We always hear from hydropower industry, that energy of water is the cheapest to produce among all low-carbon generation technologies. However, from now on this would be a false statement. Recently we reported that, according to International Renewable Energy Agency hydropower installed in 2021 constituted less than 8% of all …
According to Xinhua agency the China-built Turgusun hydropower plant has been operating at full capacity since mid-July and will help ease a power shortage in East Kazakhstan Region. The plant is located on the Turgusun River near the city of Altai. Built by the China International Water and Electric Corporation …
International Renewable Energy Agency published RE costs data for 2019. Hydropower’s share of global renewable energy capacity fell from 76% (925 GW) in 2010 to just under 47% in 2019. Global installed hydropower capacity (excluding pumped hydro) was 1 189 GW at the end of 2019. It is the only …
December 3. Moscow. Mongolia and Russia have finally signed an agreement on cooperation in electric power, development of which was triggered by Mongolia’s plans to build hydropower plants in Lake Baikal basin to achieve self-sufficiency in energy sector. On the part of Mongolia, such desire was partly due to lack …
Both decisions claim to confront climate change… Long-awaited decision to create Vasyugansky Mire Zapovednik (a strict scientific nature reserve) was made on December 16 by the Russian government . A 6148 square km. nature reserve will be created within The Great Vasyugansky Mire, the largest swamp system in …
We have unusual cause to talk again about our old acquaintances : China Three Gorges Co. What makes us really cheerful is not even the speed of conversion from new hydro to new solar, not just the boldness with which they reclaim collapsed coal mine for new solar farm, but …
