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Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned two of the four units of the 600-MW Kameng Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Pradesh, India. BHEL says this is the largest unit rating (150 MW) for hydropower generating sets in that state. This greenfield hydro project is being developed by North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) and...
GE Renewable Energy announces it has booked a contract with Angat Hydropower Corporation to rehabilitate the 218-MW Angat hydropower plant in the Philippines. This 53-year-old hydro facility is located about 58 km northeast of Manila in Norzagaray, Bulacan, on the Angat River. It supplies more than 90% of Metro Manila’s potable water needs and provides...
BHEL reports it has won an order for the electromechanical works for the 40 MW Rahughat Hydroelectric Project in Nepal. The order was placed by Raghuganga Hydropower Limited (RGHPL), a company 100% owned by Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the sole public power utility in Nepal and owned by the government of Nepal. The project is...
The Low Impact Hydropower Institute recently announced it had awarded low-impact certification status to one hydroelectric facility and recertified a second one: Hanover Pond Dam Project certified, from August 12, 2019, through August 11, 2024 Hoosic River Project recertified, from July 9, 2019, through July 8, 2024 The 220-kW Hanover Pond Dam project is on...
From 2022 onwards, none of the Voith locations around the world will leave a carbon footprint, the company announces. With a view to implementing carbon neutrality quickly, Voith is switching to purchasing carbon-neutral electricity in the near future and offsetting unavoidable carbon emissions with compensation measures. According to a press release, Voith already purchases just...
A major new energy innovation project to demonstrate how smart hydropower technologies can deliver a low-carbon, reliable and resilient power system was launched at the United Nations climate change conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain. The €18 million initiative was announced by the European Commission and a consortium of 19 partners, including the International Hydropower Association....
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has been awarded £4.3 million by the European Regional Development Fund to accelerate the development of a floating offshore wave and wind technology for energy generation in deep water locations. The ERDF funding — which is part of a £6.2million project under the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership...
Ecuador’s Pichincha provincial government is looking to dust off four small hydroelectric projects, which would help cover local demand as national authorities advance larger plants that are primed for potential export. According to BNamericas, the projects are 30-MW El Salto, 20-MW Magdalena, 10-MW Palmira-Nanegal and 9-MW Maravilla. They are part of provincial energy company Hidroequinoccio’s...
The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation is conducting rehabilitation of components of the turbines and generators at its 2,078-MW Hoover powerplant. The Hoover hydropower plant is on the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona in the U.S. The powerhouse contains 17 turbine-generator units. According to data published on FedBizOpps.gov, Reclamation wants to repair/remanufacture,...