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Zambezi River Authority sets limit on water for Kariba Dam

  • 1 year, 9 months ago (2023-07-03)
  • David Flin

ZESA Holdings has announced it is limiting its use of power from the Kariba South Bank Hydropower Plant in order to manage its water allocation from the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA).

Netherlands in discussions with suppliers to build new nuclear power plants

  • 1 year, 9 months ago (2023-06-30)
  • David Flin

Rob Jetten, Energy Minister of the Netherlands, said in a letter to parliament, that the country is in discussions with “three potential and interested suppliers” to build two new nuclear power plants.

Drax scraps plan to bring two coal-fired units out of retirement this winter

  • 1 year, 9 months ago (2023-06-29)
  • David Flin

Drax has scrapped a plan to bring two coal-fired units at its plant in North Yorkshire out of retirement.

Brazil to pass offshore wind and green hydrogen laws by end 2023

  • 1 year, 9 months ago (2023-06-28)
  • David Flin

Alexandre Silveira, Brazil’s Energy Minister, said that the country aims to pass a regulatory framework for offshore wind and green hydrogen by the end of 2023.

First phase of China’s solar-hydropower hybrid enters full operation

  • 1 year, 9 months ago (2023-06-27)
  • David Flin

The first phase of the world’s largest hydro-solar power plant, which is also the world’s highest power station of its kind, entered full operation in Sichuan Province in southwest China on June 25.

TVA identifying sites for SMRs in USA

  • 1 year, 9 months ago (2023-06-26)
  • David Flin

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is identifying sites through its seven state footprints in the USA suitable for SMR development.

Ukraine repairs and upgrades to power grid ahead of feared Russian winter attacks

  • 1 year, 9 months ago (2023-06-23)
  • David Flin

Ukraine Energy Minister German Galushchenko has said that Ukraine is carrying out its largest ever programme of repairs and rehabilitation to its power network to prepare for another winter of possible Russian air strikes.

GE stops servicing gas power turbines in Russia

  • 1 year, 9 months ago (2023-06-22)
  • David Flin

GE has stopped servicing gas turbines at thermal power plants in Russia following the latest sanctions by the US, the Russian business newspaper Kommersant has reported.

Pakistan signs $4.8 billion nuclear power deal with China

  • 1 year, 9 months ago (2023-06-21)
  • David Flin

Pakistan and China have signed a $4.8 billion agreement to build Chashma 5, which will be the seventh Chinese nuclear power plant in Pakistan.

Neoen to build mega battery at Collie, West Australia

  • 1 year, 9 months ago (2023-06-20)
  • David Flin

Neoen, the French renewable energy provider, has started construction on one of Australia’s largest batteries at Collie, a town south of Perth in Western Australia.