GE Renewable Energy has signed a contract for an 88 MW wind farm with BIM Wind, a joint venture company between AC Energy of the Philippines and BIM Energy Holding of Vietnam.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is funding the development and construction of two wind power projects in central Vietnam.
South Africa plans to lift the licencing threshold for small-scale power generation projects to 10 MW, up from 1 MW.
Statkraft has announced it will build its first wind farms in Chile.
A report from the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has stated that the massive loss of power generation during the Texas blackout in February was primarily caused by power plants freezing up under historically cold conditions.
GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has been selected to provide onshore wind turbines for the 1485 MW North Central Wind Energy Facilities in Oklahoma, USA.
A power development plan published by Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) foresees a dramatic increase in wind power production by 2030 and a tripling of renewable energy production between 2030 and 2045.
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has issued a report that states that the world’s wind power industry is falling short of installing the capacity needed to limit global warming.
GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has won a contract from Vietnam Joint Stock Construction Electricity Corporation (VNECO) to supply eight of GW’s 3.8-137 MW wind turbines.
Petrobras of Brazil has officially pulled out of wind power generation after signing a $5.9 million deal with investment fund Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestratégia Pirineus (FIP Pirineus) to sell its 51 per cent stake in the Mangue Seco 2 plant.