announced that Unit 2 at the Kusile Power Station has attained commercial operation status.

Market Analysis

Global Solar PV Installations Predicted To Rise By 5%, Desiped Covid-19 Effects

Year-on-year growth in installations will continue every year to 2025, topping out at 145GW direct current, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.

Wave Energy

Eco Wave Power Signs 50MW Vietnam Project Agreement

Collaboration with local outfit MSmart will include feasibility study comprising installation of a buoy.

Wind Power Company

Vestas to Acquire Full Control of Offshore Turbine Business

The Danish manufacturer will buy out MHI’s stake in an offshore JV and says its new turbine platform will be launched soon.

Hydropower Plant

CAMEROON-CONGO: the 600 MW Hydroelectric Project on the Dja/Ngoko River Relaunched in 2021

The Cameroonian and Congolese authorities have had the desire to revive the Chollet hydroelectric project in the drawers for almost a decade.

Energy Storage System

Keppel and EMA to Pilot Floating Energy Storage System in Singapore

Offshore solutions provider Keppel Offshore & Marine and the Energy Market Authority have jointly awarded a research grant to pilot Singapore’s first floating …

Wind Power Project

Ørsted Starts Construction of 298 MW Nebraska Wind Power Project

Ørsted continues to expand its footprint in the Southwest Power Pool via the acquisition and final investment decision of the 298 MW Haystack Wind Farm in Wayn…

Smart Grid

NB Power to Modernise Grid with 350k Itron Smart Meters

Canadian utility New Brunswick Power will deploy Itron’s multi-purpose solution to modernise its electricity network.

Carbon Neutral

Japan Aims to be Carbon Neutral by 2050, Says Prime Minister Suga

Japan Aims to be Carbon Neutral by 2050, Says Prime Minister Suga.

Hydropower Plant

PowerChina ChengDu Enguneering Corporation Won Equipment Project of Wairanie River Hydropower Station in Laos

The Chengdu Institute of PowerChina Group officially signed the purchase contract of the hydroelectric generator set of the Huailanie River Hydropower Station i…

Carbon Neutral

Japan’s Carbon-Neutrality Pledge a Fundamental Shift on Coal Power

Japan, an island nation that is currently heavily reliant on coal and gas power, will be carbon neutral in 2040, the country’s newly appointed prime minister Y…