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ZRA awards Kariba dam spillway rehabilitation contract
02 October, 2019
A consortium of GE Hydro France and Freyssinet International has been awarded the tender for the rehabilitation of the spillway at Kariba Dam on the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Asian activities
07 September, 2019
IWP&DC spoke to Brian Selby of GE and Ajay Sharma of Entura to talk about their involvement in projects across Asia

GE wins US hydro contracts
08 August, 2019
GE Renewable Energy has signed two hydropower contracts in the US, one for FirstLight’s Northfield Mountain project and one for PG&E’s Caribou One hydropower station.

Emrgy and GE team up for micro hydrokinetic technology
31 July, 2019
Emrgy Inc has signed an agreement with GE Renewable Energy (GE) that will see Emrgy’s hydropower turbines provided by GE, with the company also set to begin to offer Emrgy’s product among it’s suite of hydropower solutions in select markets worldwide.

2019 IHA board election results announced
12 July, 2019
Eighteen hydropower sector leaders from around the world have been elected to the board of the International Hydropower Association (IHA), it was announced today.

Gordon Butte pumped storage project gets lead equity investor
11 July, 2019
Absaroka Energy LLC, the developer of the 400MW Gordon Butte closed loop pumped storage project in Montana, US, has secured equity investment capital for the project from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Denmark.

GE upgrades Hydro Quebec’s Montagnais substation
06 June, 2019
GE’s Grid Solutions business has announced it has performed key upgrades on three 765 kV Fixed Series Compensation (FSC) banks at Hydro Quebec’s Montagnais substation.

GE in three-year deal with Enel Green Power
04 June, 2019
GE Renewable Energy has signed a three-year contract to provide predictive Operation and Maintenance (O&M) capabilities to Enel Green Power’s (EGP) hydropower plants in Spain, with a total capacity of up to 3.2GW, through a combination of digital tools and consultative services.

Shortlist unveiled for Batoka Gorge hydro project
01 June, 2019
Companies from China, Italy and the US have been shortlisted by the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) to build the Batoka Gorge hydroelectric project on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

GE gets DOE funds to study pumped storage benefits
24 May, 2019
A project team from GE Research and GE Energy Consulting, supported by GE Renewable Energy’s hydro teams, is to evaluate the long-term benefits and economics of pumped storage hydropower (PSH) to provide flexibility, system stability and reliability services to the grid following the award of $1.25 million in funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office.

World Hydropower Congress 2019 opens in Paris next week
09 May, 2019
The 2019 World Hydropower Congress opens in Paris next week, drawing more than 700 delegates from over 70 countries to the French capital.

GE Renewable Energy leads consortium to refurbish Qairokkum plant, Tajikistan
26 March, 2019
The 60-year old Qairokkum hydropower station in Tajikistan is to undergo a complete refurbishment, with six Kaplan units upgraded to increase the plant’s output by 35% to reach 174MW.

GE to supply turbines to Nachtigal, Cameroon
26 February, 2019
GE Renewable Energy (GE) is to provide seven 60MW Francis turbines for the new Nachtigal hydropower plant in Cameroon in an $87million contract awarded by Nachtigal Hydro Power Company (NHPC).

GE consortium wins contract on Itaipu modernisation
14 November, 2018
A consortium of GE Power and CIE Sociedad Anonima has been chosen by Itaipu Binacional to provide electrical equipment for the early stages of a project to modernize Itaipu Dam, one of the world’s largest hydropower plants.

Pascal Radue named President and CEO of GE Renewable Energy Hydro business
09 November, 2018
GE Renewable Energy has appointed Pascal Radue as President and Chief Executive Officer of its Hydro business, based in Paris.

Markus Rieck becomes new CSO of Voith Hydro
27 September, 2018
Markus Rieck has taken up position as CSO responsible for sales, marketing and product management of Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co. KG (CSO).

Kariba dam rehab takes another step forward
25 April, 2018
The Zambezi River Authority has reached a milestone for the spillway rehabilitation proportion of the Kariba Dam Rehabilitation project (KDRP), with the works tender sent to three pre-qualified companies.

Digital transformation
16 April, 2018
GE Renewable Energy is to support the digitization of EDP’s hydropower fleet in Spain and Portugal as part of a wider deal that covers the operations and maintenance of all EDP’s energy production assets. Robin Goodman and Pierre Marx of GE provide more details on the services to be offered.

GE wins contract on Toktogul modernisation
13 February, 2018
JSC Electric Power Plants (EPP) has awarded a $104 million turnkey contract to a joint venture of GE Hydro (France) and GE Renewables (Switzerland) for modernization of the Toktogul hydropower plant in the Kyrgyz Republic.

GE and Cube Hydro Partners in North American hydro deal
22 January, 2018
GE Renewable Energy’s Hydro businesses and Cube Hydro Partners, LLC, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, have joined forces in a bid to expand hydropower production across North America.