Task force report recommends restructuring of BC Hydro

By NS Energy Staff Writer

10 Feb 98

The Province of British Columbia’s Task Force on Electricity Market Reform has recommended that BC Hydro’s industrial customers and electricity

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Idaho dams to be licensed as a block

By NS Energy Staff Writer

10 Feb 98

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has decided on a methodology to licence eleven dams on the Snake River in

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FERC orders removal of Edwards Dam in US

By NS Energy Staff Writer

12 Jan 98

For the first time in its history, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has ordered the removal of a

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A word of advice

By NS Energy Staff Writer

12 Jan 98

Project financing and risk mitigation are increasingly seen as keys to the success of private hydropower schemes. Yet…

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Money, money, money

By NS Energy Staff Writer

12 Jan 98

With India’s new hydropower policy looming on the horizon, the Indian government is likely to encourage more private…

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Diverting the Yellow River

By NS Energy Staff Writer

12 Jan 98

The future development of the Yellow River in China depends on the Xiaolangdi multipurpose dam site. Li Qiyou,…

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Out with the old intake gates

By NS Energy Staff Writer

12 Jan 98

Hydro-Quebec is carrying out extensive refurbishment of the head gate system at the Beauharnois dam in Canada. This…

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Reaching the end of the road

By NS Energy Staff Writer

12 Jan 98

As an increasing proportion of US dams are ageing, more and more are being retired from active service.…

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Hydropower makes waves on the River Nile

By NS Energy Staff Writer

12 Jan 98

In August 1996, the biggest rehabilitation project in the history of Egypt’s hydroelectric power industry was completed successfully.…

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A compromising situation?

By NS Energy Staff Writer

12 Jan 98

Health and environmental issues are challenging hydropower in Africa’s Senegal River valley. Suzanne Moxon explains why a compromise…

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