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African Development Bank approves grant for Malawi’s hydropower infrastructure
- 2025-12-11 06:50:52
- David Flin
The African Development Bank (AfDF) has approved a grant of €22 million for the rehabilitation of Malawi’s Kapichira and Nkula B hydropower plants. The rehabilitation of the plants will cost a total of €110 million.
Egypt plans modernisation of key hydropower plants
- 2025-11-03 05:53:02
- David Flin
The Egyptian government is discussing plans to upgrade the country’s major hydropower stations and strengthen the national electricity grid as part of efforts to expand renewable energy generation.
Zimbabwe to give Zambia more water at Kariba
- 2025-10-30 06:23:19
- David Flin
Zimbabwe has agreed to allow Zesco, Zambia’s state power utility, to draw additional water from the Kariba Dam to allow it to sustain electricity generation after the company exhausted its 2025 allocation.
China replaces French and German controllers at Xiluodo Dam
- 2025-08-15 06:25:55
- David Flin
China has replaced the programmable logic controllers (PLCs) supplied by Siemens and Schneider Electric at the 13.86 GW Xiluodo Dam, replacing them with Chinese-made PLCs.
JSW Energy commissions first 80 MW unit of 240 MW Kutehr Hydropower Plant
- 2025-08-05 05:56:58
- David Flin
JSW Energy has announced that it has successfully commissioned the first 80 MW unit of its 240 MW Kutehr Hydropower Plant in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, India.
ZESCO signs 25-year PPA for new 163 MW hydropower plant in Zambia
- 2025-07-31 05:09:59
- David Flin
ZESCO has signed a 25-year PPA with Lufubu Power Company (LPC) to secure 163 MW of hydropower from a new plant in Zambia’s Northern Province.
Mozambique’s Cahora Bassa Dam expansion plan may offer extra capacity to Eskom
- 2025-07-28 05:32:09
- David Flin
Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), the operating company for the Cahora Bassa Dam, has announced that it is looking at Eskom of South Africa as a potential customer for the planned additional 1245 MW generation capacity at the facility.
Ethiopia announces completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
- 2025-07-09 07:05:26
- David Flin
Ethiopia has announced the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), located on the Blue Nile near the Sudanese border.
China to install 500 MW impulse turbine at Tibet hydropower plant
- 2025-07-03 06:20:57
- David Flin
China has built the first of two 500 MW impulse turbines for the Datang Zala Hydropower Station in Tibet autonomous region.
First Hydro Company refurbishing Dinorwig and Ffestiniog hydro pumped storage facilities
- 2025-05-19 06:28:45
- David Flin
First Hydro Company, a 75:25 joint venture between ENGIE and the Canadian investor CDPQ, is carrying out a £1 billion refurbishment at the Dinorwig and Ffestiniog hydro pumped storage facilities in North Wales.
