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Map of Kamoa-Kakula mining licence, in the DRC
Kamoa-Kakula copper project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
14th January 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Mines has set its sights on producing between 290 000 t and 340 000 t of copper in concentrate this year from the Kamoa project 


Aerial view of the Kamoa-Kakula operation, in the DRC
Kamoa-Kakula copper project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
7th January 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The Phase 2 concentrator plant at Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula project is 70% complete. 


Aerial view of the Kamoa-Kakula project
Kamoa-Kakula copper project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
26th November 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

China's Zijin Mining has approved an investment of $769-million in a smelter for the Kamoa-Kakula copper project. 


Aerial view of the Kamoa-Kakula copper project
Kamoa-Kakula copper project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
19th November 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Kamoa-Kakula's Phase 2 construction is progressing well towards a startup in the second quarter of 2022. 


Aerial image of the Kamoa-Kakula project
Kamoa-Kakula copper project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
15th October 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 2 concentrator plant is proceeding ahead of schedule. 


Aerial image of the Kamoa-Kakula copper project
Kamoa-Kakula copper project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
8th October 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The 3.8-million-tonne-a-year Phase 1 concentrator at the Kamoa-Kakula mine milled 319 795 t of ore in September, exceeding the monthly design run rate of 316 667 t.  


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Golbey PM 1 production line rebuild, France
24th September 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Producers of publication paper, Norske Skog Golbey plans to rebuild the PM 1 production line at the Golbey plant for the future production of recycled packaging paper. 


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Roxburgh hydropower plant upgrade, New Zealand
24th September 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The project will support New Zealand’s goal to lower its carbon emissions. 


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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia – update
24th September 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The United Nations Security Council has urged Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume African Union-led talks to reach a binding deal "within a reasonable timeframe" with regard to the project. 


Aerial view of the Kamoa-Kakula copper project
Kamoa-Kakula copper project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
10th September 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Mines is ramping up the mine’s 3.8-million-tonne-a-year Phase 1 concentrator plant to reach nameplate steady-state capacity. 


Kamoa Copper extends power financing agreement with DRC utility
26th August 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Kamoa Copper and its sister company, Ivanhoe Mines Energy, has extended its financing agreement with the State-owned power utility in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), La Société Nationale d'... 


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Kamoa-Kakula copper project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
20th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe mines has reported that construction of Phase 2 is progressing “slightly ahead of plan”. 


Ivanhoe Mines Energy tasked with delivering renewable hydropower for Kamoa-Kakula
16th August 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Ivanhoe Mines Energy, a subsidiary of TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines and sister company of Kamoa Copper, has been tasked with delivering reliable, clean, renewable hydropower to the Kamoa-Kakula copper... 


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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia – update
9th July 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Ethiopia has begun filling the reservoir behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam for a second year.  


Ivanhoe, DRC utility partner to deliver hydropower for Kamoa mine
17th May 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

To support the continued successful performance of the Kamoa mining complex, Ivanhoe Mines Energy DRC, a sister company of Kamoa Copper, has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding... 


Old corrugated container line, Turkey
Old corrugated container line, Turkey
7th May 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Modern Kraton is extending and modernising its existing line. 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia – update
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia – update
16th April 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Egypt and Sudan have rejected an Ethiopian proposal to share data on the operations of its giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile after negotiations between the three countries in Kinshasa ended... 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia – update
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia – update
9th April 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The latest meeting between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the the project may be the last chance to relaunch talks before it is filled for the second consecutive year. 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
19th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has written to the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union and the US to formally request their mediation in the project. 


Asahan 3 hydropower project, Indonesia
Asahan 3 hydropower project, Indonesia
5th February 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The project will support Indonesia’s target to achieve a 23% renewable-energy target by 2025 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
15th January 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, in a long-running dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, have reached a new impasse. 


Pakistan Mohmand dam hydropower project, Pakistan
Pakistan Mohmand dam hydropower project, Pakistan
19th November 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority proposes to build a hydropower plant with a total capacity of 800 MW in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia – update
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia – update
9th October 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Ethiopia President Sahle-Work Zewde has said that the project will start generating power soon. 


Congo hydrogen plant being considered by European turbine maker
21st August 2020 By: Bloomberg

German turbine makers and natural gas companies are exploring producing green hydrogen in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to what could become the world’s largest hydropower complex. Should... 


Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro scheme, Australia – update
Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro scheme, Australia – update
21st August 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

The first of three large tunnel-boring machines for Snowy 2.0 has arrived at Port Kembla. 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia – update
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia – update
24th July 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Ethiopia has started filling the dam. 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
3rd July 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

More than 90% of issues in the tripartite negotiations on the project have been resolved. 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
26th June 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

A last attempt to resolve a decade-long dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the project has failed. 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
29th May 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

China and the United Nations have supported calls for Ethiopia to resume talks about its plan to begin filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. 


Hydropower Extending Power System Flexibility project, Switzerland
Hydropower Extending Power System Flexibility project, Switzerland
7th February 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

The project will demonstrate how smart hydro­power technologies can deliver a low-carbon, reliable and resilient power system required by variable renewables such as wind and solar power.  


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
7th February 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have said that a final agreement on the project will be signed by the end of February. 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
17th January 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has asked South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in the Nile dam deadlock between Egypt and his country. 


Obbola kraftliner mill paper machine, Sweden
Obbola kraftliner mill paper machine, Sweden
15th November 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget is building a a new paper machine at the Obbola mill. 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
1st November 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

The Trump administration has invited Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to a meeting in Washington on November 6 to try to break the deadlock in negotiations over the project. 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
25th October 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is expected to meet President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt over the coming days to discuss the GERD. 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
11th October 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Talks between Ethiopia and Egypt have reached a deadlock. 


Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia
4th October 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Site coordinator and deputy head of the project Belachew Kassa has explained why the project has been delayed by five years. 


Ethiopia dam official blames construction delays on conglomerate METEC
Ethiopia dam official blames construction delays on conglomerate METEC
1st October 2019 By: Reuters

Construction of a $4-billion dam at the heart of Ethiopia's bid to become Africa's biggest power exporter has been delayed five years as engineers had to replace shoddy work by a conglomerate... 


Papierfabrik Palm paper mill, Germany
Papierfabrik Palm paper mill, Germany
13th September 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Palm is building a new paper machine at its facilities in Aalen-Neukochen. 


Ust-Ilimsk pulp and paperboard mill, Russia
Ust-Ilimsk pulp and paperboard mill, Russia
16th August 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Ilim Group is building a paper machine, in Siberia, with an output of 600 000 t/y. 


SMS digital and Voith cooperate to push IIoT platform development
31st July 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Bundling of resources and exchange expertise for joint platform development Cross-industry applications and services for the IIoT Deep domain knowledge to address customer needs for digital... 


Rapide-Blanc generating station upgrade, Canada
Rapide-Blanc generating station upgrade, Canada
19th July 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Hydro-Quebec is upgrading an 80-year-old power station in Quebec. 


Out with the old, in with the new: Voith makes Swiss pumped storage power plant Ritom fit for the future
Out with the old, in with the new: Voith makes Swiss pumped storage power plant Ritom fit for the future
10th July 2019

New plant replaces existing facility: Voith technology improves capacity and network flexibility of the new power plant Swiss Rail (SBB) and the power utility of the canton of Ticino (AET) will be... 


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