The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Africa have announced a treaty to develop a giant hydroelectric project at Inga Falls, near Congo’s capital Kinshasa, the first phase of which will have a capacity of 4800 MW.

For carbon capture and storage to move forward in Europe, politicians and policymakers “need to look beyond the limits of the current bureaucratic imagination,” according to the author of a new report into CCS development.

Europe’s largest professional body for engineers has formed a panel of experts to devise a ‘one-system approach’ to the UK’s electricity networks. 

Vattenfall has upgraded the nuclear reactors at its Forsmark and Ringhals power plants in Sweden.

Elia, Belgium's transmission system operator (TSO), is reportedly considering buying stakes in two neighbouring grid operators, TenneT of the Netherlands and France’s RTE.

The bosses of eight European energy companies have warned EU leaders that the region’s energy sector is in a “perilous situation” and action is urgently needed.

RusHydro International AG has signed a five-year service agreement with Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited of Nigeria, which will see the JSC RusHydro’s subsidiary upgrade two key hydroelectric facilities and improve their available capacity.

Wärtsilä of Finland has been awarded a contract to supply a 110 MW gas-engine-based power plant by Transmashenergo, an independent power producer in Russia. The value of the deal was not disclosed.

UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey has warned that Scotland will damage its standing as a prime mover in renewable energy if it votes to become independent.

Shale gas could be “a new North Sea for Britain, creating tens of thousands of jobs and reducing gas imports”, according to the UK’s Institute of Directors (IoD).

Europe could save €45bn ($58bn) by 2030 if renewable energy installations were built on sites that offer the highest power potential, according to a new study by Siemens.

There are at least 1342 demand response programmes currently underway worldwide – and 95 per cent of them are in North America, according to a new report.

The first of 160 turbines at the Gwynt y Môr wind farm in the UK has been successfully installed.

Europe could face power blackouts if utilities shut loss-making gas plants and aging coal facilities while governments dither over how to cope with the growing impact of renewables.

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co is assessing the damage to its power grid following yesterday’s tornado which ripped through suburbs of Oklahoma City in the US.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has completed its acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Power Systems.

Temporary power company Aggreko has opened a new US facility in Texas to cater for its natural gas and diesel generation business.

A new inquiry investigating the role of renewable power generation in the UK’s future energy mix has been launched.

Smart grid development in China will generate $127bn in cumulative revenue from now to 2020, according to a new report.