Vattenfall has announced plans to build new hydropower units in four Swedish locations that are already home to hydropower plants.
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the French Development Agency (AFD), and the EU have agreed to provide $300 million to the government of Tanzania to build the 87.8 MW Kakono hydropower plant.
South Africa’s Eskom returned two hydropower plants to Uganda’s government after Ugandan authorities declined to renew its licence.
The flow reduction in America’s Colorado River has left Lake Powell – the country’s second-largest reservoir – at just 23 per cent, its lowest level since it was filled in the 1960s.
All units of the 1.2 GW Jinzhai pumped storage hydropower plant in China have been successfully connected to the grid and have completed 15 days of trial operation.
The French Government will provide a €120 million loan for the development of the 128 MW Keyal Khwar Hydropower Project, located near Pattan, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced plans to help meet Kenya’s target of generating electricity from 100 per cent renewable sources by 2030.
Zambia’s electricity utility ZESCO has said that as a result of low levels of available water at the Kariba dam, it will be increasing load shedding to 12 hours daily until further notice.
The last generating unit on the Baihetan hydropower plant on the upstream branch of the Yangtze River has been connected to the grid.
GE Hydro Solutions has delivered the first two 300 MW pumped storage units to the Jinzhai hydropower plant in China.