World Bank to help prevent water shortage in Pakistan
The World Bank has agreed to give Rs1.6B (US$32M) to Pakistan for construction of dams in Balochistan province. The World
New Indian project
09 Jul 99The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), in India is working on a 75MW hydro power project at Doyang
Officials deny reported problems at Tarbela dam
09 Jul 99A spokesman for the Tarbela dam in Pakistan has categorically denied a news report saying that one of the tunnels
Three Gorges receives financing
09 Jul 99China’s Three Gorges project has received a 4B yuan (US$483.6M) loan from a domestic bank for its second phase of
China set to meet hydro targets
09 Jul 99Large and medium sized hydro power projects, with a total installed capacity of 5314MW, will help China achieve its target
Vietnam looks at Song Bo
09 Jul 99Vietnamese Planning and Investment Ministry officials have retained a US–Swedish consortium to review and improve upon plans for a 3600MW
Environmental concerns publicised along the Yangtze and Yellow rivers
09 Jul 99A monument was erected at the source of the Yangtze river in China on 5 June 1999, to commemorate Environment
Assistance for Lake Tapps
09 Jul 99Home owners around Lake Tapps and the state of Washington in the US, may provide Puget Sound Energy (PSE) with
Water use planning at Cheakamus
09 Jul 99British Columbia Hydro has started a water use planning process for its 155MW Cheakamus hydroelectric facility near Squamish, Canada. The
Hydro-Québec workers crank up strike
09 Jul 99On 31 May workers at Hydro-Québec in Canada cranked up strike action at seven power plants that export power to