Matahina changes hands
In on-going power sector restructuring, the Energy Corporation of New Zealand (ECNZ) sold its 72MW Mata-hina hydro power station to
Kazakhstan recalls the benefits of hydro
12 Jan 99After two years of focusing its efforts on a nuclear programme and bartering for crude oil, the former Soviet Republic
Fears for Siberian plant
12 Jan 99The spring snow-melt season is likely to bring frequent equipment failures at the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric plant in Siberia, the plant’s
Verbund wades into Slovenia
12 Jan 99Austrian generator Verbund Gesellschaft has set up a joint venture with its state-owned Slovenian counterpart Savske Elektrarne on a 49-51%
Parsons-Harza team wins Olivenhain design
12 Jan 99Parsons Engineering Science and Harza Engineering have been awarded a joint venture contract to provide design services for the Olivenhain
Progress at Manitoba weir and Sir Adam Beck tunnel
12 Jan 99Construction work has begun on a weir in Manitoba, Canada, as part of a settlement between utility Manitoba Hydro and
Canadian developers secure more small hydro
12 Jan 99Calgary, Canada-based independent power producer Canadian Hydro Developers (CHD) has announced that it has won a concession from Alberta’s Department
Siemens wins Lajeado contract
12 Jan 99KWU Group of Siemens is to supply the electrical and instrumentation and control equipment for the Lajeado hydro power plant
Panama privatisation means new hydro owners
12 Jan 99Panama’s privatisation programme has earned a total of US$1.4B, after the sale of three hydroelectricity plants in November 1998.Houston, US-based
Symposium on CFRD
01 Jan 99The International Symposium on Concrete Faced Rockfill Dams, organised by ENGEVIX Engineering Consultants, the Brazilian Committee on Dams and Copel