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Eskom feels pain of Cahora Bassa outages
26 October, 2007
Unscheduled outages at the Cahora Bassa hydro power plant on the Zambezi river in Mozambique has resulted in load shedding for Eskom in South Africa.
Alstom wins contracts in China, Brazil
15 October, 2007
Alstom Hydro, the JV between Alstom and Bouygues, has won a total of Euro 350M (US$496M) in contracts in China and Brazil.
Alstom wins E-M contract for Son La
02 October, 2007
A joint venture between French firms Alstom and Bouygues has won a contract from Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) to supply all electrical-mechanical equipment for the 2400MW Son La scheme.
China's Three Gorges sees start-up of 3rd right-bank unit
23 August, 2007
The third 700MW Francis unit of the right bank of the Three Gorges project in China has commenced operations, and the plant now has 17 units in operation.
European JV sees US$710M in orders for Ilisu
16 August, 2007
The consortium of European companies set to help build the 1200MW Ilisu project in Turkey have received a total volume of orders of Euro530M (US$710M).
Turkey's Ilisu project advances with US$1.64B finance
15 August, 2007
The 1200MW Ilisu project being built in Turkey has taken a further step forward with the signing of a US$1.64B loan deal as part of a package that gets international consortia working on construction of the scheme.
Vattenfall to work on Panama project
27 July, 2007
Vattenfall Power Consultant has been awarded a US$8.6M contract for detailed engineering of civil works at the Changuinola I hydroelectric power project in the Republic of Panama.
World Bank credits to boost Mozambique, Malawi hydro trade
18 July, 2007
The World Bank has approved US$93M of credits to help fund improvements in the electricity transmission grid between Mozambique and Malawi, which will boost trade in hydro power between the countries.
'Good progress' in financing for Cahora Bassa transfer - IMF
19 June, 2007
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said there has been 'good progress' in seeking financing for the majority ownership transfer of the Cahora Bassa hydro plant in Mozambique.
San Francisco set to produce commercially
27 April, 2007
The 230MW San Francisco hydro project in Ecuador is set to begin commercial electricity generation at the beginning of May.
Dulhasti online, IPO filed, M&E deals signed - NHPC
10 April, 2007
India's National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has brought the 390MW Dulhasti power plant fully online, submitted its draft red herring prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO), and signed two M&E packages on hydro projects.
Refurbishment plans in Latvia and Sweden
15 March, 2007
Alstom Hydro has been awarded two contracts worth Eur 36M (US$47.5M) for the upgrading and refurbishment of power plants in Latvia and Sweden.
Alstom awarded South American contracts
02 March, 2007
Alstom Hydro has won two contracts worth more than EUR 100M for the supply of hydro power equipment to plants in Ecuador and Venezuela.
Beyond Three Gorges in China
10 January, 2007
The Three Gorges dam has attracted all the headlines but several other major hydro schemes are being developed in China that will rank in the world's top ten. But just how great a contribution can hydro make to China's rapidly growing power need? Neil Ford reports
