At least eight people are dead and more than 50 are missing after a turbine room in one of Russia’s largest hydro-electric stations flooded. A fatal accident at the RusHydro-owned hydro-electric station in Siberia has forced it to shutdown. Water flooded one of the turbine rooms killing at least eight people. State prosecutors say at least 54 people are still missing. The dam’s closure has forced steel and aluminum plants across Siberia to use emergency power. RusHydro said the damage runs into the billions and would take months to repair. Russia’s Minster of Emergencies said it would take years. [Sergei Shoigu, Russian Minister of Emergencies]: “It wouldn’t take months but years to replace three of the affected turbines, and the remaining seven affected parts, (repair) work must be begin immediately.” Locals fled the area when the accident happened, but have since returned home. [Sergei Shoigu, Russian Minister of Emergencies]: “As for electricity cuts, we are working to ensure that the local population do not suffer from this.” The power station has been running for more than three decades providing electricity to one of the world’s largest aluminum producers, United Company Rusal. The plant provides around 25 percent of RusHydro’s total capacity, the company’s shares have been suspended on the market. The authorities are saying an explosion caused the flooding. Local media reports suggest it was a water surge. Video Rating: 0 / 5
New manager named to oversee hydroelectric dams
SALT LAKE CITY — Jane Blair has been selected by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to serve as the new manager for the power office in Salt Lake City, which oversees the operation and maintenance of critical hydroelectric power generation facilities in four states, including Utah. Read more on Deseret News
Brazil gives OK for massive hydroelectric dam
A Brazilian environmental agency has given approval for initial work to begin on a massive hydroelectric dam planned for the heart of the Amazon jungle. But several legal and environmental hurdles must still be cleared if the Belo Monte dam is to be completed by the government’s target date of 2015. Read more on Denver Post
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I’m researchig Hydroelectric power (Power generated through Dams)
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wether it would make a difference or not?
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A new hydroelectric dam is bringing both power and hope to Sierra Leone by supplying regular electricity to the capital, Freetown. VOA’s Scott Stearns reports from Dakar.
US backs Mindanao hydroelectric power expansion
THE United States’ Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded Wednesday a P16 million grant to a power firm to assess the requirements needed to expand its hydroelectric power plant in Northern Mindanao. read more
Will Asia’s Hydro Rush Drown the Giant Catfish?
It’s hard to overstate the fever for hydroelectric power that has infected southeast Asia in recent years.
