Asia and Oceania

Asia and Oceania

First two turbines operating at Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan
First two turbines operating at Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan
The first two turbine-generator units are now operating at the 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project, 13 years after the intergovernmental agreement b…
$21M ADB grant to help modernize Tajikistan hydro plant
$21M ADB grant to help modernize Tajikistan hydro plant
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $21 million grant as additional financing to expand the supply of renewable energy in Tajikistan by further mode…
China completes the world’s largest pumped storage station
China completes the world’s largest pumped storage station
The 3.6 GW Fengning Pumped Storage Power Station started commercial operations Sunday on its twelfth and final reversible pump-turbine unit. …
Report analyzes proposals to add pumped hydro at mine sites in Australia
Report analyzes proposals to add pumped hydro at mine sites in Australia
In Australia, pumped hydro projects are being proposed for the large holes left after open-cut mining, but new research from the Institute for Energy Economics …
Construction starts on floating solar plant at South Korea’s Imha Dam
Construction starts on floating solar plant at South Korea’s Imha Dam
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) has celebrated the groundbreaking of the Imha Dam Floating Solar Photovoltaic Energy Cluster Project. The multi-purpo…
Ecologists work to identify flora and fauna at Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro project site
Ecologists work to identify flora and fauna at Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro project site
Ecologists with Queensland Hydro have been undertaking field investigations to better understand what flora and fauna exist in the vicinity of the proposed 5 GW…
ADB, Kazakhstan to partner on hydropower development program
ADB, Kazakhstan to partner on hydropower development program
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a transaction advisory services agreement with the Government of Kazakhstan for its Hydropower Development Program. …
IREDA investing in development of 900 MW Upper Karnali hydroelectric in Nepal
IREDA investing in development of 900 MW Upper Karnali hydroelectric in Nepal
The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) announced it will invest in a 900 MW hydroelectric power project in Nepal. The about INR2.9 billi…
Some of the world’s largest hydro operators share lessons learned at HYDROVISION
Some of the world’s largest hydro operators share lessons learned at HYDROVISION
At the 4th Global Symposium for Large Hydropower Plant Operators, held July 16 at HYDROVISION International, more than 30 attendees representing owners of large…
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