Ethiopian power projects under way
The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPC) is to undertake 27 projects to increase its capacity with an investment of over
Jordan and Syria speed up dam project
10 Jun 99King Abdullah of Jordan and President Assad of Syria have agreed to to speed up measures to build a US$400M
San Roque funding delayed
10 Jun 99The Export-Import Bank of Japan says it is postponing the implementation of loans approved for the San Roque multipurpose dam
Cesp privatisation contested
10 Jun 99Brazil’s Sao Paulo state’s attempt to privatise three state-owned electricity generating companies has been greeted with legal action filed against
Guri power link to Brazil nears completion
10 Jun 99Work on the 191km transmission line between Boa Vista, in the Brazilian state of Roraima , and the 10,300MW Guri
Construction contract awarded for Yuncan
10 Jun 99A consortium consisting of Cosapi (Peru), Skanska (Sweden) and Chizaki (Japan) won the civil construction contract of the Yuncan power
Unibanco Seguros to insure Itaipu
10 Jun 99Unibanco Seguros, the insurance arm of local bank Unibanco, has said that it has won a two-year contract to insure
Small hydro developments
10 Jun 99The provincial government of Alberta in Canada has approved a number of new licenses for IPP developments, including licences for
BC Hydro undertakes fisheries initiatives
10 Jun 99BC Hydro, Canada’s Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO), British Columbia’s Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks (MELP) and an
Hydro-Québec workers vote for strike action
10 Jun 99Following the breakdown of negotiations, technical, professional, maintenance and office workers at Canadian utility Hydro-Québec walked out of their jobs