Consortium buys controlling stakes in two distribution companies
A consortium comprising the US company Houston Industries and the Venezuelan company Electricidad de Caracas paid $1.07 billion for controlling
World Commission on Dams seeks to establish standards for large hydro projects
20 Sep 98The World Commission on Dams, formed earlier this year with the support of the World Bank, will meet in India
Government awaits independent report before deciding Temelin’s fate
20 Sep 98The Czech government will base its decision about whether to complete the Temelin nuclear power plant on the results of
Guandi hydro project approved
20 Sep 98The southwest Chinese province of Sichuan is to build a power station on the Yalong river following the approval of
BPDB selects AES for Meghnaghat project
20 Sep 98The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has chosen US-based AES Corp as the leading sponsor to build, own and operate
AmerGen Energy to buy Three Mile Island
20 Sep 98The US company GPU Inc has announced that it has reached agreement in principle to sell its Three Mile Island
Siemens completes acquisition
20 Sep 98The German company Siemens has completed the acquisition of Westinghouse Power Generation from CBS. The company, which will be renamed
Nuclear industry is entering second phase as relicensing begins
20 Sep 98The US nuclear power industry is entering a second phase, as plants reach the end of their original licences and
Energoatom starts public consultation over nuclear units
20 Sep 98The Ukraine state nuclear power company, Energoatom, started a public consultation over the future of two nearly complete nuclear power
Traders look for stake in emission credits
20 Sep 98As plans to combat global warming develop, a group of banks and trading companies wish to establish a market for