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Underground construction starts on Kidston pumped storage project, Australia
Underground excavation works have begun at the 250MW Kidston pumped storage project in Queensland, Australia, Genex Power has announced.
Downing Renewables buys Swedish hydro assets
Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust plc (DORE) has agreed to buy two operational portfolios of hydropower plants located in central Sweden for €25 million.
ContourGlobal sells Brazilian hydro assets to Pátria
Kani Lux Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of ContourGlobal plc, has agreed to sell its Brazilian hydropower business to Pátria Investments for US$313 million. The deal is expected...
OPG reviewing new hydro opportunities in Ontario
Canadian utility Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has been asked by the Ontario Government to examine opportunities for new hydroelectric development in northern Ontario, to help...
Hatta pumped storage plant 35% complete
Construction of the first pumped storage plant in Dubai is 35% complete, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced.
Voith takes majority stake in Green Highland Renewables
Voith Hydro has announced it acquired a majority shareholding of Green Highland Renewables (GHR) at the end of last year, expanding its business in the field of maintenance as well...
MRC says bold actions needed to address low Mekong flows
China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam have all been urged to take steps to address regional low flows, water fluctuations and drought as the Lower Mekong River...
Three Gorges crosses 100b kWh power generation mark in 2021
The Three Gorges Power Station generated a total of 103.649 billion kWh electricity as of 12:00 a.m. December 31, 2021, crossing the 100 billion mark again, China Three...
IronNet and NYPA expand partnership for cyber security
IronNet, Inc has announced it has expanded its partnership with the New York Power Authority (NYPA), providing Collective Defense capabilities to NYPA and its key supply chain partners...
Consortium granted leverage-funding for grid-scale energy storage concept
An international consortium led by Swedish grid-scale energy storage company Mine Storage has been granted funding to finalize the blueprint for what could be the world’s...
Tractebel engaged in historic weir refurb
Experts from Tractebel Hydroprojekt are overseeing the renovation of a 90-year-old weir near Heilbronn in Germany.
Stantec awarded civil works contract by USACE
Stantec has been awarded a US $12 million task order contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) St. Louis District to provide architecture and engineering (A/E) design...
Andritz to equip Nenggiri hydropower station, Malaysia
Andritz, as part of a consortium, has been contracted by TNBPG Hydro Nenggiri Sdn. Bhd to supply the complete electro- and hydro-mechanical equipment for the new Nenggiri...
GE to help refurb Long Lake hydro plant, US
GE Renewable Energy is to modernize four generator units at the Long Lake hydropower plant in Washington, US, under a service contract with Avista Utilities. Upon completion of...
Dragon Class tidal plants could produce 3.5 GWh per year says Minesto
Marine energy developer Minesto has announced that, based on analysed production data and verified simulations, its utility-scale Dragon Class tidal energy power plants are each...
Luna develops new monitoring solution for tailings dams
A new health monitoring solution to help the mining industry monitor tailings dam structures has been announced by Luna Innovations.
Karot generator ready for commissioning
The first generator at the Karot hydropower plant in Pakistan is ready for commissioning, paving the way for the project’s full operation this year.
TBM breaks through at Chile’s Los Condores project
A major milestone has been reached at the 150MW Los Condores Hydroelectric Power Project in Chile, with a Robbins 4.6m diameter Crossover machine having bored a 3.3km long tunnel...
ICE gains first certified climate bond
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) has become the world’s first hydropower operator to obtain green bond certification using newly released criteria, the International...
