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World’s largest man-made dam weighs using floating solar panels

  Bloomberg The authorities in charge of the world’s largest man-made lake are considering using floating solar panels to generate power after plummeting water levels deepened power outages in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Adding photovoltaic capacity to the surface of the Kariba Dam the water would supplement more than 2,100 megawatts of hydropower capacity, Munyaradzi Munodawafa, chief executive officer of the ...

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Adani Power scraps coal plant purchase

  Bloomberg Adani Power Ltd. has called off its plan to acquire a coal plant project in central India, as billionaire Gautam Adani looks to rein in spending and rebuild investor confidence in the wake of a bruising short seller report. The Adani Group company and DB Power Ltd. mutually agreed not to proceed with the transaction after a long-stop ...

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France’s need to burn gas pushes power emissions to 5-year high

Bloomberg France’s greenhouse gas emissions from its power sector jumped to a five-year high in 2022 as nuclear outages forced it to use more gas to keep the lights during the energy crisis. Emissions from generating electricity rose 16% to 25 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, grid operator Reseau de Transport d’Electricite said in a report. The increase shows ...

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