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by Darrell Proctor | April 16, 2024

A report from a leading wind power trade association said a record 117 GW of new wind energy generation capacity was installed worldwide last year, a 50% increase from the…

by Sonal Patel | January 4, 2024

Independent power company Globeleq and Kenya’s state-owned Geothermal Development Co. (GDC) are readying to launch construction of the 35-MW Menengai II geothermal project in Kenya’s Nakuru County. When completed in…

by POWER | December 1, 2023

News briefs curated by POWER’s editors for our December 2023 issue. Kenya Set to Expand Hydropower Project Kenya Electricity Generating Co. (KenGen) said it received approval from government officials to…

by Sonal Patel | November 1, 2023

News briefs curated by POWER's editors for September and October 2023. Canada Commits CA$3B to Complete Romania’s CANDU Nuclear Construction Canada will loan CA$3 billion in available export financing to…

by Sonal Patel | August 31, 2023

Kenya’s government is pinning a nationwide blackout on Aug. 25 to the loss of 270 MW from the 310-MW Lake Turkana Wind Power Plant (LTWP), though the wind generator has…

by Sonal Patel | February 9, 2023

Kenya is readying to kick off construction of the 35-MW Menengai geothermal power project in Nakuru County as part of the first phase of the wider Menengai complex, the country’s…

by Darrell Proctor | May 3, 2021

There’s new interest in one of the world’s oldest resources, as governments and investors worldwide look for advanced ways to tap geothermal energy. Geothermal wells have been producing energy for…

by POWER | April 1, 2021

European Commission Probing Germany Lignite Power Compensation. The European Commission on March 2 opened an “in-depth investigation” to assess whether Germany’s plans to compensate its lignite-fired power plants for early…

by Sonal Patel | January 7, 2021

The energy industry in Africa is staging a comeback after the pandemic’s significant economic impact over 2020. In 2021 and beyond, according to the Africa Energy Chamber (AEC), the revival…

by Sonal Patel | September 1, 2020

Milestone for First 700-MW Domestically Built Indian Nuclear Reactor. Unit 3 of the Kakrapar nuclear power plant in the Indian state of Gujarat—an indigenously designed 700-MW pressurized heavy water reactor…