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Nam Ou River hydropower project in Laos starts second phase operation

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-26)
  • David Flin

The first power generation unit of the second phase of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project started operation on 26 December.

ACWA Power signs PPAs for 250MW of solar projects in Ethiopia

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-24)
  • David Flin

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has signed 20-year PPAs for two solar projects totalling 250MW with Ethiopia’s state-owned electricity producer Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP).

GE announces agreement to provide 30 Cypress wind turbines to Rio Energy in Brazil

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-23)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has been selected by Rio Energy for the production, delivery, installation, and commissioning of 30 Cypress onshore wind turbines, operating in a range from 4.8MW to 5.1MW.

UK renewables exceed gas-fired power generation for first time

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-20)
  • David Flin

Renewable electricity generation in the UK between July and September 2019 has outstripped the share coming from gas for the first time, according to the Government’s latest energy trends data.

Zimbabwe licenses Zimbabwe-Chinese joint venture to construct 50MW thermal power plant

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-19)
  • David Flin

Zimbabwe has licensed a joint venture between Zimbabwean and Chinese investors to establish a 50MW coal-fired power plant.

Power generated by GE’s Haliade-X 12MW wind turbine in Rotterdam to be bought by Eneco

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-18)
  • David Flin

Eneco, Future Wind (a Joint Venture between Pondera Development and SIF Holdings Netherlands), and GE Renewable Energy, have announced that Eneco will purchase all of the electricity generated by GE’s Haliade-X 12MW prototype.

Wärtsilä Modular Block solution ordered for West African gold mine

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-17)
  • David Flin

Wärtsilä has announced the first order of its new Wärtsilä Modular Block solution for power generation by Aggreko.

Kenya launches Chinese-built 50MW solar power plant

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-16)
  • David Flin

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has opened a 50MW solar power farm in Garissa, in the northeast of the country.

NuScale’s SMR design clears phase 4 of NRC’s review process

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-13)
  • David Flin

NuScale Power has announced that the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed the fourth phase of review of the design certification application (DCA) for the company’s small modular reactor (SMR).

Sabotage at Eskom was cause of power outages

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-12)
  • David Flin

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that “acts of sabotage” at Eskom led to a massive power loss of 2000MW during the most recent load-shedding period.