The Belo Monte hydropower plant is now producing 3.2GW of power
After other turbines were put online some time ago, Norte Energia consortium announced it has brought the eleventh turbine-generator unit online at its 11.2-GW …
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EGESUR will add up 42MW hydropower to its portfolio in a $100mln investment
Tacna, a Peru-based Company of EGESUR, announced it is in the process of completing site studies in preparation to begin 2017 construction of three new …
EWEB is overhauling its major power plant in a $100mln, five-year plan
The Eugene Water and Electric Board, Oregon’s largest customer-owned utility, announced that its 114-MW Carmen-Smith hydroelectric facility along the …
Uzbekistan is planning to bring hydropower energy up to 119MW in four years
The government of Uzbekistan will soon begin working to upgrade the production and efficiency of various hydropower plants, according to reports from the …
One step ahead for Belo Monte hydropower facility
After a temporary stop some months ago, the third unit at the soon-to-be largest Brazilian hydropower facility Belo Monte hydropower facility, with a capacity …
A $300mln-worth hydropower project has been presented in Indonesia
Local power producer Soma Power Indonesia will soon begin developing a hydroelectric power plant alongside Bongka River in Tojo Una-Una, Central Sulawesi, with …
Brazilian court halted the construction a 11.2GW hydropower plant
According to an insight by HydroWorld, a Brazilian federal court has suspended an operating license for the 11.2-GW Belo Monte hydroelectric plant, stating …
A 1.2 MW hydropower station will be built in Tibet
The construction of a large hydropower station has begun on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River, local authorities said Thursday, Huadian …
A 969MW hydropower plant will be built in Pakistan
The Pakistani government has guaranteed US$955 million in Islamic bonds to help pay for the country’s 969-MW Neelum Jhelum hydroelectric project. The …
Argentina is studying a way to produce 1,25GW of hydroelectric power
A US$2.2 million contract has been awarded to a consortium to carry out feasibility studies of four hydropower projects with a total capacity of 1.25 GW in …