POSCO Engineering & Construction (CEO: Tae-Hyun Hwang) announced on July 9 that it held a groundbreaking ceremony to build a hydroelectric power plant in the Phonhong District, 90 kilometers north of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. This project is a product of joint investment among Krungthai Bank PCL (KTB), Export-Import Bank of Thailand, and NL1PC. It will be operated in the form of a BOT (build, oper ...

Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corporation has won contracts to develop three hydropower plants with a combined capacity of 320MW across the Philippines. According to reports from InterAksyon, the Department of Energy awarded the Phinma Group company service contracts for a 300MW project in Pililia, Rizal, a 10MW project in Ilagen, Isabela, and a further 10MW scheme in Buguias, Benguet. The contracts ...

TRANS-ASIA OIL and Energy Development Corp. has secured three new service contracts involving hydropower projects in Luzon with a combined capacity of 320 megawatts (MW), the company said in a disclosure on Thursday. "The Department of Energy (DoE) notified us of the award of three hydropower service contracts to Trans-Asia covering certain areas in Pililla, Riizal (300 MW); Ilagan, Isabela (10 MW) and Bugu ...

In Laos, the rapid and unsustainable development of massive Mekong dams is taking a toll on communities In 1998, a large hydropower project was completed in central Laos that diverted water from one Mekong tributary - the Nam Theun-Kading - through a tunnel down an escarpment, from where it flowed rapidly down into the Nam Hinboun river to eventually rejoin the Mekong opposite Nakhon Phanom province. The 21 ...

China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHCWS) ("China Hydroelectric" or the "Company"), an owner, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China, today announced the completion of its merger (the "Merger") with CPT Wyndham Sub Ltd. ("Merger Sub"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CPT Wyndham Holdings Ltd. ("Parent"), pursuant to the agreement and plan of merg ...

Atul Keshap, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia at the United States Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, on Tuesday said Nepal needs to focus on unleashing its hydropower potential to gain economic prosperity. Addressing an interaction organised by Tribhuvan University’s Masters in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) Programme, Keshap said the country needs to cash in on more than 42, ...

Chinese company Hanergy Group Holdings Ltd., and local company Asia World have been granted the go-ahead to build the first hydro-power project on the Thanlwin River, according to sources from Ministry of Electric Power. The final agreement was reached in the third week of May between the government and the companies for construction of the Upper Thanlwin (Kwonlon) project on the river. The joint venture ag ...

Today, Voith participated in Kaukauna Utilities Badger Hydro Plant’s formal dedication in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. The Badger Hydro Plant combines hydraulic capacity of the 105-year old “old” Badger plant and the 85-year old “new” badger plant into a new single 2-unit plant resulting in more capacity than the previous two plants combined. Voith was heavily involved in the project, as Voith Hydro supplied two Ka ...

China's government says it will open 80 projects in eight state-run industries to private and foreign investors as part of efforts to make its slowing economy more efficient ...

Kyrgyzstan’s Toktogul hydroelectric power plant low water levels may cause water shortages this spring and summer for downstream Uzbek cotton farmers. Uzbekistan annually uses 53 billion cubic meters of water for irrigation and during the growing season the country needs an additional three billion cubic meters, which are provided by the Toktogul HPP. Kyrgyz authorities earlier said that this year the Tokto ...