Developments in African hydro
Recent developments are reported to have taken place in the African hydro industry.•Thirty hydroelectric build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects are being planned
Independent system operator given go ahead in New York
10 Sep 98The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given New York utilities the go ahead for an Independent System Operator (ISO) —
UK finance for developing hydro
10 Sep 98UK-based financial institution, the Commonwealth Develop-ment Corporation (CDC) has been celebrating 50 years of investing in infrastructure in developing countries.With
International bidding opens for Jordanian supervision work
10 Sep 98A large number of international and local firms are bidding for a contract to supervise work on Jordan’s Southern Ghors
Partnership is the way ahead for construction
10 Sep 98According to a report published in the UK, construction companies that do not offer partnering frameworks will lose out on
NHPC to implement stage II of Indian hydro project
10 Sep 98India’s National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) in Haryana is to implement the 3x100MW Chamera stage II hydro project in Nimachel
The new dam busters
10 Sep 98Speaking at the annual conference of the Ecological Society of America in August, US Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, claimed to
US hydro industry unites in legislative reform effort
10 Sep 98Seeking to preserve and enhance the nation’s hydro power resources, the Industry Coalition for Hydropower has united behind an effort
Renewable power generators win electricity contracts in the UK
10 Sep 98UK Minister for Energy, John Battle, has met members of the Renewable Generators’ Consortium (RGC) at a meeting to mark
New coalition calls for in-depth assessment of dams
10 Sep 98Eighteen environmental and social activist groups from seven countries in North America, Europe and Asia have announced the formation of