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The renewable energy developer Cambridge Power has secured planning permission to deliver the first project under UK Power Networks’ (UKPNs) Regional Development Programme (RDP).

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - Global Affairs Canada Cooperation for Pan-African and Regional Development Programme has commended the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) for its interventions. The ACCF is a multi-donor trust fund well positioned to contribute to the achievement of the goals set by African Development Bank (AfDB)’s to triple its climate financing efforts and foster

Local people are being encouraged to explore the beauty of Derry and Donegal as part of a newly launched cross-border tourism campaign.

Initiative aimed at encouraging local people and visitors across the Island of Ireland to book a staycation right on their own doorstep

Councils launch new and exciting Programme to help tourism sector recover A new and exciting Tourism Programme is being launched this Spring by Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council to support local tourism and hospitality businesses to explore the potential of developing new collaborative products that will help with the recovery of the tourism industry in the region. 30 businesses from across the North West City Region will be in a position to avail of this free ...

UNDP supports children in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine Format At least 60 children from low-income families living in remote settlements in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, now have better access to online education thanks to UNDP via the new pilot project. This became possible following the piloting of the Local Socio-Economic Recovery project (LSER) by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine. UNDP Regional Development Programme Manager Mustafa Sait-Ametov said that the COVID-19 pandemic...

Reporter, Current± National Grid ESO, National Grid Electricity Transmission and UK Power Networks (UKPN) have launched a new system to enable increased renewable energy connections through greater network visibility. The system has been developed as part of the South Coast Regional Development Programme, and will directly connect the local network operator’s control room with National Grid ESO’s control room, resulting in higher levels of visibility and control to keep the system balanced...

  The South Coast Regional Development Programme is a collaboration between National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO), National Grid Electricity Transmission (ET) and UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks is the first distribution network operator to use the system, which will be rolled out across other participating networks in 2021. For further information see the IDTechEx report on Distributed Generation: Off-Grid Zero-Emission kW-MW 2020-2040.   The South Coast has one of the most d...