Scottish hydro company merges
Scottish Hydro-Electric and Southern Electric have announced that the two companies will merge to form a major energy group called
More hydro plants in Iran
10 Sep 98Iran’s Minister of Energy, Habiollah Bitaraf, has said that eight hydroelectric power plants of a total capacity of 8000MW are
UK consultant appoints new chief executive
10 Sep 98John Lawson has been appointed as chief executive of Halcrow Water in the UK. Halcrow Water is the business unit
Three Gorges seeks foreign investors
10 Sep 98Recent reports claim that the China Three Gorges Project Corporation is seeking foreign investment for the US$37B Three Gorges project.Plans
Solar energy fund to be established
20 Aug 98The Solar Energy Industries Association of Zimbabwe is to set up a renewable energy fund in conjunction with the government
Calpine to acquire geothermal plant
20 Aug 98Calpine Corp has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire the Sacramento Municipal Utility District's 72 MW geothermal power plant
Daxia plant enters service
20 Aug 98The Daxia hydropower station, located on the Yellow river, China's second longest, has begun to generate power. The plant, which
Yorkshire Water plans to exploit wood power
20 Aug 98The British utility Yorkshire Water is to build a wood burning power plant, Reuters reports. The plant, to be built
Renewable energy moves into open market
20 Aug 98As of the end of July, over 40 members of the Renewable Generators' Consortium (RGC) had signed contracts to supply
Eight hydro plants planned for Lancang river
20 Aug 98The Chinese government is planning to build eight new hydropower plants on the Lancang river over the next 30 years.