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 International
 Ilisu Opponents Assume Supervisory Role
Eva Glawischnig’s trip to the controversial hydropower site has revealed new facts, but did not prevent export credit agencies from granting their guarantees  [more...]



 Ilisu Dam puts Hydropower to an Acid Test
East Turkey co-decides on how sustainable the future of large hydropower will be. Austria’s export credit guarantee assumes a vital role in this respect  [more...]



 VA TECH HYDRO has signed a 70 Mio. Euro contract for Ethiopia
VA TECH HYDRO, one of the world´s leading suppliers of hydropower plant equipment and services, has signed the contract for the hydropower plant BELES in Ethiopia. The order was placed by the civil company SALINI COSTRUTTORI S.P.A, the turnkey supplier of this plant.  [more...]



 ALSTOM, with Hydropower to Success
Bulgaria has experienced a continuous economic growth in the past few years and attracts a rising number of investors into the country.  [more...]



 Voith Siemens Hydro to Equip Chinese Si Lin Hydropower Project
Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation Shanghai has won a new award for equipping the hydropower plant Si Lin on Wu River in China’s province Guizhou.  [more...]



 Romania: Rehabilitation of Lotru Hydropower Station
The World Bank Supports the Rehabilitation of Lotru Hydropower Station as Part of South East Europe Energy Community Program.  [more...]



 Congo River Hydropower Plan Gains Momentum
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 25, 2005 (ENS) - Plans to use the Congo River to generate enough electricity to power Africa's industrialization are being drawn up by one of Africa's biggest energy companies, a high level meeting of business and international officials was told Thursday at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council meeting. The plan was announced by Reuel Khoza, chairman of the South African power company Eskom Holdings.   [more...]



 Plans to Dam Norway's last untouched River
Norway’s largest electricity company, Statkraft, is set to destroy Norway’s last, great, unprotected river if plans to dam the Vefsna River, an anglers paradise, are approved, according to WWF, the global conservation organization.  [more...]



 Peru: Voith Siemens Hydro Receives Modernisation Contract
Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation in São Paulo, Brazil, has just signed a contract with Edegel S.A.A. in Peru on the complete modernisation of Callahuanca hydropower station.  [more...]



 Dam Project on the Croatian Drava River Would be an Ecological Disaster
The Novo Virje dam project on the Croatian Drava River would be an ecological disaster and against EU law – declare the WWF Hungary and other green organisations.  [more...]



 Alstom Awarded 250 Million Euro Contract in Sudan
Alstom has just been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources of the Republic of the Sudan to supply the electro-mechanical equipment for the Merowe Dam Project, located on the Nile River. The value of the contract is in excess of 250 million euro.  [more...]



 U.S. Quest for Independent Supply of Power
In the U.S., an independent, nationwide supply of power can provide an important impulse for additional economic growth.   [more...]



 Romania: Modernization of Hydropower Plant Gogosu
VA Tech Hydro, one of the world’s leading suppliers of equipment and services to hydropower plants, has a contract for additional € 55 million for the overhaul and modernization of bulb turbine sets for Hidroelectrica S.A.‘s Gogosu plant.  [more...]



 VA Tech Hydro Supply Norway's River Otta
VA Tech Hydro, one of the world’s leading suppliers of equipment and services to hydropower plants, has been awarded a € 12 million contract by Opplandskaft DA for a hydropower project on the River Otta in Norway.   [more...]



 Climate Credits from Hydropower Dams Challenged
NEW DELHI, India, October 29, 2002 (ENS) - Seven hydropower dam projects in Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru and Uganda that have been proposed for climate emissions credits under the Kyoto Protocol are just business as usual and will not reduce emissions, charge two rivers protection organizations.  [more...]



 Hydropower Plants along the Jinsha River
China plans to build four hydropower plants with a combined installed capacity of 38.5 million kilowatts, twice the generating capacity of the Three Gorges Project, the official China Daily reported Mid-February.   [more...]




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