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Hell Hole Dam Core Raise

September 27, 2021

The $11-million project to raise Hell Hole Dam in Foresthill, Calif., was never going to be easy. Built in 1966, the earth-and-rock embankment dam impounds two rivers to form Hell Hole Reservoir in a rugged, remote location.

Feasibility Study for $3.6B Energy Storage Project Gets Feds' Nod

Thomas F. Armistead

March 10, 2021

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FERC permit starts clock on proposed 2.2-GW project on Lake Powell near Page, Ariz.

Hydropower Boom in Canada Hits Roadblocks with Cost Overruns, Opposition

Pam Radtke Russell

October 25, 2018

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Keeyask is one of three major hydropower projects under construction in Canada—a country that gets 59% of its electricity from hydropower.

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Mega Canadian Hydro Project Moves Forward Despite Surprises, Bitter Cold

Pam Radtke Russell

October 24, 2018

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The Keeyask Hydroelectric project fell behind schedule, but BBE is making up time.

Global Bids in for $900M Red-Dead Water Project

Neal Sandler

June 29, 2016

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The first $900-million phase of a mammoth project to pump water from the Red Sea to the shrinking Dead Sea on the Israel-Jordan border—along with boosted water and power supply facilities for the region—has attracted design-construction proposals from teams that include 17 global firms.

Indian Government Eyes Private Partners for Hydro Development

Neelam Mathews

July 2, 2012

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Hydropower, which accounts for 33,320.80 MW of India’s total installed power capacity of 200,000 MW, still has undeveloped potential for an estimated 36 GW, says India's Central Electricity Authority, a statutory body under the Ministry of Power.