(March 25, 2002) China’s power companies with an installed capacity of more than 5 gigawatts will have to ensure 5 per cent of their electricity generators are fuelled by renewable energy sources by 2010, with the proportion rising to 10 per cent by 2020.
China suspends approval for 44 indl projects in Q1 due to environmental risks
(November 7, 2000) China has suspended approval for 44 proposed industrial plants and rejected plans for another 16 in the first quarter due to concerns that they could threaten the environment, said Pan Yue, deputy director of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA).
More hydro-electric plants to be constructed on Yangtze River
(June 20, 2000) About 100 new hydroelectric plants will be built on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and its numerous branches in the next two decades, a top Three Gorges Project Development Corp. official says.
Yangtze Power Company profits down, operating costs up
(October 31, 2008) China Yangtze Power Co Ltd, operator of the Three Gorges hydroelectric dam, said third quarter net profit fell 14.69 percent year-on-year to 1.93 billion yuan due to a fall in investment income and rising costs.
CERC: 51 percent of Chileans oppose Aysen dam project
(October 30, 2008) A recent poll by the Center for Studies in Contemporary Reality (CERC) suggests that a slim majority of Chileans continue to oppose energy company HidroAysén’s multi-billion-dollar plan to build five large-scale dams in Patagonia.
Chinese dam planner says upper Mekong dam impacts “limited”
(October 29, 2008) Last month in Vientiane, a spokesman for one of China’s largest dam planning agencies1 assured the Mekong River Commission (which includes the four lower Mekong countries of Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam) that dam-building on the upper Mekong would have only “limited impact” downstream.
Sinohydro seeks MIGA insurance for Mekong dams
(October 29, 2008) Sinohydro, the company that helped build China’s massive Three Gorges dam, has requested political risk insurance from the World Bank’s investment guarantee agency (MIGA) for the Nam Ngum 5 hydro project it is building in neighbouring Lao PDR.
Main works of Three Gorges Project finished a year ahead of schedule
(October 29, 2008) With the last turbo-generator in operation on the south bank of the Yangtze River at 9 a.m. Wednesday, the Three Gorges Project looks set to be completed one year ahead of construction schedule.
Wetlands expert: China should think outside the flooding box with Three Gorges Dam
“Nature is going to see something it’s never seen before. There is no ecosystem that has such an exaggerated change in flooding levels, even the Amazon River in South America. This annual variation in water levels will be unlike any other natural river system in the world. If done properly, ecological engineering can minimize some of the impact,” said Mitsch, also director of the Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at Ohio State.
Chile’s Hidroaysen threaten animal species, says CBI report
(October 27, 2008) The controversial HidroAysén hydroelectric dam project proposed for southern Chile’s Patagonia will put numerous native species at risk, according to a report by the Oregon-based Conservation Biology Institute (CBI). Threatened species include salmon on the Baker River, the torrent duck and Chile’s emblematic huemul deer.
U.S. Ex-Im bank decision on Three Gorges dam expected soon: American firms lobby to get green light
(December 21, 1995) The United States Export-Import Bank could decide next week whether to subsidize corporate America’s involvement in China’s controversial Three Gorges dam. The bank’s board of executive directors is expected to vote on the project once the current budget impasse is resolved.
American multinationals will plead for Canadian taxpayer subsidies if no US support is given for TG
(December 22, 1995) American multinationals that want contracts to build China’s massive Three Gorges dam will try to get financing from the Canadian government through their Canadian subsidiaries if the U.S. denies them public funds, according to the president of one American company hoping to cash in on the mega-project.
White House reportedly abandons effort to block Ex-Im aid for Three Gorges dam
(January 2, 1996) The White House has apparently distanced itself from its earlier advice to the Export-Import Bank to stay away from the Three Gorges dam in China, according to a report in the Journal of Commerce. American multinationals are now confident they will get support from the bank to help build the massive and controversial dam on China’s Yangtze River.
Three Gorges dam to create more refugees than expected, admit Chinese officials
(February 9, 1996) Chinese officials admitted last week that the number of people who will have to be moved to make way for the colossal Three Gorges dam is higher than originally expected.
International, Canadian environmentalists protest Canadian support for Three Gorges dam
(March 26, 1996) $12.5 million Export Development Corporation loan to Chinese government makes Canadian Taxpayers financiers of world’s "riskiest and most destructive dam project ever"
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