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EIB to help finance transmission project in Tanzania
14 December, 2010
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide a US$135M loan to co-finance a new 667km high voltage transmission line being built by TANESCO that will see hydropower generated in the south of Tanzania being transferred to north of the country.

Meridian Energy announces new chairman, CEO of Australian operations
06 November, 2010
Wellington-based director Chris Moller has been confirmed as the new Chairman of Meridian Energy, while Ben Burge has been named as the inaugural chief executive of the company’s growing Australian operations.

Spotlight on: key players in project finance
04 November, 2010
One of the key issues in the hydropower and dams industry is how to get sufficient funding for projects – in fact, at IWP&DC we often get requests from readers asking for a listing of project finance providers. Thanks to global information specialist GlobalData, we’re pleased to provide you with a comprehensive listing of the key players in project finance below.

ADB approves new grant to Bhutan for renewable development
02 November, 2010
Bhutan is receiving fresh Asian Development Bank (ADB) assistance to help it reach its target of providing electricity to all rural households, in the form of a grant of almost $21.6M to the Bhutan Rural Renewable Energy Development Project.

Filling the knowledge gap on CDM
07 July, 2010
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has issued a Policy Statement that explains the workings of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and looks in detail at the current and potential future role of hydropower projects within it. IWP&DC discovers why the association believes it is important to raise awareness of the CDM amongst the hydro community

World Bank loan to increase electricity access in Kenya
01 June, 2010
The World Bank has approved a US$330M loan for the Kenya Electricity Expansion Project that will expand electricity access to Kenyans in urban, peri-urban and rural areas, and also deepen investment in green energy in the country.

Spotlight on Asia
10 May, 2010
Vietnam plays host to the dam community this year. Ahead of ICOLD’s Annual Meeting, IWP&DC gives an insight into dam and hydro power development across Asia.

Profiling Nam Theun 2
07 May, 2010
Nam Theun 2 is one of the largest foreign investment project ever undertaken in Laos and is being developed as a venture with neighbouring Thailand. As the project begins full commercial supply to Thailand, we take a look at the history behind this important scheme

Korean firm named highest bidder for Angat plant, Philippines
29 April, 2010
The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) of the Philippines has named Korea Water Resources Development Corporation (K-Water) as the highest bidder for the 218MW Angat hydroelectric power plant.

Micro hydro centre launched in Nepal
27 April, 2010
A Regional Centre of Excellence in Micro Hydro has been launched in Kathmandu, Nepal under the initiative of the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy ( SARI/E ) program, and in cooperation with the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), Ministry of Environment in Nepal.

Dagachhu project world’s first cross-border initiative registered under CDM
12 April, 2010
The 114MW Dagachhu hydro power project in Bhutan – developed to enable the country to export clean energy to India – has been registered as the first cross-border initiative under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), the Asian Development Bank has announced.

Private sector demand for renewable energy financing on the rise, says IDB
09 April, 2010
Better regulations and falling equipment costs are boosting demand for private sector investments in renewable energy in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Fulfilling a bold dream – the St Lawrence-FDR Power Project
01 April, 2010
The year 2008 saw New York Power Authority celebrate the 50th anniversary of its St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project on the St Lawrence River. Here we take a look back over the years and discover just how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s dream of harnessing the hydro potential of the river’s international rapids became a reality

Building Bujagali
01 April, 2010
Construction work on Uganda’s Bujagali scheme finally began in late 2007. Here we present a profile of this controversial 250MW project

Focus on South America
02 March, 2010
IWP&DC presents details on 10 hydro power and dam construction projects recently completed or under development in South America

Aiming high in the low carbon economy
05 February, 2010
The renewables sector is an attractive and sustainable investment opportunity. However, the current level of investment still contrasts markedly with that required for the transition to a low carbon economy, says Jim Totty

Japan, ADB approve grant for Bhutan
26 January, 2010
Bhutan is getting support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan to counter the harmful impacts of climate change on its rivers.