Boland Hydropower

  Uzbekistan’s hydropower potential is growing, and the Central Asian country is looking to boost energy efficiency and increase renewable energy’s share in the country’s energy mix with the help of the European Union, the chairman of Uzbekistan’s state hydropower producer and developer, Uzbekhydroenergo,  Abdugani Sanginov , told New Europe in an exclusive interview. “Hydropower is a renewable energy source and, in this regard, an increase in the share of hydropower in the energy balance of the Republic of Uzbekistan will help reduce the effects of climate change,” Sanginov said, adding that the technically feasible hydropower potential of Uzbekistan is estimated at 27.4 billion kWh per year and currently only 24% of this potential is used. Asked what role the EU can play in supporting renewable energy in Uzbekistan, the Uzbekhydroenergo Chairman said, “The European Union can play an important role in supporting RES in Uzbekistan by providing grants and soft loans for the dev...

  DARBANDIKHAN, Kurdistan Region — A decrease in water levels and lack of funds have contributed to Sulaimani province’s Darbandikhan hydropower plant generating less energy than in previous years, employees tell Rudaw. Constructed in 1961, the plant has three 83 megawatt Francis turbine generators. A comparative lack of rain this year has reduced the water intake to the namesake dam this year. “This time last year, two turbine-generators were working non-stop,” Bakhtiyar Tofiq, an employee at the hydropower plant, told Rudaw. “Because the water level has decreased at the Darbandikhan dam this year, we can’t work our turbines as much as we need. We run only one turbine which produces 60 megawatts per hour.” Last year this time, two of the turbine-generators were running for 16 hours a day. They would generate 2,656 megawatts of electricity per day. However, it has now been reduced to only one turbine-generator which works for only seven hours per day, producing 420 megawatts. Moreo...

  Colombia produced 81.57% of its power from clean and renewable energy sources in March, XM Compania de Expertos en Mercados, operator of the national interconnected system (SIN), said. In February, the clean share in the total power production was 72.61%. Clean power plants generated 159.51 GWh per day on average in March, up by 8.74% month-on-month, with large and small hydro driving 97.9% of the output. Hydropower plants (HPPs) benefited from the impact of the La Nina phenomenon throughout the month, XM said. More production details are given in the table below: Power production from fossil fuels was down by 34.87% compared to February. Total electricity generation averaged 195.55 GWh per day, a decrease of 3.20% month-on-month which XM attributed to Holy Week festivities in March. renewablesnow

  The Baihetan Hydropower Station has officially started storing water as the gate of number two diversion bottom hole closed on April 6, meaning the world's largest hydropower project under construction has taken a critical step toward the goal for the first batch of hydropower units to start generating electricity on July 1.  With the closing of the gate, the reservoir water level began to rise from 655 meters, according to a statement from Sinohydro Engineering Bureau 8 Co, adding that the reservoir water level will be stored to 775 meters in mid-June to meet the conditions for the first batch of hydropower-generating units to start operation. From August to September, the reservoir water will be stored to 800 meters, and then gradually stored to the normal storage level of 825 meters in June 2022. The total storage capacity of Baihetan Reservoir will be 20.627 billion cubic meters, which accounts for 91 percent of the Jinsha River Basin. The flood control reservoir is an i...

  Uzbekistan’s state hydropower producer and developer, Uzbekhydroenergo, announced on March 30 the commissioning of Zarchob Hydropower Plant (Zarchob small HPP-1) after a four-year construction project. The project, which commenced in August 2017 following a Presidential Decree, was completed on time despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and has started to satisfy industrial and commercial demand for electricity in the Surkhandarya region, Uzbekhydroenergo said. “Today’s successful commissioning means our country’s hydropower potential is actively growing, and we thank Uzbekistan’s hydropower engineers for their outstanding due diligence, dedication, and work,” Uzbekhydroenergo Chairman  Abdugani Sanginov  said. “Commissioning of the Zarchob small HPP-1 plant will make an important contribution to an optimal use of Uzbekistan’s natural resources, boost energy efficiency and increase renewable energy’s share in our country’s energy mix,” he added. Senior representativ...

  On Wednesday, the chairman of Verbun, Austria’s largest electricity provider, Michael Strugl announced two major hydropower projects - the construction of the Limberg III in Kaprun, Salzburg and Reisseck II + in Carinthia. The investment will cost more than half a billion euros and will support energy efficiency in the region.  Limberg III After completion, Limberg III will be a power plant whose design is especially tailored to the future needs of the energy transition.  “The existence of large, flexible pumped storage power plants is fundamental for the success of the energy transition towards a CO2-free power supply,”  stated Strugl. Currently, Kaprun's power plant, Limberg II, stores enough power to supply almost 100,000 households for more than a week. Strugl added:  "The investments with the high domestic added value provide significant economic impetus, especially in times like these: Two-thirds of the investments in the electricity industry remain as V...