The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the privatisation of state-owned hydropower plants in Turkey with a $55 million loan to a subsidiary of Koc Holding.
Korea Southern Power Co (KOSPO) has announced that it will be making significant investments into new and renewable energy projects.
Myanmar is in initial talks to buy electricity from China, according to officials in both China and Myanmar.
A three-year, $1 million study in the Yukon, Canada will investigate how a changing climate could impact future hydropower generation.
GE Renewable Energy and Cube Hydro Partners have announced that they have entered into an agreement to provide three aerating turbines for the High Rock hydropower plant in North Carolina, USA.
Dominion Energy has announced that it is planning to invest around $1.8 billion in the construction of a pumped hydroelectric storage station in southwest Virginia, USA.
Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s Prime Minister, has said that Hydro Tasmania will work with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) to study how to increase energy output from Tasmania’s existing hydropower system.
Veresen of Canada has announced that it is selling its power generation business to several buyers for a total of $1.18 billion.