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How Laos' plans to fast-track development left it facing a debt and inflation crisis
5 months, 1 week ago

How Laos' plans to fast-track development left it facing a debt and inflation crisis

ABC  

Laos is in serious economic trouble. He said the reasons for the big debt were "multi-causal and cascading" including: "over-lending" and poor due diligence by Chinese banks; "over-borrowing" by Laos with the sheer number of project loans appearing to overwhelm the utilities' capacity effectively manage so many large and complex energy projects; over-estimated domestic energy demand projections which justified these …

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Sikkim dam collapse will not slow India’s hydropower plans: R.K. Singh
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim dam collapse will not slow India’s hydropower plans: R.K. Singh

The Hindu  

The glacier lake outburst that triggered a flood in Sikkim and destroyed the Chungthang dam will not slow India’s reliance on hydropower, R.K. Singh, Minister for Power and Renewable Energy, has said. The Chungthang dam, a key component of the 1,200 MW Sikkim Urja hydel power project, was destroyed along with several highways, villages, and towns in Sikkim. The quantity …

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Arunachal Pradesh government plans to build 50 mini hydropower projects along border with China
1 year, 8 months ago

Arunachal Pradesh government plans to build 50 mini hydropower projects along border with China

The Hindu  

The Arunachal Pradesh government has launched an ambitious plan to build 50 mini hydropower projects along the border with China for electrification of remote villages that are facing challenges of poor connectivity and mountainous terrain. Under the 'Golden Jubilee Border Village Illumination Programme', these 50 micro, mini and small hydropower projects of 10–100 Kilowatt capacity are being built at an …

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Arunachal Pradesh farmers’ body rejects 10,000 MW hydropower plan on Siang River
1 year, 8 months ago

Arunachal Pradesh farmers’ body rejects 10,000 MW hydropower plan on Siang River

The Hindu  

Two Arunachal Pradesh-based organisations, including a farmers’ collective, have asked the State Government to scrap a deal for executing a proposed 10,000 MW hydropower project on the Siang River. Accusing the State Government of inking a deal with the National Hydropower Power Corporation for the mega-dam without taking the local people into confidence, Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum and the Indigenous …

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India plans ‘buffers’ in proposed Arunachal hydropower project to counter ‘China threat’
1 year, 11 months ago

India plans ‘buffers’ in proposed Arunachal hydropower project to counter ‘China threat’

The Hindu  

Concerns over China’s proposed 60,000 MW hydropower in Medog, Tibet are influencing the design of a proposed hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district. Still only in the planning stage, a ‘pre-feasibility report’ on the 11,000 MW project, or more than five times the size of the largest such projects in India – has been submitted to the Central …

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Anglers celebrate after hydropower scheme is shelved on salmon river
2 years, 1 month ago

Anglers celebrate after hydropower scheme is shelved on salmon river

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A hydropower project on the River Tyne next to Hexham Bridge, close to a fish pass, has been “paused” …

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Electricity cuts hit Sri Lanka as key union goes on strike
2 years, 6 months ago

Electricity cuts hit Sri Lanka as key union goes on strike

Al Jazeera  

About 900 of approximately 1,100 engineers of the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board are on strike, stalling operations. Swaths of Sri Lanka have been hit by electricity cuts after a power sector union went on strike in protest against new government regulations, compounding hardships as the country tackles its worst economic crisis in decades. About 900 out of approximately 1,100 engineers …

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US to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower
2 years, 7 months ago

US to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. officials announced what they called extraordinary steps on Tuesday to keep hundreds of billions of gallons of water stored in a reservoir on the Utah-Arizona line to prevent it from shrinking more amid prolonged drought and climate change. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation plans to hold back about 480,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Powell …

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Hydropower projects are wreaking havoc in the Himalayas
3 years, 9 months ago

Hydropower projects are wreaking havoc in the Himalayas

Al Jazeera  

On February 7, a Himalayan glacier broke and caused a flash flood in the North Indian state of Uttarakhand. “It shows that nature will strike back if we disregard the ecological limits of fragile regions like the Himalayas through reckless dam building and other infrastructure development.” After the 2013 flash flood, the Supreme Court of India also mandated a national …

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China gives green light for first downstream dams on Brahmaputra
3 years, 9 months ago

China gives green light for first downstream dams on Brahmaputra

The Hindu  

A draft of China’s new Five-Year Plan, which is set to be formally approved on March 11, has given the green light for the first dams to be built on the lower reaches of Yarlung Zangbo river, as the Brahmaputra is known in Tibet, before it flows into India. The draft outline of the new Five-Year Plan for 2025 and …

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Have Urged China to Ensure Downstream States' Interests Not Harmed: Govt on Brahmaputra Dam Reports
3 years, 10 months ago

Have Urged China to Ensure Downstream States' Interests Not Harmed: Govt on Brahmaputra Dam Reports

News 18  

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said it has taken note of reports on China's plans for hydropower development on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river, and asserted it has consistently conveyed its concerns to the Chinese authorities, urging them to ensure that the interests of downstream states are not harmed by any activities in upstream areas. Asserting that …

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‘Carefully monitoring’ Brahmaputra amid China dam plans, says India
4 years ago

‘Carefully monitoring’ Brahmaputra amid China dam plans, says India

The Hindu  

India on Thursday said it “carefully monitors all developments on the Brahmaputra ” river, even as Beijing said it was its “legitimate right” to develop hydropower projects on the lower reaches of the river. A State-run Chinese hydropower firm, POWERCHINA, is planning to build the first downstream dam on the Brahmaputra, known as the Yarlung Zangbo in Tibet, with officials …

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India Irked as China Plans to Build Major Dam on Brahmaputra River, But Beijing Downplays Anxiety
4 years ago

India Irked as China Plans to Build Major Dam on Brahmaputra River, But Beijing Downplays Anxiety

News 18  

China will build a major hydropower project on Brahmaputra river in Tibet and a proposal for this has been clearly put forward in the 14th Five-Year Plan to be implemented from next year, the official media on Sunday quoted the head of a Chinese company tasked to build the dam as saying. Yan Zhiyong, chairman of the Power Construction Corp …

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China hydropower company plans first downstream dam on Brahmaputra
4 years ago

China hydropower company plans first downstream dam on Brahmaputra

The Hindu  

China’s media reported on Sunday that authorities have given the go-ahead for a Chinese hydropower company to construct the first downstream dam on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river, or Yarlung Zangbo as it is known in Tibet, marking a new phase in China’s hydropower exploitation of the river with potential ramifications for India. A report in the Chinese …

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