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Focus on Hydropower

FILE PHOTO: A man sits in a boat on the waters of the Brahmaputra river near the international border between India and Bangladesh in Dhubri district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India August 4, 2018.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
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China to build world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibet

The dam could produce 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually.

Quebec Premier François Legault and Andrew Furey, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding during an announcement in St.John's, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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After fanfare of Churchill Falls deal, Newfoundland urged to learn its dam lessons

Energy observers urge Newfoundland and Labrador to independently review a major deal with Quebec, fearing it may favor Quebec.

FILE PHOTO: Electrical transmission cables connecting to Quebec at the Churchill Falls hydroelectric project in Churchill Falls, Newfoundland, Canada July 2007.  REUTERS/Greg Locke/File Photo
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Canada pushes out target for net-zero electricity grid by 15 years

Canada's Clean Electricity Regulations now target a net-zero grid by 2050, shifting from a 2035 goal amid industry concerns.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault and Andrew Furey, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding during an announcement in St.John's, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Former Newfoundland and Labrador premiers say a draft agreement signed Thursday with Quebec marked significant headway in a long-standing political standoff they had tried and failed to make.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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‘Breaking of gridlock’ between Quebec, N.L. is the envy of former premiers

A historic energy agreement ends a decades-long standoff, reshaping ties between Newfoundland, Labrador, and Quebec.

Wind turbines off the coast of Clacton-on-Sea, UK.
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UK low-carbon renewable power set to overtake fossil fuels for first time

Wind power is close to becoming the single largest source of UK power for the first time, says Ember analysis of renewable energy...

A news helicopter flies by as a 130-ton all-terrain crane prepares to place the giant blades onto a massive wind turbine on the top of Grouse Mountain ski resort in North Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.    THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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B.C. selects nine wind power projects to boost energy supply by eight per cent a year

B.C. has okayed nine wind energy projects that will boost its hydro-electric grid by eight per cent a year, enough to power 500,000...

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