Focus on Hydropower
Newfoundland and Labrador appoints team to broker final energy deal with Quebec
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s government has appointed a team for the next round of negotiations with Hydro-Québec, as the provinces’...
Lesotho’s king pitches green energy to Davos elites
King Letsie III of Lesotho urges global leaders in Davos to invest in his nation's green transition.
Nepal’s top court bars infrastructure in protected areas
After decades of rampant logging, Nepal also nearly doubled its forest cover between 1992 and 2016.
China reports problems at five reservoirs in Tibet after earthquake
Earthquakes have damaged dams in the past, particularly by setting off landslides and rockfalls.
Did Quebec get a better deal? Hydro-Québec comments spook critics in Newfoundland
Canada's easternmost province may have signed another unfavourable energy deal, warns a former Newfoundland and Labrador premier.
Tajikistan bets on giant dam to solve electricity crisis
Amid chronic shortages, Tajikistan has revived a Soviet-era mega-project to build the world's highest dam.
Quebec energy deal touted as new chapter for Newfoundland and Labrador heads for vote
N.L. debates $227B Churchill Falls draft energy deal with Quebec, pivotal for province’s debt-laden economy.
Adviser says Quebec-N.L. energy deal is ‘very good,’ as Opposition vows not to vote
Newfoundland and Labrador's opposition vowed they will not vote on a draft energy deal with Quebec's hydro utility until it is scrutinized by...
Biden team wraps up expanded clean energy credit guidance
Biden finalizes clean energy tax credit guidance, extending IRA benefits to diverse low-carbon power sources amid climate change push.
Bruising history with hydro projects hangs over Quebec energy debate in Newfoundland
Newfoundland debates draft energy deal with Quebec, potentially adding $17B to its treasury by 2041, ending 1969 contract.
