‘Decade of renewables’ underway after record capacity installed globally in 2020
A record 260 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity was added globally last year, beating the previous best by almost half.
hydropower
AfDB stumps up cash for Kigoma hydro plan
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $120 million loan for a 50 MW hydropower plant in western Tanzania.
Plunge in to African hydropower
A number of options have been suggested to address Africa's need for electricity, but hydropower has often been overlooked.
Starter signal given for Singrobo
Themis has issued full notice to proceed (FNTP) for the construction of the 44 MW Singrobo hydropower proiect in Cote d’Ivoire.
Hydro firms hit out at Scottish Government review over ‘punitive’ business rates
Small Highland hydro firms have hit out at the findings of a new Scottish Government report, which they claim will cause “major economic uncertainty”.
Scottish hydro-power wipeout predicted
Scotland’s hydro power faces an agonising march into near-oblivion by the end of the decade, an industry boss warned yesterday. Mark Mathieson, chief executive of Green Highland Renewables (GHR) said the UK Government had failed to take account of evidence and missed out on broader benefits of hydro energy in its review of feed-in tariffs.