Seismic upgrade for Wickiup
Oregon’s Wickiup dam could fail during a moderate earthquake, according to US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) dam safety officials.Bureau officials
Congo feasibility study
10 Aug 99SNC-Lavalin (SNC) of Canada has prepared a pre-feasibility study to establish a hydroelectric facility at Magnesium Alloy Corporation’s (MAC’s) Kouilou
World Commission set to study Turkish dam
10 Aug 99The Turkish government has agreed to support the World Commission on Dams’ study of the Aslantas dam and the Ceyhan
Uganda asks for Kenyan help
10 Aug 99Uganda has asked Kenya to buy more Ugandan electricity. Plans by two international companies to build separate hydro power stations
US and German power companies form joint venture
10 Aug 99Avista 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