Day: February 4, 2019
China Gezhouba Group establishes North Central and West Africa headquarters in Nigeria
In Abuja, Nigeria, on Oct. 25, Nigeria’s Minster of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mustapha Shehuri, and Lv Zeziang, president of China Gezhouba Group International Company Ltd. (CGGC), joined other government and company officials in dedicating CGGC’s North Central and West Africa…
Expanded 350-MW Nedre Rossaga hydropower station now operational in Norway
Statkraft opened its renovated and expanded 350-MW Nedre Rossaga hydropower station on Oct. 18.
Sandia National Laboratories MHK, biofouling researcher receives award
Bernadette A. Hernandez-Sanchez, Ph.D., is a chemist and now the first female researcher from Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) to receive the Outstanding Technical Achievement award from Great Minds in STEM.
Work stoppage ends at 20-MW Lower Modi Khola hydropower facility
Construction resumed Oct. 4 on tunnel works after a brief work stoppage that began on Sept. 28 at the 20-MW Lower Modi Khola run-of-river hydropower facility.
Part IV: Justice Delayed — Will Politics Trump Justice in the Case of the Clean Power Plan?
By the time this column is published, oral arguments in the legal challenge to the Clean Power Plan will have already been made. The en banc panel of 10 appeals court judges is not likely to render its decision before the New Year. No matter the opinion, it will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme…
AfDB selected as lead financial adviser for US$4 billion Batoka Gorge hydropower project in Africa
Zambia and Zimbabwe have appointed the African Development Bank (AfDB) as lead financial adviser for the construction of the 2,400-MW Batoka Gorge hydropower project, according to Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) Chief Executive Officer, Munyaradzi Munodawafa.
PacifiCorp, KRRC submit FERC filings for Klamath hydropower project removal
A pair of applications filed by the Klamath River Renewal Corporation today with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission puts into official motion a long-standing plan to remove four hydroelectric plants on the Klamath River.
World Bank makes US$390 million loan Pakistan's Tarbela hydroelectric plant extension
The World Bank has approved US$390 million in additional financing to be used by Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority for extensions of its Tarbela hydroelectric plant.
GE, EDL sign agreement to develop Laos' hydroelectric power workforce
Electricite du Laos and General Electric have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch joint research and training programs designed to support the development of Laos' hydroelectric power sector and electric grid.
Mwadingusha hydropower plant in the DRC is online
Ivanhoe Mines announced today in a press release that the Mwadingusha hydropower plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has begun supplying an initial 11 MW of power to the national grid after upgrading and rehabilitating the first of six turbine-generators at the plant.