Mozambique plans to sell a majority stake the 1.5 GW Mpanda Nkuwa hydropower plant on the Zambezi river in the western province of Tete.

No one can predict precisely what the electricity system will look like several decades from now.

China has fully commissioned its 10.2 GW Wudongde hydropower project on the Jinsha river in southern China, with the start of the 12th and last generator.

To limit dangerous global warming and achieve net zero by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says the water power sector will need to double in size to 2,600GW.

The civil works contract is worth US$355m and full commissioning is scheduled in mid-2024.

The integration of a significant share of variable renewable energy sources into power grids requires a substantial transformation of the existing networks

The plan proposes $100 billion in spending on upgrading and building out the nation's aging and regionally siloed electric transmission system. Various studies have estimated the U.S. will need to double or even triple its electric transmission capacity to successfully decarbonize its economy by midcentury.

Hydropower accounts for 13% of India's total capacity, with 50 GW (2019). Over 93 GW of new hydropower projects are in various phases of development.

There are several new undersea power cable interconnector projects about to become operational across Europe. These high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) projects will enable significant transfers of renewable energy.

Micro-grids find niches where existing service is poor, non-existent and/or expensive