Hydropower projects run into familiar snags Water and Power Development Authority”s (Wapda)

Water and Power Development Authority”s (Wapda) ongoing hydropower projects worth billions of dollars hit snags due to numerous issues including insufficient financing, lack of co-ordination at the federal level, security issues and most importantly disjointing of water and power…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/pakistan-news/hydropower-projects-run-into-familiar-snags-water-and-power-development-authoritys-wapda/ hydropower projects, NAB, National Accountability Bureau, WAPDA, Water and Power Development Authority, water and power sector

Punjab Budget 2013-14: 100 percent raise in allocation for energy projects ADB-assisted Renewable Energy Development Sector Investment Programme (REDSIP)

Allocation of funds for energy projects registered 100 percent increase in Punjab’s annual budget for fiscal year 2013-14 to Rs 20.43 billion against Rs 10 billion during 2012-13.
According to the budget documents, the Punjab government has actively embarked upon implementation of the…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/national-news/punjab-budget-2013-14-100-percent-raise-in-allocation-for-energy-projects-adb-assisted-renewable-energy-development-sector-investment-programme-redsip/ (PPDCL), (REDSIP), (UET) Lahore, Energy Research and Development, hydropower projects, KSK campus, Punjab Power Development Board (PPDB) t, Punjab Power Development Company Limited, Renewable Energy Development Sector Investment Programme, University of Engineering & Technology

Laos, financial institutions working on hydro project development laws would help govern hydroelectric power development.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced its plan to work with the Laotian government in developing draft laws that would help govern hydroelectric power development.
According to IFC, Laos is one of the poorest nations in southeast Asia, but is amongst the richest in terms of…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/international-news/laos-financial-institutions-working-on-hydro-project-development-laws-would-help-govern-hydroelectric-power-development/ Environmental Protection, hydro project development laws, hydroelectric power development, hydropower projects, International Finance Corporation (IFC), socio-economic development, terms of natural resources

World Bank rethinks stance on large-scale hydropower projects Gorges Dam in Yichang, China,

Despite their disruption, can dams help the organisation work towards ending poverty while keeping carbon emissions down?
Energy rush … water is released from the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, China, which has a total electric generating capacity 22,500 megawatts. Photograph:…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/hydro-power/world-bank-rethinks-stance-on-large-scale-hydropower-projects-gorges-dam-in-yichang-china/ China, Gorges Dam in Yichang, hydropower projects, large-scale, World Bank

Hydropower Projects Depend On Rainforest Conservation journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows

Large hydropower projects are the bedrock of clean energy production, by virtue of their sheer size and reliance upon natural rainfall. However, new research recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that a necessary part of increasing the…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/hydro-power/hydropower-projects-depend-on-rainforest-conservation-journal-proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences-shows/ Amazon River Basin, dam Belo Monte, hydropower projects

South Korean envoy, Wapda discuss water, hydropower projects called on the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda)

Ambassador of South Korea to Pakistan Choong Joo Choi called on the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Syed Raghib Abbas Shah here at Wapda House on Friday and discussed the water and hydropower sectors related matter with him.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/national-news/south-korean-envoy-wapda-discuss-water-hydropower-projects-called-on-the-pakistan-water-and-power-development-authority-wapda/ hydropower projects, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Korean firms, Memoranda of Understanding (MoU), Pakistan Water, Power Development Authority, South Korean envoy, WAPDA, Wapda discuss water

Study Will Evaluate Two Manitoba Hydro Project Proposals Public Utilities Board (PUB)

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada The Manitoba government has announced the terms of reference that will be used to evaluate Manitoba Hydro’s proposal to build two new hydropower projects in the province’s northern region, HydroWorld.com has learned.

Called a “needs for and…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/hydro-power/study-will-evaluate-two-manitoba-hydro-project-proposals-public-utilities-board-pub/ Canada, hydropower projects, HydroWorld.com, Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro, Public Utilities Board (PUB), WINNIPEG

Corps awards monitoring contract for three Columbia River Basin hydropower projects Columbia Basin Environmental

Columbia Basin Environmental has won a US$36,700 contract to perform total dissolved gas and temperature monitoring at three hydroelectric projects in the Columbia River Basin.
 
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Seattle District last solicited bids for the work in March, which calls…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/international-news/corps-awards-monitoring-contract-for-three-columbia-river-basin-hydropower-projects-columbia-basin-environmental/ Columbia Basin Environmental, Columbia River Basin, Columbia River Washington, hydropower projects, Kootenai River Chief Joseph Dam

‘Hydropower projects construction by India on Western rivers poses serious threat’ agriculture sector and could severely affect water availability

LAHORE: Construction of run-of-the-river hydropower projects by India on Western rivers poses a serious threat to agriculture sector and could severely affect water availability in the country at crucial times.
 
Farmers Associates of Pakistan (FAP), Research Institute of Natural Resources…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/national-news/hydropower-projects-construction-by-india-on-western-rivers-poses-serious-threat-agriculture-sector-and-could-severely-affect-water-availability/

Water row: Govt objects to Indian hydel projects on Chenab

ISLAMABAD: 
Pakistan and India found themselves in another water rights row on Thursday after the former objected to the construction of three hydropower projects by the latter on the Chenab River. The development comes on the heels of a partial award on India’s Kishanganga Dam announced by…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/international-news/water-row-govt-objects-to-indian-hydel-projects-on-chenab/