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Balfour Beatty pulls out of dam project
21 December, 2001
Balfour Beatty has dropped out of the Ilisu dam project in Turkey after a 'a thorough and extensive evaluation of the commercial, environmental and social issues'.

Russia to supply nuclear plant
21 December, 2001
300 Russian companies are supplying parts for the Kudankulam nuclear project in India, expected to take up to eight years.

Kvaerner sees solution to its problems
20 December, 2001
A deal with Aker Maritime should result in a solution to Kvaerner's problems after a period when it looked looked close to bankruptcy.

Altay revises hydro scheme
20 December, 2001
A project to build a hydropower plant on the Katun river, shelved during the collapse of the Soviet Union, is to be relaunched.

Power sell-off scheduled
20 December, 2001
A plan for the privatisation of 34 public utilities has been approved by the Belgian government

Tractebel headquarters occupied
20 December, 2001
Activists who took over Tractebel's Brazilian HQ were part of the Brazilian Movement of Dam-Affected People (MAB).

Restructuring of UES is closer
20 December, 2001
Russia's restructuring scheme will see the creation of ten generating companies to take charge of 48 power plants across the country.

Mirant leaves Vattenfall to take over Bewag
19 December, 2001
Vattenfall's takeover of Bewag leaves it free to form the Neue Kraft group.

Privatisation plans criticised
19 December, 2001
Czech privatisation commission member Josef Hojdar has suggested that if the plan is not amended to separate public and private ventures in the sale the whole project could be derailed.

Siemens to build biggest PPP
19 December, 2001
Siemens has won an order to build a 1.5 GW electricity/desalination plant inthe Gulf

Decommissioning delay
19 December, 2001
It is claimed that delays by the government in deciding a long term nuclear waste storage policy could cost hundreds of millions of pounds.

Pebble bed demo delayed
19 December, 2001
Tehnical problems need more discussion before construction can start

Minister warns against too-ambitious energy policy
19 December, 2001
A prominent German government minister has severely criticised the coalition's energy policy

Fallout fears over Enron collapse
19 December, 2001
The world waits to see what will be the financial and institutional consequences of Enron's collapse.

Nuclear threat to US national security
28 November, 2001
US political leaders have called for strongly increased vigilance and preparedness at the nation's 103 nuclear power plants.

Enron bows to the inevitable
28 November, 2001
Enron has succumbed to an all-stock takeover bid by smaller rival Dynegy. But fears persist that Dynegy may abandon the rescue bid if Enron's stock value falls too far

Guidelines for tracking greenhouse emissions
27 November, 2001
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol has been launched by the US government, businesses and environmental groups. It is claimed to be the first set of consistent accounting and reporting guidelines for tracking emissions of greenhouse gases by businesses.

CEZ privatisation controversy
27 November, 2001
The Czech Republic's privatisation plans have been announced, but the proposal has caused controversy because of conditions imposed by the government.

Liberalisation delay likely
27 November, 2001
Thailand's liberalisation plans are likely to be delayed by up to four years, and its competitive power pool may not be implemented until 2007.

Strong growth predicted for US coal firing market
27 November, 2001
Coal fired generation in the US can expect the investment of hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 15 years



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