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Industry association seeks to recognize excellence in hydropower operation

America's waterways provide many benefits to the communities they serve. Fresh drinking water, farm-sustaining irrigation, hours of recreational enjoyment, even generation of clean, renewable energy from hydropower. "Every day we strive to tell policymakers and the...

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. Located on the La Grande River in northern Quebec, the Robert-Bourassa hydroelectric station...

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 partners, ArcelorMittal, Rhodia, SNCF and Vattenfall join forces under the name Force Hydro to bid...

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 technology. Percheron Power of Kennewick hopes to build a small conduit project...

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. The hydroelectric plant will be developed on the Shala river and is expected...

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 finance the construction of the Ombla hydro power plant. The new 68MW...

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 500MW to 600MW coal-fired power project in addition to its planned coal project with a...

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