Arizona’s three biggest utilities have joined forces to assess the feasibility of adding more nuclear generating capacity to the state, news site Arizona Republic reports. The companies – Arizona Public…

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has begun negotiations with the Czech Republic to build at least two full-scale reactors. The company, along with consortium partners Doosan Enerbility and Daewoo…

The World Bank has allocated $1bn in extra funding to build Pakistan’s largest hydropower plant. The Dasu Hydropower Plant will be on the Indus River near the town of Dasu…

US architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has teamed up with Swiss energy storage company Energy Vault to create four building prototypes that can generate and store their own energy.…

As Russia steps up its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, US engineer Aecom has partnered with Ukrainian hydropower company Ukrhydroenergo to be technical advisor in the rebuilding of bombed dams.…

The government of Kyrgyzstan has signed an agreement with a Chinese consortium to build four hydroelectric power plants with an investment value of between $2.4bn and $3bn. The deal concerns…

Danish international consultant Cowi today acquired Icelandic engineer Mannvit, a 280-person firm specialising in hydropower and geothermal. Cowi believes Iceland will be a green energy hub for various industries thanks…

Italy’s Webuild Group has signed a three-year “memorandum of collaboration” to support the construction of hydropower facilities in Ukraine alongside plant operator Ukrhydroenergo. The companies will assess the feasibility of…

China has completed work on the Baihetan hydropower project on the upper Yangtze, the second largest in the world with a capacity of 16GW, Xinhua reports. The project’s 289m double-curvature…

Vinci Grands Projets has broken ground on a 128MW hydroelectric project in the west African state of Senegal. The 108m-high Sambangalou dam will be located near the town of Kédougou…

Nigeria has approved plans to build a $3bn hydropower scheme in the southeast state of Benue, the Reuters news agency reports. Government spokesperson Laolu Akande said yesterday that the National…