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Queensland Dam Consortium has been appointed to build the AU$ 348 million (US$ 266 million) Wyaralong Dam by Queensland Water Infrastructure (QWI).

Non-governmental organisations, lobby groups and environmentalists are calling on the Ethiopian government to halt construction of the Gilgel Gibe III (Gibe III) hydroelectric dam claiming it threatens the survival of Africa's Lake Turkana, the largest permanent desert lake in the world.

Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and Halcrow have won a joint venture contract to construct the 330 MW Kishanganga hydro-electric project (HEP) in India.

Construction of Turkey's Ilisu dam has been halted following the withdrawal of export credit guarantees from a consortium of German, Austrian and Swiss insurers.

The Zambian Government has announced a US$ 2.2 billion boost to its hydroelectric power sector.

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has signed a number of loan agreements totalling US$ 2.3 billion for expansion of the Panama Canal, the biggest ongoing infrastructure project in Latin America.

The Turkish branch of Birdlife International, Doğa Derneği, has staged a protest against the country's Ilısu hydro-electric power (HEP) project.

Amid protests over its environmental impact on the Bui National Park, Ghana's President John Agyekum Kufuor led a ceremony yesterday to divert the flow of the Black Volta River as construction of the 400 MW Bui Dam hydroelectric power (HEP) project started.

The Chinese government has announced its intention to construct over 750 hydro-electric power stations across Tibet in an effort to boost the region's electricity supply, according to state news agencies.

Iran's Energy Ministry has announced plans to construct dams and power plants in 10 countries, according to state news agency Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN).

The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has signed a new loan agreement with the Sudanese Government to help finance construction of the controversial Merowe Dam, according to the state-funded Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

In an effort to alleviate water shortages and meet increasing demand the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced plans to construct 68 dams over the next five years.

Brazil's government has approved construction of one of two dams planned in the Amazon, but possible legal challenges and a dispute between contractors threaten to delay both projects.

Brazilian construction group Camargo Correa aims to invest US$ 3.2 billion in a new hydroelectric dam at Mpanda Nkua on the Zambezi River, Mozambique's government has revealed.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to loan Vietnam US$ 196 million to construct a hydroelectric project that aims to ease growing power shortages, which threaten the country's future economic growth.

Enerpac used its power lifting hydraulic system to help install eight 300 tonne Hydroplus Fuse gates in a new auxiliary spillway to protect the Jindabyne Dam, part of Australia's Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme. IC reports

African politicians and financiers have met in London to discuss plans to build the largest and most powerful hydroelectric dam in the world, according to the UK's BBC news agency.

First mooted 50 years ago the € 2,5 billion Kárahnjúkar Hydro-Electric Project (HEP) will harness the power of east Iceland's glacial rivers. However, the weather, a remote location, difficult geological conditions and intense media interest are proving formidable obstacles to delivering the project on time and on budget. Richard High reports.