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Voith secures €58m refurbishment contract for Inga I hydro project in Congo
German engineering company Voith has been granted €58m contract to refurbish Inga I hydropower station in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The contract was awarded by electricity supplier Société Nationale d'Électricité (SNEL) to the Voith-led...
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Ethiopian hydro project will not affect Sudan, Egypt: expert panel claims
African countries Sudan and Egypt are not likely to be affected with the development of $4.2bn Ethiopian hydro project being carried out on Nile River, an independent panel of experts stated. A group of diplomats...
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Lesotho, South Africa collaborate to develop $1.3bn hydro project
The Government of Lesotho has signed an agreement with South Africa, which will see the latter providing funds of SAR12bn ($1.3bn) for a hydro project in Lesotho. The Lesotho Highlands Water Project is estimated...
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Tajikistan to build six small-scale hydro projects in 2013
The federal government of Tajikistan is outlining plans to build six small-scale hydropower plants in the country by the end of 2013. The planned projects are expected to have a power generation capacity range...
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Mitsui & Co to acquire 20% stake in Brazilian hydro project for €2.2bn
Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co is set to acquire 20% stake in 3,750MW Jirau hydro power plant in Brazil from electric utility firm GDF SUEZ on an equity value of BRL5.7bn (€2.2bn). Following this...
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German bank to grant $23.5m for revival of two hydro projects in Mozambique
German development bank Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) said it will grant funds of $23.5m power to the company Electricidade de Mozambique (EdM) to re-develop two hydro projects. The funds to renovate 38.4MW Chicamba and...
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SSE to invest £30m for hydro project following Scottish government’s consent
UK-based energy generation company SSE is set to invest £30m to develop its 7.5MW Glasa hydro-electric project in Ardross, Ross-shire following the clearance from Scottish government. The development comes after the developer stated that...
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