Iran and China will ink a $2 billion contract to construct the tallest concrete dam in the world in the western Iranian province of Lorestan, an official says. The managing director of Iran's Water and Power Resources Development Company told IRIB on Sunday that the Chinese firm Sinohydro Corpora

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia 3/17/11 (PennWell) -- Ethiopia will start building a major hydro project along the Nile River to generate power to increase electricity production, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said. The Horn of Africa nation aims to produce 15,000 MW of power within 10 years, part of a strat

LIMA, Peru 3/14/11 (PennWell) -- Preliminary works for SN Power's 168-MW Cheves hydropower project in Peru have begun, the Norwegian company's local general manager told wire services. Officials reported that planning is under way for the electromechanical and transmission line works and other as

The World Bank Group is consulting on a new energy sector strategy, expected to be completed in early 2011. It requests input on how the Group can best help developing countries improve the access and reliability of energy, while helping increase environmentally sustainability. There is the oppor

The Second Regional Workshop on Eco-efficient Water Infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific was concluded successfully on 22nd Aug., 2009, Incheon, Republic of Korea, which is co-organized by UNESCAP and Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT) and Korea Water Forum (KWF). Over 30 partic