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First pumped hydro energy storage unit in Estonia given green light for construction

January 24, 2023
Construction on a 550MW/6GWh pumped hydro energy storage project in Estonia will begin in summer 2024 after it was given the green light by regulators.
Energy minister Chris Bowen (left) at Wallgrove, a 50MW/75MWh BESS project in Western Sydney, NSW, Australia. Image: Transgrid.

New South Wales: AU$7 million for pumped hydro, first grid-scale BESS is delivering inertia

December 20, 2022
New South Wales has pledged financial support to pumped hydro project, while state’s first grid-scale BESS is in full commercial operations.
Ceremony to start construction of a pumped hydro plant by Jagan Mohan Reddy, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, India. The project is one of a number by Greenko, a prolific participant in tenders. Image: CMO Andhra Pradesh via Twitter.

India’s Greenko and Serentica offer pumped hydro-backed round-the-clock renewable energy

November 15, 2022
Greenko will provide 1,500MWh pumped hydro energy storage in India to back Serentica Renewables’ round-the-clock renewable energy offering.
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State aid for 225MW pumped hydro energy storage plant in Estonia

October 31, 2022
A €600,000 grant from Enterprise Estonia and KredEx has been given to a pumped hydro energy storage project in the Baltic state.
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Tunisian utility planning 600MW pumped hydro energy storage plant

October 24, 2022
Tunisian utility STEG is planning to build a 400-600MW pumped hydro energy storage plant, for a 2029 commissioning date.
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Foresight Group invests in 1.6GWh pumped hydro energy storage and wind project in Scotland

October 5, 2022
Asset manager Foresight Group has invested in a co-located 1.6GWh pumped hydro energy storage and wind project in Scotland.
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Scatec and EDF to develop 7GWh pumped hydro plant in Malawi

September 7, 2022
Renewable developer Scatec and energy group EDF have signed a binding agreement with the government of Malawi to develop a hydropower plant with 309MW/7,000MWh of pumped hydro energy storage.
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Iberdrola inaugurates 40GWh Tamega pumped hydro plant in Portugal

July 19, 2022
Spanish utility Iberdrola has inaugurated its ‘Tâmega Gigabattery’ in northern Portugal, a renewable energy complex including pumped hydro with an energy storage capacity of 40GWh.
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Billionaire’s infrastructure firm in lead to provide 500MW pumped hydro plant in Philippines

July 18, 2022
Prime Infrastructure Capital, owned by Filipino businessman Enrique K Razon, is in line to provide 500MW of pumped hydro power to national utility Meralco.
The 250MW hydro power plant being built in Hatta, in the UAE has almost reached the halfway completion. Image: DEWA.

Hatta 250MW PHES in Dubai nears halfway completion

June 9, 2022
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has neared the halfway completion mark of a 250MW pumped hydro project.

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