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Canadian project gets final approval
20 December, 2006
Canada's federal government has given final approval to Hydro Québec's C$4B (US$3.47B) Eastmain 1-A and Rupert diversion hydro power scheme in northern Québec.
Safe and secure - risk based techniques for dam safety
07 December, 2006
In December 2006, part one of our article on the issues associated with the use of risk based techniques for assessing the safety of dams reported on the potential for dam failures based on past evidence and causes, and assessed the records for dam safety legislation and the classifications the structures are given by countries worldwide. Part two looks at how risk assessment has evolved, studies the public’s attitudes towards dam safety, looks in detail at the concept of risk assessment as applied to dam safety and current practice in its applications, and touches on the issue of dam security
Ontario and Quebec to build power grid
15 November, 2006
Canadian provinces Ontario and Quebec are to spend approximately C$800M (US$702M) on a new 1250MW transmission line to link their power networks.
Will hydro win the great game?
17 October, 2006
Competition between Russia and China is driving tens of billions of dollars of investment into the hydro sector across the former Soviet republics. Peter O'Neill reviews the potential benefits and risks as the two giants compete to set up alliances for raw materials and the power to mine and process them
Enel acquires stake in Fortuna
14 August, 2006
Enel, through its Dutch subsidiary Enel Investment Holding, has acquired Hydro Quebec International Latin America (HQILA) from Hydro Quebec International and Fonds de Solidarite des Travailleurs du Quebec. The transaction gives Enel, jointly with its partner Globeleq, a controlling stake in Panamanian hydro generation company EGE Fortuna, which owns the 300MW Fortuna project.
Hydro-Quebec declares hydro boost
19 June, 2006
Canadian power utility Hydro-Québec has released details of its latest five-year plan which includes proposals to develop some 4500MW of new hydro capacity in the province.
Canada
31 May, 2006
The very geography of Canada has led to the Canadian energy industry’s expertise in the generation and transmission of electricity, in particular hydroelectric power. The paradox of Canada’s vast geography is that it poses an energy supply problem to the 32 million people scattered over 10Mkm2, while at the same time offering a solution to the energy demands of its inhabitants. One of the least densely populated countries in the world, with a rigorous climate and large distances between population centres, Canada has been graced with water, whether falling or running or still water, and thus water-based power ready to meet Canada’s relatively high per capita energy use.
Government to lead Lower Churchill development
09 May, 2006
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador will take the lead on the potential development of a hydroelectric scheme on the Lower Churchill river in the Canadian province, Premier Danny Williams has announced.
Quebec to invest in new hydro
05 May, 2006
Canada’s largest energy-producing province Quebec is to spend C$25B (US$22.5B) on dams and power plants over the next ten years with the aim of increasing production by 10%.
