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Chinese Ministry says yes to major new dam project
Thursday, May 16, 2013 China’s Environment Ministry has approved construction of the Shuangjiangkou Dam project on the Dadu River in Sichuan...

Alstom to work on Kaprun Hauptstufe plant, Austria
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Verbund Hydro Power AG has placed an order with Alstom for the renovation of two generators in the Kaprun Hauptstufe hydropower plant in Austria....

Tocardo and Climex in tidal agreement
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Tocardo Tidal Turbines, a producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, and Climex, the trading platform for renewable energy and carbon credits, have agreed to sell energy generated...

IBM software for New Bong project, Pakistan
Monday, May 13, 2013 Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) Remaco has selected asset management software from IBM to help streamline operations at the New Bong hydroelectric project in...

New project planned for Georgia
Monday, May 13, 2013 Indian power company Tata Power has signed an agreement with Clean Energy Invest and IFC InfraVentures for the development of new hydropower projects in Georgia with a total capacity...

Mitsui & Co takes stake in Jirau
Monday, May 13, 2013 Mitsui & Co is to buy a 20% in ESBR Participações, owner of the 3750MW Jirau project in Brazil, following an agreement with GDF Suez subsidiary GDF Suez Energy Latin America...

SN Power buys Statkraft’s stake in THPC
Friday, May 10, 2013 Hydro development company SN Power has agreed to acquire Statkraft’s 20% stake in the Theun Hinboun Power Company (THPC) in...

SSE to push ahead with new 7.5MW hydro scheme
Friday, May 10, 2013 SSE has confirmed that it will proceed with construction of the planned 7.5MW Glasa hydroelectric scheme, near Ardross, Ross-shire,...

KFW to fund hydro rehab in Mozambique
Friday, May 10, 2013 German development bank Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) is to provide $23.5M in funding for renovation work on the 38.4MW Chicamba and 52MW Mavuzi hydroelectric plants in...

EIB approves first loan for hydro in Nepal
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR55M loan to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal to finance the construction and operation of the 140MW Tanahu Hydropower plant....