Dworshak drawn down
To help salmon pass eight federal dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers in the US, the US Army Corps
US House of representatives opposes dam breaching
10 Sep 99The US House of Representatives Resources Committee has passed a resolution urging the US Army Corps of Engineers to dismiss
Conservationists and local residents disagree
10 Sep 99PacifiCorp’s plan to dismantle the Condit dam in the US is generating disagreement among conservationists and residents in the area.
Russian update
10 Sep 99Anatoly Chubais, chairman of the board of directors of the RAO Unified Energy Systems (UES) electricity monopoly in Russia, has
Business affairs
10 Sep 99The Construction Industry Research and Information Association has elected five new members to its council in the UK. In their
Delays at Vietnam hydro plants
10 Sep 99Delays in the construction of several key hydroelectric power plants are threatening to disrupt electricity supplies in Vietnam; even though
Churchill Falls negotiations put on hold
10 Sep 99The provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland in Canada have delayed negotiations on the C$10B Churchill Falls hydro project in Labrador,
Duke gains control of Paranapanema
10 Sep 99Duke Energy International (DEI) of North Carolina in the US has acquired a controlling 38.7% interest in Brazil’s eleventh largest
Odebrecht wins tender
10 Sep 99Brazilian construction com-pany, Norberto Odebrecht, has won the tender to erect the 80M m3 capacity Cuchoquesera dam, which forms part
Governor threatens to block hydro production and Furnas privatisation
10 Sep 99Itamar Franco, the governor of Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, has threatened to stop the water supply from rivers supplying hydroelectric