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Climate perspectives: Hydroelectric solutions
18 Sep 2025 21:42 GMT
… also be conscious that hydroelectric dams are tall, human- … ’s 11,230-MW Belo Monte project, for example, reportedly … bill through their electricity bills.
Large hydroelectric plants are … facilities, with stringent liquidated damage (LD) requirements for …
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Brazil's Cemig plans on leveraging hydroelectric expertise to build new power plants
10 Sep 2025 19:15 GMT
… state-controlled electricity utility, said that Cemig will use its hydropower experience … "enormous knowledge" in hydroelectric energy will be used to … stakes in Taesa and the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Plant, as well as gas …
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Brazilian energy auction for hydro plants to generate $1 billion in investments
22 Aug 2025 21:05 GMT
… at small and medium-sized dams will generate around 5.5 … – are expected to start supplying electricity from January 2030, according to … building new large-scale hydroelectric projects after Belo Monte, a project considered controversial …
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The community-led science challenging a Brazilian hydro giant
23 Jul 2025 13:28 GMT
… ’s biggest hydroelectric plants over the impacts of its dams on the … Belo Monte is estimated to represent around 5% of Brazil’s electricity-generation … environmental conditions established in the Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant licence” by “monitoring …
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State Grid Brazil Holding begins construction of electricity transmission project
09 Jul 2025 16:20 GMT
… direct-current (UHV DC) electricity transmission project in Brazil.
… China, following the Brazil Belo Monte UHV Phase I and Phase … as wind, solar, and hydro.
The project will traverse … signed with the Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency, and preliminary …
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Pumped Storage Hydropower is an Option for Latin America
02 Jul 2025 23:31 GMT
… IPS) - Having hydroelectric power without damming rivers, dismantling the … that could host these hydroelectric dams, says the Bolivian expert … pumped hydro power plant. When the demand for electricity grows … .
Brazil’s gigantic Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River …
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The shadows of Amazon dams
20 May 2025 06:47 GMT
… the destruction caused by the Belo Monte dam. In 2016, armed men invaded … reinforced when they see the electricity from Belo Monte, which is connected to … ;s largest hydropower plants yet struggling with expensive electricity - exposes a …
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On a Dammed River, Amazon Villagers Fight to Restore the Flow
10 Apr 2025 06:53 GMT
… ’s 11.2 gigawatt Belo Monte hydroelectric project. As part of … on hydropower for more than 60 percent of its electricity. Up … to 10 percent of that is provided by Belo Monte … kicked down the road.
The Belo Monte Dam.
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Royalties, a New Indigenous Right for Hydroelectric Damages in Brazil
25 Mar 2025 21:57 GMT
… United Nations
Indigenous Rights
The Belo Monte hydroelectric plant on the Xingu River … diverted into a channel for electricity generation.
The ruling responds to … are losses because of the Belo Monte dam,” said Gilliard Juruna, chief of …
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Hydropower Market Poised for Steady Expansion with a 4.30% CAGR Through 2032
30 Jan 2025 10:06 GMT
… ; Pico Hydropower
Small Hydropower
Large & Medium Hydropower
Hydropower Component Outlook
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Electric … strong hydropower sector, with large dams such as the Itaipu and Belo Monte contributing …