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4 Dead, 5 Missing In Blast At Italy Hydroelectric Plant
An explosion at an Italian hydroelectric power plant on Tuesday killed at least four people and left five missing, an official said.
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7 Dead As Flash Floods Wash Away Part Of Hydropower Plant In Bhutan
At least seven people were killed and 16 others missing in Bhutan after flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains washed away a section of a small hydroelectric plant on Thursday, local media reported.
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Ukraine Dam Breach Sparks Alarming Food Security Concerns: UN's Griffiths
The United Nations on Tuesday said the breach of the huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro river in Ukraine will have a huge impact on global food security, lead to a rise in food prices and could cause drinking water problems for hundreds of thousands.
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More Than 100-Year-Old Tunnel Below Niagara Falls Just Opened To Visitors
A more than 100-year-old power station tunnel has reopened once again. This time around, it is a tourist attraction rather than being used to generate electricity.
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Russia Targets Ukrainian Hydropower Plants In Fresh Missile Strikes
Russia fired dozens of missiles at Ukrainian energy facilities including hydroelectric power stations on Monday, causing widespread blackouts, mobile phone outages and reductions in water supplies.
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Telangana Chief Minister Announces Compensation, Job To Families Of Nine Killed In Fire
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has announced Rs 50 lakh compensation payment for deputy engineer Srinivas Goud's family and Rs 25 lakh each for families of others who died in a fire incident at Srisailam Left Bank Hydel Power Station (SLBHP) of the Srisailam reservoir in Nagarkurnool district of the state.
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9 Dead In Fire At Telangana Hydroelectric Plant
Rescue officials have retrieved bodies of nine people who were trapped inside a hydroelectric plant in Telangana which had caught fire late last night.
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Kerala Government's Move On Controversial Power Project Upsets Ally
Kerala government's latest decision on the controversial Athirappilly hydroelectric power plant project has drawn sharp criticism from the ruling CPM's ally, CPI, opposition parties and the environmentalists.
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Nepal Revives $2.5 Billion Hydro Power Plant Project Deal With China
Nepal has revived a deal with a Chinese state-owned firm to construct a $2.5 billion hydroelectric plant, that had been scrapped by the previous government, officials said.
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Weeks Before Inauguration By PM Modi, Blast At Hydroelectricity Project Site In Nepal
A bomb exploded today at the office of a hydroelectricity project in Nepal developed with Indian assistance, weeks before its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a media report said.
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Nepal State Firm Bags $2.5 Billion Power Project After China Deal Scrapped
A state-owned Nepali power company will develop the Himalayan country's biggest hydroelectric plant after the government scrapped a deal with a Chinese company, a government official said on Sunday.
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No Decision On Indus Waters Treaty Yet; India-Pak Talks On: World Bank
The World Bank has said that discussions between India and Pakistan over Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants are ongoing and no decision has been made yet.
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India Permitted To Construct Kishanganga, Ratle Projects: World Bank
India is allowed to construct hydroelectric power facilities on tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers with certain restrictions under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the World Bank has said.
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On Some Power Projects, PM Narendra Modi Finds His 'Hands Tied': Foreign Media
In a small Himalayan village near a wildlife sanctuary in India's north, 200 families have banded together to decide whether a hydroelectric power plant slated for their land can go ahead. To the chagrin of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, their answer will be a resounding "no".
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China's Three Gorges Dam 'Breaks World Hydropower Record'
China's Three Gorges dam has broken the world record for annual hydroelectric power production, more than a decade after it became the world's largest power plant, its operator said.
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4 Dead, 5 Missing In Blast At Italy Hydroelectric Plant
An explosion at an Italian hydroelectric power plant on Tuesday killed at least four people and left five missing, an official said.
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7 Dead As Flash Floods Wash Away Part Of Hydropower Plant In Bhutan
At least seven people were killed and 16 others missing in Bhutan after flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains washed away a section of a small hydroelectric plant on Thursday, local media reported.
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Ukraine Dam Breach Sparks Alarming Food Security Concerns: UN's Griffiths
The United Nations on Tuesday said the breach of the huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro river in Ukraine will have a huge impact on global food security, lead to a rise in food prices and could cause drinking water problems for hundreds of thousands.
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More Than 100-Year-Old Tunnel Below Niagara Falls Just Opened To Visitors
A more than 100-year-old power station tunnel has reopened once again. This time around, it is a tourist attraction rather than being used to generate electricity.
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Russia Targets Ukrainian Hydropower Plants In Fresh Missile Strikes
Russia fired dozens of missiles at Ukrainian energy facilities including hydroelectric power stations on Monday, causing widespread blackouts, mobile phone outages and reductions in water supplies.
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Telangana Chief Minister Announces Compensation, Job To Families Of Nine Killed In Fire
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has announced Rs 50 lakh compensation payment for deputy engineer Srinivas Goud's family and Rs 25 lakh each for families of others who died in a fire incident at Srisailam Left Bank Hydel Power Station (SLBHP) of the Srisailam reservoir in Nagarkurnool district of the state.
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9 Dead In Fire At Telangana Hydroelectric Plant
Rescue officials have retrieved bodies of nine people who were trapped inside a hydroelectric plant in Telangana which had caught fire late last night.
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Kerala Government's Move On Controversial Power Project Upsets Ally
Kerala government's latest decision on the controversial Athirappilly hydroelectric power plant project has drawn sharp criticism from the ruling CPM's ally, CPI, opposition parties and the environmentalists.
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Nepal Revives $2.5 Billion Hydro Power Plant Project Deal With China
Nepal has revived a deal with a Chinese state-owned firm to construct a $2.5 billion hydroelectric plant, that had been scrapped by the previous government, officials said.
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Weeks Before Inauguration By PM Modi, Blast At Hydroelectricity Project Site In Nepal
A bomb exploded today at the office of a hydroelectricity project in Nepal developed with Indian assistance, weeks before its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a media report said.
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Nepal State Firm Bags $2.5 Billion Power Project After China Deal Scrapped
A state-owned Nepali power company will develop the Himalayan country's biggest hydroelectric plant after the government scrapped a deal with a Chinese company, a government official said on Sunday.
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No Decision On Indus Waters Treaty Yet; India-Pak Talks On: World Bank
The World Bank has said that discussions between India and Pakistan over Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants are ongoing and no decision has been made yet.
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India Permitted To Construct Kishanganga, Ratle Projects: World Bank
India is allowed to construct hydroelectric power facilities on tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers with certain restrictions under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the World Bank has said.
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On Some Power Projects, PM Narendra Modi Finds His 'Hands Tied': Foreign Media
In a small Himalayan village near a wildlife sanctuary in India's north, 200 families have banded together to decide whether a hydroelectric power plant slated for their land can go ahead. To the chagrin of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, their answer will be a resounding "no".
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China's Three Gorges Dam 'Breaks World Hydropower Record'
China's Three Gorges dam has broken the world record for annual hydroelectric power production, more than a decade after it became the world's largest power plant, its operator said.
