Tag: Hydropower projects

China’s Looming Power Shortages: Blackouts, or Blackmail?

The Financial Times’ beyondbrics blog peers behind recent warnings of power shortages in China in the coming months: [Is] this a real threat? Or is it just sabre-rattling by power companies keen to secure from the authorities increase in state-controlled electricity prices to compensate for rising world coal costs? It’s probably just talk, but nobody can be quite sure. During the hot s

May 4, 2011 1:22 AM

Renewed Damming in China Sparks Concern Downstream

“Shocking” news emerged last month of Chinese plans to resume hydropower exploitation of the Nu (Salween), La

February 3, 2013 9:53 PM

Ban on Nu River Dams Washed Away

China’s State Council has announced plans to resume hydropower development on the Nu (Salween), Lancang (Mekong) an

January 25, 2013 3:28 PM

Three Gorges Dam at Full Capacity

The Three Gorges Dam’s 32nd and final generator went into full operation for the first time on Wednesday, finally b

July 5, 2012 9:11 PM

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