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iPAD-DRC07
The third edition iPAD Central Africa takes place from the 9-12 October 2007 at the Grand Hotel, Kinshasa in the DRC. This year, the event offers a two day infrastructure exhibition, an open conference and Executive Insider Briefings (an exclusive round-table forum) as well as a site-visit to the Inga hydropower project with SNEL, the host power utility. Organised by Spintelligent Pty ...
By VUKA Group
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NIB places credit line with Sparebank 1 SMN for hydropower projects in Norway
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a loan agreement totalling NOK 1 billion (EUR 133 million) with Sparebank 1 SMN for onledning to small and medium-sized hydropower enterprises in Norway. The 15-year-maturity loan programme is earmarked to finance Sparebank 1 SMN's hydropower projects, most of them between 1 megawatt and 5 megawatts. The loan programme will cover new hydropower ...
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TBEA Co. to invest in a $209 million hydropower project in Gabon
TBEA Co., Ltd., a Chinese energy company, has reportedly announced to invest in a $209 million (€180 million) hydropower venture in the West African nation of Gabon. As per reliable sources, the firm will also be investing in the nation’s Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF).General Coordinator of Bureau of Coordination and Planning for an emerging Gabon, Liban Soleman stated that the plant will have a ...
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The international summit and exhibition “Hydropower Balkans 2017”
The international summit and exhibition “Hydropower Balkans 2017” (15-17 November 2017 Montenegro, Podgorica) – is a professional platform, bringing together chief ministers, major investors, decision-makers of the leading hydropower plants and investment project initiators, as well as regulators, to consolidate efforts focused on efficient implementation of key projects for the ...
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IHA publishes guide on responsible resettlement
Resettlement in hydropower needs to be handled with care and commitment, respecting the dignity and human rights of those affected. Good practice requires a participatory process based on fairness and equity, with the aim of achieving a sustainable improvement in the lives of resettlees. A new how-to guide published by the International Hydropower Association (IHA) will now support project ...
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NIB finances Norwegian E-CO Energi's investments in hydropower
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Norwegian energy company E-CO Energi have signed a loan totalling NOK 300 million (EUR 39 million) for financing investments in hydropower. The 15-year maturity loan will help finance three hydropower projects. The investments include the construction of a new dam, four new aggregates and a new hydropower plant. The new hydropower plant will replace a ...
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NREL Supports New Strategies to Accelerate PSH Development
The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory is partnering with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) to offer a new prize that will help to accelerate commissioning times and reduce cost and risk in pumped-storage hydropower (PSH) projects. The Furthering Advancements to Shorten Time (FAST) Commissioning for PSH Prize seeks fresh solutions and technologies ...
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Hydroxpert releases hydropower software SIMAHPP 4 Professional
Hydroxpert is glad to announce the release of SIMAHPP 4 Professional, the latest release of SIMAHPP software series. SIMAHPP 4 Professional is an easy to use windows based simulation tool for hydropower optimization and project feasibility studies. Unlike the previous versions of SIMAHPP, SIMAHPP 4 Professional is designed to be used for both small-scale and large-scale hydropower projects thanks ...
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Grid Mod: BPA Makes Most Significant Update in a Decade to its Automatic Generation Control Tool
Behind the 15,000 circuit miles of BPA’s high voltage transmission and the federal hydroelectric projects in the Northwest is an operational system that ensures the bulk electric grid constantly keeps generation and load in balance. Thanks to a one-BPA team from Power Generation, Transmission Operations and Transmission Technology, the Automatic Generation Control system has seen its most ...
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EcoSecurities advises Pacific Hydro on the development of the first hydroelectric CDM project to be registered in Chile
EcoSecurities Group plc, one of the world’s leading originators, implementers and commercialisers of carbon credits advised Pacific Hydro Limited with regards to the development of the first hydro CDM project to be registered in Chile, and the second biggest run-of-the-river project ever built in the country. The La Higuera project is a 155MW hydroelectricity project near San Fernando, ...
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Canada Underwrites a $6 Billion Loan for Hydroelectric Power In the Maritimes, and More Wind Power Goes On Line in Indiana - Energy Minute for December 6, 2012
The federal government of Canada is providing a loan guarantee of $6 billion for hydroelectric projects in Labrador, which will cut the cost of that power to residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia. The pledge will help underwrite lower funding costs of developing the $7 billion dollar facility, a joint venture of Nalcor Energy and Emera Inc. When in operation by mid-2017, the ...
By 3BL Media
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Consultation on a groundbreaking global sustainability standard for hydropower
The International Hydropower Association (IHA), on behalf of a multi-stakeholder coalition of industry, civil society, governments and financial institutions, is publishing today a consultation paper on the development of a global sustainability standard for ...
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NIB opens loan facility with Inter-American Investment Corporation
Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has provided a loan of USD 50 million to the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) for on-lending to environmental projects in Latin America. The allocation of projects under the loan programme will be based on the mutual interest of both NIB and the IIC, particularly in the field of climate change mitigation. At least 70% of the loan will be dedicated to ...
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`Northwest BC hydroelectric facility honoured for operational excellence` as featured in the Interior News
Northwest BC hydroelectric facility honoured for operational excellence Tahltan Nation also receive a Finance Award for their purchase of a stake in the project A hydroelectric project in Northwest B.C. is the recipient of a 2019 Clean Energy BC (CEBC) award.The Forrest Kerr run-of-the-river facility owned by Axium Infrastructure, Manulife Financial, the Tahltan First Nation and AltaGas Canada ...
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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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Chile Rejects $8 Billion Dam Project in Patagonia
Chile's government rejected an $8 billion proposal to dam Patagonian rivers to meet the country's growing energy demands, handing a victory to environmentalists who praised Tuesday's ruling as a landmark moment. A ministerial commission rejected the HidroAysen plan, which would have tamed two of the world's wildest rivers and built more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) of power lines to ...
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NIB finances hydropower loan programme in Norway
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Norwegian Sparebanken Vest have signed a loan totalling NOK 500 million (EUR 64.4 million) for a loan programme aimed at small, local hydropower plants. The 10-year-maturity loan will be used for financing Sparebanken Vest's new loan programme for new hydropower projects and upgrading existing hydropower plants. The loan programme will exclusively finance ...
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ADB to help India`s Himachal Pradesh become `hydropower state` via multi-tranche loan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping Himachal Pradesh become India’s “hydropower state” through an $800 million multi-tranche financing facility. The eight-year loan package will help finance the construction of several run-of-river hydropower generating plants that will bring in combined capacity of 808 megawatts (MW) for the small mountainous state. Himachal Pradesh has abundant water ...
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EIB lends EUR 135m for Turkish hydro-power project
The European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term financing arm, is to lend EUR 135 million to support the construction of eight hydroelectric power plants in South East Turkey by Enerjisa Enerji Üretim A.Ş., a 50/50 joint venture between Haci Őmer Sabanci Holding A.Ş and Österreichische Elektrizitätswirtschafts AG. The eight plants with an installed capacity of 955 ...
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House Passes Hydropower Policy Modernization Act
On Wednesday November 8, The U.S. House of Representatives voted to boost hydropower production in the United States by passing the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3043 would streamline the licensing process for hydropower facilities, primarily by designating the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as the lead agency in the process. The legislation is similar to ...
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