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Olifants study completed
23 December, 2005
The feasibility study and environmental-impact assessment (EIA) for the US$630M second phase of the Olifants River Water Resources Development Project (ORWRDP) has been completed.

Seven hydro projects for Tehri
22 December, 2005
Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd (THDC) will start seven new projects that will have a generation capacity of more than 1000MW.

Tallowa dam raising faces opposition
22 December, 2005
The proposal by the Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) to raise the height of the Tallowa dam, in the state of New South Wales, Austrailia, by 7m has met with strong opposition from people living in the Shoalhaven area.

Emergency repairs at Gilboa dam
21 December, 2005
The aging 55.8m high Gilboa dam in Schoharie county, US, will undergo emergency repairs in the spring of 2006.

Lake Manchester leaks a risk
21 December, 2005
A report on the Lake Manchester dam in Queensland, Australia, says the 38m high structure could break in a severe rain storm event and flood up to 400 nearby homes.

1200MW Sawalakote project approved
21 December, 2005
The government of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India, has sanctioned the implementation of the 1200MW Sawalakote hydro power project.

VA Tech wins Myntdu Leshka contract
20 December, 2005
Meghalaya State Electricity Board has awarded VA Tech Hydro the contract for the 84MW Myntdu Leshka hydroelectric power project, India.

HydroOGK and Statkraft in hydro discussions
20 December, 2005
Russia’s OAO Hydro Wholesale Generating Company (HydroOGK) is discussing with Norway’s Statkraft the possibility of building a 'mid-capacity' hydroelectric power plant at an unspecified location in Russia, according to the Interfax news agency.

State to investigate dam failure
19 December, 2005
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has called on the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to investigate the failure of the Taum Sauk reservoir.

PPA signed for Bujagali
19 December, 2005
A long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) has been signed between the government of Uganda and Bujagali Energy, for the planned 250MW Bujagali hydroelectric power project.

Boguchansk to be commissioned 2010
16 December, 2005
The first stage of Serbia’s Boguchansk hydroelectric plant is expected be commissioned in 2010, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov has said.

Germany - reservoir construction works
16 December, 2005
A prior information notice has been issued for reservoir construction works in Dortmund, Germany.

UK - movable barrages
16 December, 2005
A contract notice has been issued in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, for movable barrages at river Bann.

US - supply of static exciters
16 December, 2005
A presolicitation notice has been issued for ten complete EX2100 digitial excitation systems for Bonneville lock and dam, Portland, US.

Canada - supply of hydraulic crane
16 December, 2005
A notice of proposed procurement has been has been posted for a hydraulic articulating knuckle crane for St. Andrews lock and dam in Manitoba, Canada.

Thac Ba shares sold
16 December, 2005
All available shares in the Thac Ba hydroelectric power plant in Vietnam were sold at an auction that ended on 12 December.

Focus on Angola
15 December, 2005
António Pereira da Silva, Carlos Lopes Gonçalves, and José Cruz Morais discuss the hydro power potential in Angola, and investigate recent developments in the country

Wave power for Wales
15 December, 2005
Plans have been unveiled for the deployment of a 7MW wave power device off the coast of Wales, UK, by Spring 2007 with potential for a further 70MW by 2009.

Taum Sauk reservoir breached
15 December, 2005
The Taum Sauk hydroelectric plant in Missouri, US, has been breached, releasing water into the local area.

Benchmark for Bethlehem hydro scheme
14 December, 2005
Anton-Louis Olivier describes the development of South Africa’s first independent hydro plant



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