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Aya pumped-storage scheme to go ahead in the Philippines

First Gen Hydro Power Corp of the Philippines announced plans in January to move ahead with the implementation of the 120 MW Aya pumped-storage scheme, on the Island of Luzon.

The plant will be equipped with two 60 MW reversible units, and will provide valuable service in regulating the grid, allowing for the commissioning of more intermittent renewables, particularly wind and solar schemes.

This will be the country’s second pumped-storage development, after the 728 MW Kalayaan I and II complex. The country has 921 MW of solar PV installed, and 427 MW of wind power.

Hydro Engineering
Hydro Engineering

AfDB approves funding for medium-scale renewable IPPs

The African Development Bank has approved US$ 15 million from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) and $10 million from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) to ad­vance African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) II’s projects to boost low-carbon energy generation in sub­Saharan Africa. The financing will help small and medium-sized producers to add more than 800 MW of hydropower, solar and wind power, and battery storage in countries across sub-Saharan Africa, the AfDB announced on 14 December.

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Pacheco expansion considered necessary for California, despite increased costs

The Pacheco dam expansion project in California, USA, is now likely to move ahead again, having been put on hold for three years, following the discovery of unstable rock at the site area. Contractors had discovered the need to excavate to a depth 10 m greater than expected to reach bedrock, and this, together with other factors, greatly increased the cost of the project.

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