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France-based EDF Proposes 5 GW Pumped Hydro Storage Project in UAE

France-based energy company EDF has announced plans to explore the development of a 5 GW pumped hydro storage facility in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The proposed facility is...

December 9, 2024

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Baset Asaba

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Dubai’s 250 MW/1,500 MWh Pumped Storage Project to Begin Trials in Q1 2025

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that its 250 MW pumped hydropower storage project in Hatta will begin trial operations in the first quarter of...

November 14, 2024

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Baset Asaba

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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RECPDCL Invites Bids for Power Evacuation from Pumped Storage Projects

REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited, has issued a Request for Proposal (RfP) to select a transmission service...

October 18, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy

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Tenders and Auctions
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Government Issues Draft Tariff-based Guidelines for Pumped Storage Projects

The Ministry of Power has issued the draft tariff-based competitive bidding guidelines to procure stored energy from existing, under-construction, or new Pumped Storage...

August 28, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Central Electricity Authority Approves 2,600 MW Pumped Storage Projects

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has approved two pumped hydro storage projects (PSPs) with a cumulative capacity of 2,600 MW. The Power Ministry said the CEA...

August 2, 2024

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Staff

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Energy Storage
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THDC Invites Bids for 600 MW-2,000 MW Pumped Storage Projects

THDC India has invited bids for the development of 600 MW to 2,000 MW on/off stream pumped storage projects on a turnkey basis with operation and maintenance for 15...

May 10, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Subsea Pumped Hydro Storage Can Stabilize Renewable Energy, Researchers Say

A team of researchers from the University of Stavanger in Norway, in a recent study, explored the large-scale energy storage potential of the ocean to support...

February 16, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Renewable Energy
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Karnataka to Procure 1.5 GW of Power on Short-term Basis to Meet Shortage

Reeling under an acute power shortage of up to 2,000 MW a day, Karnataka has been monitoring power demand and availability on an hourly basis and preparing to buy power...

October 16, 2023

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Renewable Energy
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REC Approves ₹60.7 Billion to Greenko for 1.4 GW Pumped Storage Project

Public infrastructure finance company REC Limited has approved a funding of ₹60.75 billion (~$730.8 million) to Greenko to develop a 1,440 MW standalone pumped storage...

September 18, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Ministry Proposes Viability Gap Funding for Energy Storage Projects

The Ministry of Power has released a comprehensive framework to create an ecosystem for developing energy storage systems (ESS) to guarantee affordable, clean, stable,...

September 4, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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China’s Pumped Storage Installations Reach 50 GW, Account for 30% of Global Capacity

China’s functional pumped storage capacity has touched 50 GW as of May 2023, representing 30% of global capacity and surpassing all other nations, according to data from...

August 10, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Accounts for 16% of India’s Installed Power Capacity

Solar power accounted for 15.9% of India’s total installed power capacity and 38.3% of the total installed renewable capacity in the second quarter of 2023, up from 14%...

July 28, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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West Bengal Floats Tender for 900 MW Pumped Storage Projects

West Bengal Power Department has invited bids to develop and commission 900 MW pumped storage projects on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis on...

July 27, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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NHDC to Invest ₹42 Billion to Develop 525 MW Pumped Storage Project

Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation (NHDC), a joint venture of NHPC and the Government of Madhya Pradesh, is set to construct a 525 MW pumped storage project...

June 12, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Government Fast-tracks Commissioning of Pumped Storage Projects

In a significant move to accelerate India’s renewable energy capacity, the government has introduced several initiatives to expedite pumped storage projects...

June 12, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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