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MOU with NuScale in February 2020.
The group also has cooperation agreements
with GE Hitachi, Rolls-Royce,
EDF, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power,
and Holtec. CEZ said it chose the site
because Temelin is a " proven nuclear
site " that offers " a stable geological
bedrock " and " an abundance of experienced
operating personnel. " The Czech
Republic has six nuclear reactors, including
those at Temelin, that generate
about one-third of the country's electricity.
Three more reactors, including
two at Temelin, are planned as part of
a strategy to provide about 60% of the
country's electricity from nuclear power.
Coal-fired power at present is the
leading generation source for the Czech
Republic, providing about 45% of the
country's electricity.
Kyrgyzstan Adding More Hydropower.
The Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan
in April said it signed an investment
agreement with a Chinese state company
to build a 500-MW hydropower
plant in Issyk-Kul Oblast. About 90%
of the country's electricity comes from
hydropower, and the country exports
power to neighboring countries, including
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan,
and Pakistan. The country last year began
construction of the first high-voltage
power transmission line for the Central
Asia-South Asia project, known as CASA1000.
The project is being designed to
carry about 1,300 MW of surplus electricity
generated during the summer
months from hydropower plants in Kyrgyzstan
and Tajikistan to Afghanistan
(300 MW) and Pakistan (1,000 MW).
The project is tentatively due to launch
in 2023. China International Water &
Electric Corp. (CWE) has built several
hydropower dams in Kyrgyzstan, beginning
with the 300-MW Moynak plant
in 2012. China state-owned Gezhouba
Group Corp. also is developing hydro
projects in the country. The China Development
Bank, and China's Exim
Bank, have funded several projects in
Kyrgyzstan. China's Dongfang Electric
Corp. in 2019 completed construction
of a $15.8 million, 11.4-MW hydropower
station at the Tuyabugiz reservoir south
of Tashkent, with $8.1 million in financing
from Exim Bank.
Renewable Energy Gets Support in
Brazil. Brazilian energy utility company
Neoenergia in March announced it has
signed a €200 million ($221 million) loan
from the European Investment Bank
(EIB) to finance 715.5 MW of renewable
energy projects in Brazil. NeoenerMay
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gia plans to build a solar power facility
in the northeast region of Otis, and also
will support a solar plant in the state of
Paraíba. The company said the loan also
will help finance several wind farms
across Chafariz, Paraíba (near the solar
PV plant), Piauí, and Bahia. The wind
farms in total will have 566.5 MW of generation
capacity. Neoenergia CEO Mario
Ruiz-Tagle said: " We are going through a
time when investment in the energy sector
directly impacts a greener future. The
financial sector has an essential role in
mobilizing the capital needed to develop
sustainable projects, as well as ensuring
that the company's activities are responsible
and in line with best practices within
the ESG [environmental, social, and
governance] dimensions. " EIB recently
launched its development branch, EIB
Global, which will support the group's
activities outside Europe. EIB has supported
several Neoenergia projects, including
solar and wind power projects in
Portugal and Spain.
Gas-Fired Power Plant Online in
Uzbekistan; More Planned. Uzbekistan
in late March began commercial
operation of a 240-MW gas-fired power
plant, with government officials also announcing
construction has begun on a
220-MW piston gas power plant project.
Turkey's Cengiz Enerji is the lead contractor
for both projects. The 240-MW
plant is located in the Tashkent region.
The second facility, in the Syrdarya region,
is expected to come online in September
of this year. " The thermal power
plant and a gas piston plant, both employing
the very latest technology, will
contribute greatly to the efficiency and
capacity of Uzbekistan's energy production, "
said Azim Akhmedkhadjaev, first
deputy energy minister for Uzbekistan.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries recently
announced its Mitsubishi Power subsidiary
received an order for two H-25
gas turbines for a natural gas-fired cogeneration
plant being built in Tashkent.
The two units will be the core equipment
for the facility, which will be operated
by Tashkent HPP, a cogeneration
business operator in the city. Turkish
firm Calik Enerji has been appointed
the project contractor for engineering,
procurement, and construction (EPC),
with the gas turbine supplied through
that company. The plant is scheduled to
start operations in 2024. The project is
supported by Japan International Cooperation
Agency. The H-25 gas turbine
will be manufactured at MHI's Hitachi
Works in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan.
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