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AfDB President and Quebec Premier discuss investment opportunities, including energy
29 June, 2016
African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard have discussed opportunities for private and public-sector investment in the areas of energy, renewable energy and agro-industry across the African Continent.

Worker killed at Innergex hydro plant
25 November, 2015
Innergex Renewable Energy has reported that an explosion at the Upper Lillooet Hydro Project (ULHP) construction site in British Columbia, Canada on 18 November, resulted in the death of an employee of Prime Contractor CRT-EBC SENC. Another worker has received medical care and is currently considered out of danger.

Building new hydro in Canada
08 December, 2014
Canada has a range of large new and refurb hydro projects under construction. Report by Patrick Reynolds

Remote surveillance of dams
25 April, 2014
A number of new developments have entered the market designed to make the inspection of dams and hydro plants more efficient.

ABB to upgrade transmission system in Quebec, Canada
18 February, 2014
ABB is to upgrade vital components of an ultra-high voltage transmission system that transports hydropower from North to South Quebec as part of a $60M contract awarded by Hydro-Québec.

New orders for Alstom
09 August, 2013
Alstom has announced it has won new contracts at hydropower plants in Albania, Canada and Turkey.

Voith acquires Vortex Hydro
18 February, 2013
The Voith Group of Companies has announced it has acquired Quebec-based Vortex Hydrosystèmes Inc, with the company to continue as an operating unit within Voith Hydro.

Hydro-Quebec
26 December, 2012

Hydro-Quebec Equipment
26 December, 2012

U&R hits the headlines
26 June, 2012
Uprating and refurbishment opportunities are generating numerous business transactions in the hydropower industry worldwide. Here we take a look at projects and contract awards which have been hitting the headlines in recent months.

Can Quebec find a happy medium?
22 June, 2012
To date, Quebec’s hydroelectric production has mostly been associated with large scale projects like the James Bay and Manicouagan dams. At the other extreme, the Quebec government has left the operation of small installations (50MW or less) to the private sector. However, an important portion of Quebec’s hydroelectric potential remains unexploited: that of medium scale projects. F. Pierre Gingras from the Montreal Economic Institute in Canada explains how the development of such schemes could be entrusted to local communities.

Alstom wins new hydro contracts in Canada
25 May, 2012
Alstom has been awarded three contracts with a total value of EUR40M at hydroelectric power sites operated by Canadian utilities Hydro-Québec and Manitoba Hydro.

Alstom to modernise Canada's largest hydro scheme
06 January, 2012
Canadian utility Hydro-Quebec has awarded Alstom a EUR50M contract to modernize the 5616MW Robert-Bourassa generating facility on the La Grande River in northern Quebec, the largest hydroelectric scheme in the country.

ABB wins $50M order from Hydro-Quebec
25 October, 2011
Power and automation technology group ABB has won an order worth over $50M from Hydro-Québec to upgrade vital components of the Canadian power utility’s ultra-high voltage transmission system that helps transport hydroelectric power from North to South Quebec.

Medium scale hydro potential identified in Quebec
11 October, 2011
According to an Economic Note published by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), several regions of Quebec could develop medium scale hydroelectric power plants (from 50 to 125MW), generating several million dollars' worth of private investments.

Mavel wins new contracts in the US and Panama
28 March, 2011
Mavel Americas, Inc, a subsidiary of Czech Republic-based Mavel, has been awarded contracts for work on two new hydro projects in Illinois, US, and two hydro schemes located in the Chiriqui Province of Panama.

Hydro Quebec and Innu agree deal for Romaine
25 January, 2011
Canadian utility Hydro-Quebec has reportedly signed a $125M deal with the Innu of Uashat Mani-Utenam (Uashaunnuat), paving the way for development of the 1550MW Romaine hydroelectric complex.

Hydro projects sit high in Canadian infrastructure spend listing
14 January, 2011
Four hydroelectric projects are among the top ten biggest infrastructure projects in Canada, according to a report from ReNew Canada.

Deal signals start of Lower Churchill project development
19 November, 2010
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced details of a deal agreed between Nalcor Energy and Emera Inc that will result in the development of the 824MW Muskrat Falls scheme, the first phase in the 3074MW Lower Churchill River hydroelectric development.