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Hydroelectric Dams

The Grand Inga delusion

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The huge hydroelectric project is part of South African foreign policy, even though it makes little economic or environmental sense
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Chinese workers brave Ebola and win friends

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As workers fled the outbreak in West Africa, China International Water and Electric employees stayed put to finish the Kaleta dam in Guinea.
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Who will the DRC’s Grand Inga Dam benefit?

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Quietly and in incremental steps an energy megaproject is taking shape in one of Africa's least-developed countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Zuma, Guebuza ignore effect of new hydro dam on residents

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The proposed Mphanda Nkuwa dam will affect the livelihoods of 200 000 Mozambicans and force 1 400 households to relocate, writes James Morrissey.
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Hydroelectric dams could threaten the ‘Grand Canyon of the east’

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Dams on the Salween River could damage ecosystems, displace people and lead to potentially catastrophic seismic events, warn environmental groups.
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The huge hydroelectric project is part of South African foreign policy, even though it makes little economic or environmental sense

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