Uganda seeks bids for Karuma hydropower plant

Uganda is inviting bids to construct the Karuma hydropower plant in the northwestern region of the country along the Nile River. ...

Published: 02-Sep-2010

Kyrgyzstan opens first unit of Kambarata-2 hydropower project

Kyrgyzstan has opened the first unit of the Kambarata-2 hydropower project, which is located on the Naryn River. ...

Published: 01-Sep-2010

Alcoa kicks-off Cheoah dam modernization project in US

Alcoa Energy has kicked off a $110m modernization project at Cheoah Dam, one of four hydroelectric dams that make up Alcoa Power Generating's Tapoco project in the US. ...

Published: 30-Aug-2010

Fortis to invest in 335MW hydropower project in British Columbia

Energy distributor Fortis, in partnership with Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, intends to construct a 335MW hydroelectric generating facility (the Waneta Expansion) at an estimate...

Published: 30-Aug-2010

AES starts commercial operations of 16MW hydropower plant in Turkey

The AES Corporation has started commercial operations of the 16MW Damlapinar hydropower facility on the Goksu River in Karaman, Turkey. ...

Published: 30-Aug-2010

Hammerfest awards £4m contract to construct tidal turbines in Scotland

Norwegian tidal-power developer Hammerfest Strom has awarded a £4m contract to Fife-based Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) for construction of HS1000 tidal turbines in Scotland. ...

Published: 18-Aug-2010

Vermont Utilities, Hydro-Quebec Sign New Energy Agreement

Two Vermont utilities and Hydro-Quebec subsidiary HQ Energy Services US (HQUS) have entered into a 26-year contract under which the utilities will purchase up to 225MW of renewable energy from HQUS. ...

Published: 13-Aug-2010

GHR To Develop Small Scale Hydro Projects In Northwest Highlands, Scotland

Green Highland Renewables (GHR) has been awarded a contract to develop small scale hydro schemes on the national forest estate in the northwest Highlands, Scotland. ...

Published: 10-Aug-2010

Emerson To Modernize 100 Hydroelectric Turbine Generators In Ukraine

Emerson Process Management has been awarded a $28m contract by UkrHydroEnergo, a hydroelectric generating company, for automation systems to manage and control 100 turbine generators in nine hydroelec...

Published: 09-Aug-2010

TMGP Begins Selling Power From Hydro Projects In British Columbia

Plutonic Power and GE Energy Financial Services have said that their Toba Montrose General Partnership (TMGP) has commenced selling electricity to BC Hydro under an electricity purchase agreement (EPA...

Published: 09-Aug-2010

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