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5 of the world’s biggest hydroelectric dam projects under construction
International Construction examines five of the world’s biggest hydropower projects under construction.
China Gezhouba suspends construction of Niger dam following military coup
Chinese contractor China Gezhouba Group has suspended construction of the the Kandadji dam in Niger following a coup in the country.
Megaprojects: Two reasons why they go wrong (and four key ingredients for success)
As a construction project gets bigger, so do the stakes. What are the root causes of megaprojects going wrong and the key ingredients of success?
Tetra Tech wins $200m deal to modernise flood risk management infrastructure
Consulting engineer Tetra Tech has won a $200 million contract to provide architectural and engineering design services to modernise inland navigation and flood risk management infrastructure in the US.
Construction of $14 billion reservoir starts in China
Construction work on a reservoir costing more than 100 billion yuan (US$12.3 billion) has started in China’s Chongqing municipality.
Canadian reservoir project for Vinci
US$295 million project awarded to Vinci 
Albanian dam could supplant Russian gas
Bechtel undertaking preparatory work for €500 million Skavica hydroelectric plant
How Wolff is taking giant steps to overhaul Spitallamm dam
High in the Swiss Alps a pair of giant Wolff tower cranes are working to replace a dam at lake Grimsel. Alex Dahm reports
Special concrete used for dam in Morocco
Roller-Compacted Concrete supplied by BHS-Sonthofen mixing plants for Morocco dam project 
D.A. Collins completes Erie Canal repairs
D.A. Collins utilized a Link-Belt 248 HYLAB 5 lattice crawler and Link-Belt ATC-3275 all-terrain. 
Dam job for Fanger
Mountains, tight turns, steep inclines and minimal space were all challenges met by Fanger with its 160 tonne Demag AT crane on a dam job in the Swiss Alps
Hydro-electric power station ahead of schedule
Renewable energy already being produced at Keeyask Generating Station in Canada
Ainscough helps with flood defences
Flood protection scheme in UK boosted as Ainscough Crane Hire was enlisted to install 8.5 metre gate using 500 tonne Liebherrs
Call for contractors to build UK reservoir
Water companies aim to develop first major reservoir in the country since the 1980s
Vinci to build dam in Senegal
Consortium signs $468 million build contract for Sambangalou Dam renewable energy project
Tensions rise over Africa’s largest dam
Filling to start for Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam despite resistance from Egypt and Sudan
CS350 added to Sarens climbing jack fleet
New CS350 climbing jack lifting system joins CS1000 and CS5000 models in the Sarens heavy lift fleet
Laos to boost power infrastructure
New standards for dam safety put into practice as country aims to increase electricity production
ACS withdraws from US$14 billion dam project
Contractor pulls out of African dam project
Cemex uses new concrete tech for dam
Mexican materials producer supplies specially designed concrete for Presa Bicentenario Dam in Mexico
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