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Hydropower Plant

Neelum Jhelum Hits Milestone in Power Generation

The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority has announced that its 969MW Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Plant has achieved yet another landmark.

Russian Federation

Russia Doesn’t Expect OPEC+ To Change Course

The OPEC+ panels will not be discussing next week any revisions of the ongoing production cut pact and are not expected to make any major decisions to tweak the…

SPI Goes Fully Virtual as Las Vegas Trade Show is Cancelled

SPI, North America’s largest solar industry event, will now be fully virtual after the organisers cancelled an outdoor exhibition rescheduled for October.

Wind Power Project

Wind Lifts UK Renewables Q1 Output by 30%

Wind helped total renewables generation in the UK increase by 30% in the first quarter of 2020 to just over 40 terawatt-hours, compared with the same period in …

Power Construction

Umeme Earmarks $15.2m for Two Power Projects in Mbale District

Uganda’s power distribution company, Umeme, is investing $15.2 million into two major power projects in the Mbale district to improve power supply quality and …

Offshore Wind Power

Taiwan's Offshore Wind Sector Stays Afloat Amidst Tariff Cuts

Investors with neither experience nor capacity in the sector seek chances to buy into an existing project.

IEA Lowers 2020 Oil Demand Forecast Citing Dismal Aviation Sector

The International Energy Agency (IEA) cut its 2020 oil demand forecast on Thursday, warning that reduced air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic would lower …

Gas turbine engine

MHPS Maintains Leadership in Global Heavy-Duty Gas Turbines Market

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems continues to lead the power generation industry in global market share year-to-date for heavy-duty gas turbines.

Bringing the high voltage distribution loop up to standards and renovating the power plant

Orange (84) - ba 115 - upgrade of the mv loop and the power plant (esid-20-063)

Energy Storage Battery

Vistra Approved to Build a Grid Battery Bigger than All Utility-Scale Storage in the US Combined

A permit to expand Vistra’s natural gas-fired Moss Landing generation station to 1,500 MW/6,000 MWh has been approved.

India

India's Tata to Merge with Mundra Power Subsidiary

Indian private-sector utility Tata Power has decided to absorb its subsidiary that operates the 4GW imported coal-fired Mundra power plant to provide financial …

Opec+ JMMC Meeting Delayed to 19 August

The Opec+ Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), which studies compliance with the coalition's output restraint deal, has pushed back its next monthly m…

Crude Oil

California Oil Production Limits Stall in Legislature, Leaving the Issue to Newsom

In his first year in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed to protect Californians against hazards and pollutants from oil and gas production.

United Kingdom

OGA Highlights the Importance of Hydrogen to Achieve Net Zero

The integration of offshore energy systems could contribute to approximately 30% of the UK’s total carbon reduction requirements needed to meet the 2050 net ze…

Nuclear Power Plant

Russian Institutes Develop Welding Quality Control Method for ITER

Non-destructive testing specialists at Russia’s Tomsk Polytechnic Institute is to develop methods for checking the reliability of seams on components of the IT…