US and German power companies form joint venture
Avista Power of Washington, US and Steag, the largest independent power producer in Germany, have announced that the two companies
Fish kill to be billed in Spain
10 Aug 99The emptying of the Doiras dam reservoir in northern Spain is alleged to have killed nearly 200,000 trout. Now the
Bids under way for Egypt’s Naga Hammadi scheme
10 Aug 99International contractors are preparing to submit bids by mid-September for the contract to build a new barrage and hydroelectric station
C$7M contract for Alstom
10 Aug 99alstom Canada’s Energy Projects business unit, now a part of the newly formed ABB Alstom Power, has won an order
Canoas I and Canoas II seek buyer
10 Aug 99Brazil’s aluminium producer, Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio (CBA) is in the market to acquire a 100% stake in the Canoas
Sri Lanka update
10 Aug 99Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), a Sri Lankan government owned utility, has signed a US$55.7M contract with Swedish company Skanska for
Heihe cofferdam filled ahead of schedule
10 Aug 99The upstream cofferdam at China’s Heihe water control project has been filled to el 527, and can now retain water
Cheers greet dam removal
10 Aug 99Work on the removal of the Edwards Dam, on the Kennebec river, near Augusta in Maine US, started on 1
Industry shake out continues as more companies join forces
10 Aug 99Following the merger of ABB and alstom earlier this year, other companies are joining forces. Kvaerner announced on 9 August