Latin America Hydro

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Latin America Hydro News

Chile's Supreme Court halts start of 640 MW Cuervo hydropower project

05/15/2012 Appeals by environmental groups have stymied construction of Chile's 640...

Brazilian company to invest more than $4bn in new power projects

05/15/2012 Brazil-based CPFL Energia plans to spend 8.3 billion reais ($4.17 billio...

ICE to invest $9bn by 2024

05/14/2012 Costa Rica’s state power company ICE plans to invest $9 billion in the n...

Brazil hydroelectric power mix to get $56bn in investments by 2022

05/14/2012 Brazil’s hydroelectric power grid is expected to receive $56 billion in ...

Minerco Resources sells wind, hydro projects

05/14/2012 Minerco Resources, Inc., a developer of renewable energy in Latin Americ...

El Salvador to add 689 MW of renewable energy through 2026

05/11/2012 El Salvador could see the addition of 689 MW of renewable generating cap...

Hydropower unit in Chile gets environmental OK

05/09/2012 The Environmental Evaluation Commission of Chile gave the green light to...

Court rules against strike at 11,200 MW Belo Monte hydropower plant

05/01/2012 A Brazilian court has ruled that a work stoppage on the country's 11,200...

Utility plans hydroelectric investments in Peru

04/23/2012 Rurelec PLC, the electricity utility that owns and operates power genera...

Panama to add 720 MW of hydro

04/23/2012 Panama plans to increase installed capacity of hydroelectric power gener...