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SEC regulations could bring oil revenue transparency to Uganda
Now twice delayed during the public comment and rule-drafting periods, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is due to release regulations for Section 1504 of the Wall Street Reform Act in late August. Recent developments in Uganda’s oil industry have made the release of these transparency provisions more urgent than ever. Oil production is not scheduled to begin in Uganda ...
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Ethiopia: Open for business
The mining sector in Ethiopia is on the brink of evolutionary growth and progress as the country’s first modern gold mine – KEFI Minerals’ Tulu Kapi moves into development in October. Ethiopian Mines and Petroleum minister HE. Dr SAMUEL URKATO says the country is looking to drive significant growth from its mining sector and believes it could ultimately contribute 10% towards ...
By VUKA Group
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Prague to Welcome over 1400 Hydropower & Dams Experts from over 80 countries for HYDRO 2011 Conference in October
HYDRO 2011, an international conference and exhibition organised by The International Journal on Hydropower & Dams will be held in Prague from 17th to 19th October 2011. More than 1500 participants from 85 countries will attend. Policy-makers, developers, financiers, and hydro practitioners from all parts of the world will attend the event, which will be held in the Prague Congress Centre, ...
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Report: Iran gas imports a disaster for Pakistan
Pakistan's plan to import natural gas by pipeline from neighboring Iran would be an economic "death sentence" for the country because the gas price is too high, a Pakistani advocacy group said in a report released Wednesday. Despite U.S. pressure, the Pakistani government struck a deal with Iran to import gas in the hope of relieving the country's energy crisis, especially the shortage of ...
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Black & Veatch Signs Contract with Electricidade De Moçambique to Study Development Of Hydropower
Kansas City, Mo. - Mozambique’s national power company, Electricidade de Moçambique, has awarded Black & Veatch a contract funded under a U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) grant to study the feasibility of using the lower Lurio River, in northern Mozambique, as a hydropower source. Black & Veatch has started work on the project and is currently evaluating three schemes to ...
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Ethiopia signs EUR 200m deal for largest wind farm in Africa
Ethiopia on Thursday signed a 220-million-euro (300 million dollar) deal with a French company for the construction of Africa's largest wind farm. The contract was inked by representatives of the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPC) and French wind turbine manufacturer Vergnet. The wind farm is expected to produce 120 megawatts within two and half years, making it the largest such ...
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Lake Dorothy Hydroelectric dam completion benefits Alaska residents
The Lake Dorothy Hydroelectric Project, located near Juneau Alaska, was begun in 2006 and completed in 2010. Karl Vander, of North Pacific Erectors, was the Project Manager. North Pacific Erectors, a General Contractor for commercial and industrial construction, provided all construction trade labor, materials and expertise in the design-build hydroelectric development. We recently asked Karl to ...
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India fuel reform puts diesel under market control
India freed diesel prices from government control Sunday while raising natural gas tariffs in the biggest-yet reform by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, as it aims to boost the country's economy and overhaul its energy sector. The decision on diesel targets one of India's costliest subsidies for one of the world's dirtiest fuels. Those subsidies - meant to help poor farmers using ...
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`Ecofish founder receives Clean Energy BC’s Lifetime Achievement Award` as featured in My Powell River Now
The founder of a Courtenay-based environmental consulting firm is an award winner. Ecofish Research Ltd. executive director, Adam Lewis, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Clean Energy BC (CEBC) at its Generate Conference. The conference was held last week at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver. Clean Energy BC’s mission is to promote and advance the clean energy industry in the ...
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Xylem wins fish pass pump contract for Laos’ run-of-river hydropower dam
Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, announced today that it has won a contract worth U.S. $19.6 million to provide custom-made Flygt pumps for the Xayaburi run-of-river hydropower dam. The dam is located on the Mekong River in the town of Xayaburi, 80 kilometers south of Luang Prabang in Laos. The ...
By Xylem, Inc.
