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Democratic Republic of the Congo to start work on $12bn hydropower project by early 2017

2015-12-04 01:00:00| Power Technology

The Democratic Republic of the Congo plans to start construction on the dam for the 4,800MW Inga 3 hydroelectric project by the end of next year, or early 2017.

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Karot Hydropower Project, Jhelum River

2015-11-25 01:00:00| Power Technology

The Karot Hydropower Project is a 720MW run-of-river project to be built on the Jhelum River, Rawalpindi district, Pakistan.

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Aquila Capital takes over Norwegian small-scale hydropower developer Smkraft

2015-11-12 01:00:00| Power Technology

European alternative asset manager Aquila Capital has won the bid to take over hydropower developer and operator Smkraft in Norway.

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Brazil climate change report warns of failed hydropower and crops

2015-11-09 17:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: A comprehensive new study commissioned by Brazils government predicts severe drought and crop failures due to climate change by 2040. Brazil now gets 78% of its electricity from hydropower, but decreased rainfall could cut river flows by 38 to 57% to the nations four biggest existing hydropower plants, sharply decreasing energy generation. Reduced water flows to proposed dams in the Tapajós basin, as well as to the gigantic, under construction Belo Monte dam, could make hydroelectric power...

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