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ADB Supports Modernization of Uch-Kurgan Hydropower Plant
31 March, 2019 / Hydropower
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million financing package to modernize aging equipment and improve power generation capacity at the Uch-Kurgan hydropower plant (HPP), the oldest of the six HPPs installed along the Naryn River cascade in the Kyrgyz Republic. ADB’s assistance, comprised of a $60 million loan and a $40 million […]
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Nurek Hydro Power Plant Will be Rehabilitated by World Banks Support
22 March, 2019 / Hydropower
The first phase of the Nurek Rehabilitation Project, co-financed by the World Bank, was officially launched today by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, and the World Bank’s Director of Strategy and Operations for Europe and Central Asia, Mariam Sherman. Key representatives from the Government of Tajikistan, the World Bank, the Asian […]
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Uzbekistan Parliament Approves New Nuclear Energy Law
18 March, 2019 / Hydropower
Former Soviet Union country, Uzbekistan is turning to nuclear energy to power its economy as the landlocked country has an abundance of uranium and big economic ambitions. As the energy demand and population of the country continue to rise, a nuclear energy law has been approved recently by the members of the Lower House of […]
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Tajikistan: Blackouts return as Roghun sputters
18 March, 2019 / Hydropower
The last two weeks in Tajikistan have brought reports of power blackouts in the regions, indicating that the recent commissioning of a generating unit at a huge hydropower project is not yet yielding dividends. As Asia-Plus newspaper reported on March 14, the majority of regions in Tajikistan have seen rationing of electricity between midnight and […]
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Serbia and Republika Srpska agree 450 million-euro hydropower deal
4 March, 2019 / Hydropower
The Serbian government will work together with the Republika Srpska on the construction of three hydropower plants on the upper Drina river. Speaking after a joint session of the Serbian government and the government of the Republika Srpska, an autonomous entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said that “both sides need […]
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First hybrid hydro-PV project announced in Russia
7 February, 2019 / Hydropower
Russian hydropower producer Rushydro and compatriot module manufacturer Hevel Solar have jointly announced the launch of what is said to be Russia’s first hybrid hydro-PV project. The two companies said that a 1.27 MW pilot solar power plant will be installed at a hydropower plant owned and operated by Rushydro in the Amur region, in […]
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Slovenia, Bulgaria receive EUR 76 million in EU financing for cross-border power lines
25 January, 2019 / Hydropower
EU Member States have approved EUR 48.2 million in aid under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to Slovenian transmission system operator (TSO) ELES for the construction of the first power line between Slovenia and Hungary, as well as EUR 28.6 million to Bulgarian TSO ESO for the construction of the power line between Bulgaria and […]
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Fluence puts $8.4 million into Peru project
22 January, 2019 / Desalination
Fluence is investing $8.4 million in a seawater desalination plant in Peru to provide process water to industrial clients. The company has signed a 10-year water purchase agreement (WPA) with an industrial customer that will generate $1.7 million in yearly revenue. The contract is for 1.1 million cubes of industrial-grade water a year. The initial […]
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FBiH government awarding concession to power utility EPHZHB to build pumped-storage HPP Vrilo
21 January, 2019 / Hydropower
The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has adopted a decision on the procedure to award a concession for the construction of the Vrilo pumped-storage hydropower plant (HPP) with an installed capacity of 66 MW on the Šuica river in the municipality of Tomislavgrad. The government is carrying out the procedure based […]
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Tendering: Concession to build small hydropower plant Štedrić 1
9 January, 2019 / Hydropower
The Republika Srpska Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Mining has launched tendering for a concession to build the Štedrić 1 small hydropower plant (SHPP) on the river Štedrić, a tributary of the river Zeleni Jadar. The construction of SHPP Štedrić 1, with an estimated installed capacity of 0.58 MW and annual output of 3.54 GWh […]
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