IDB approves $150m loan for 406MW hydroelectric plant in Peru
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has finalized a $150m non-sovereign guaranteed loan to help finance the construction of a 406MW capacity hydroelectric plant in...
Vattenfall enters agreement for renewal of French hydroelectric concessions
Swedish utility Vattenfall has entered into a consortium agreement with three partners in France for the coming hydro concessions. The four...
Alstom wins EUR50m contract to modernize Canadian hydropower facility
French engineering group Alstom has secured a contract worth about EUR50m from Canadian utility Hydro-Quebec to modernise a hydroelectric generating facility in Canada. ...
Canal hydroelectric project near Mesa gets planners’ OK
An irrigation canal in Franklin County may become the site of the first power plant in the nation to use a new hydroelectric power...
3Power to acquire 75% of 127.6MW hydropower plant concession in Albania
3Power Energy has signed a frame agreement with an Albania-based investment group to acquire 75% of a 127.6MW hydropower plant concession in Albania. ...
EBRD provides $164m loan for hydro power plant in Croatia
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a syndicated loan of about €123.2m ($164m) to Croatia's electricity utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda, to...
Meralco plans to build 300MW hydroelectric plant in Philippines
Philippines-based power distributor Meralco (Manila Electric) is planning to build a 300MW hydroelectric power plant. The company is also exploring another...
Congress invests $59 million in hydropower research and development Statement of NHA Executive Director...
The following is a statement from Linda Church Ciocci, Executive Director of the National Hydropower Association, on the passage of the fiscal year 2012 budget over...
IFC to invest $60m in hydro-power project in Pakistan
Star Hydro Power will receive a loan of $60m from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank Group to support the...
Legislators introduce bill to promote hydropower development
Recognizing the economic and clean energy benefits of hydropower, two congresswomen introduced bipartisan legislation yesterday that promotes additional development of the nation’s most affordable energy resource....