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Pöyry awarded detail design contract for hydro electric power plant and dam in Turkey
PÖYRY PLC Press release 12 July 2011 at 11.00 a.m. Pöyry's Energy business group has been awarded the detailed design services contract for Beyhan 1 hydro electric power plant and dam in Turkey by Kalehan Enerji Üretim A.S. The value of the contract is about EUR 2.9 million. The order value has been booked into the second quarter 2011 order stock. The detail design will ...
By Pöyry PLC
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Finalists announced in West African Power Industry Awards
Some of the West African region’s most successful power professionals and innovative projects are finalists in the West African Power Industry Awards that will take place on Tuesday 24 November in Lagos. Oladele Amoda, the MD and CEO of Eko Electricity Distribution and Joseph Makoju, Honorary Advisor for the Dangote Group have both made the shortlist for the Lifetime Achievement Regional ...
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Sector stakeholders help shape hydro`s role in the clean energy transition
Over 160 hydropower industry, civil society and policy representatives met to address the challenges and role for hydropower in the clean energy transition, at a HYDROPOWER EUROPE online event last week. The #HPEOnlineWorkshop was part of the HYDROPOWER EUROPE consultation process on a Research and Innovation Agenda (RIA) and Strategic Industry Roadmap (SIR). Stakeholders were able to debate and ...
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The third international conference on water resources and renewable energy development
The Third International Conference on Water Resources and Renewable Energy Development, in Kuching, Malaysia. This follows two previous major events in this series, which took place in Bangkok (2006) and Danang (2008). The event The Conference and Exhibition will be held at the new Borneo International Convention Centre Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia from 29 until 30 March 2010. The Conference is ...
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NIB finances Norwegian Østfold Energi's investments in renewable energy
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Norwegian energy company Østfold Energi have signed a loan totalling NOK 179 million (EUR 23 million) for financing investments in wind and hydropower production, and district heating plants. The 12-year maturity loan will help finance two district heating plants, rehabilitation of five hydropower dams, the construction of the second phase of a wind farm ...
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Hydropower `could supply Africa`s entire power needs`
Hydropower could supply all of Africa's electricity needs if cross-border cooperation was stepped up, according to a UN report launched last week (12 March) at the World Water Forum in Marseilles, France. Africa currently generates just one third of its electricity from hydropower, but could learn from cooperation and training programmes between India and some Western countries, according to ...
By SciDev.Net
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Finalists announced in West African Power Industry Awards
Some of the West African region’s most successful power professionals and innovative projects are finalists in the West African Power Industry Awards that will take place on Tuesday 24 November in Lagos. Oladele Amoda, the MD and CEO of Eko Electricity Distribution and Joseph Makoju, Honorary Advisor for the Dangote Group have both made the shortlist for the Lifetime Achievement Regional ...
By VUKA Group
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Pöyry awarded detailed design services assignment for Alpaslan II dam and hydroelectric power plant, Turkey
PÖYRY PLC Press release 28 May 2013 EnerjiSA has awarded Pöyry with the detailed design services assignment for the Alpaslan II Dam and hydroelectric power plant in Turkey. The assignment is for the execution of the detailed design for civil works of the dam body, the powerhouse, the spillways and the civil works for the switch yard. The Hydropower project, Alpaslan II, will ...
By Pöyry PLC
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IHA launches training academy for sustainable hydropower
A new training academy for hydropower specialists launched by the International Hydropower Association (IHA) will expand and improve knowledge in hydropower sustainability. The Hydropower Sustainability Training Academy builds on IHA’s 25 years of experience in developing guidance on hydropower development, as well as its expertise in delivering training and capacity building. The courses ...
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Consulting services sought for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hydropower
Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO), an autonomous body of the Government of Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with responsibility for fast tracking development of the energy sector of the province, invites expressions of interest from qualified consultants by 15 May to assist with the implementation of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hydropower Development ...
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