(September 13, 2005) Lately B.E.L. has been keeping a low profile on the project, but in a late evening press release, the company announced that on Monday the Chalillo Hydroelectric Facility generated the first of what it hopes will be many billions of watts of power.
Lifting the Lid on Foreign Investment Contracts
(September 1, 2005) Deals between foreign investors and governments have major implications for whether investment projects bring real benefits for the people and environments of the countries where they take place, or whether instead they undermine sustainable development.
Belize leader vows survival, warns of debt crisis
(April 27, 2005) Belize’s prime minister has vowed to survive a wave of anti-government
strikes and riots but warned that the tiny Central American nation’s
debt crisis poses a serious threat to its economic future.
Damming Belize
(November 12, 2004) Opposition against the Chalillo dam remains strong in Belize.
Damming Belize
(November 12, 2004) Opposition against the Chalillo dam remains strong in Belize.
In Belize, electricity vs. tourism
A $30 million dam, due to be completed next year, will generate needed power, but could turn off ecotravelers. "This is a bad project all the way around," says Gráinne Ryder, policy director of Toronto’s Probe International.
In Belize, electricity vs. tourism
(May 24, 2004) A $30 million dam, due to
be completed next year, will generate needed power, but could turn off
ecotravelers. "This is a bad project all the way around," says Gr√°inne Ryder, policy director of Toronto’s Probe International.
Fortis Inc. acquires remaining 5 per cent interest in Belize Electric Company Limited
(May 21, 2004) Fortis Inc. has acquired
the remaining 5 per cent interest in Belize Electric Company Limited
("BECOL"), making it a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of the
corporation.
Belize dam trial: Victory, what victory?
True, Fortis narrowly escaped an injunction to stop construction of the Chalillo dam. Three out of five judges decided the Belizean government’s environmental approval of the dam was not illegal, just flawed.
What Privy Council said about the Chalillo dam
(February 5, 2004) Not even the most protracted and determined paper chase could have got at the true facts" about Chalillo. Lord Walker, Privy Council decision, London.
Power rumble in Belize jungle
(January 31, 2004) In effect, the Belize
government used the imprimatur of Canadian money (via CIDA) to push
through approvals on the Chalillo project. After all, Canada is not a
corrupt country . . . but this is flawed logic.
Green groups lose Belize dam battle approval
(January 30, 2004) Coalition of environmental groups vow to fight on.
Objectors lose Belize dam appeal
(January 29, 2004) The committee, the highest appeal court for the central American
Commonwealth country, did not accept the Chalillo dam would threaten
rare species.
High court upholds decision to build dam
The decision to allow construction of a controversial hydroelectric dam
in the Central American rainforests of Belize caused sharp dissent in
the UK’s Privy Council.
Environmentalists lose battle to stop Canadian dam in Belize
(January 29, 2004) Stan Marshall, the chief
executive officer of Fortis, called the ruling a victory for his
company and the people of Belize, who he said support the dam.
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