The Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project is a major run-of-river power project designed to meet the acute shortage of power … in Pakistan. It is being implemented by the Water and Power Development Authority of Pakistan (WAPDA). The project …

After a period of stagnation, the story of hydropower infrastructure is changing. Emerging global dynamics are … recasting the role and value of hydropower in development, recognizing its potential contribution to a complex web of energy … security, water security and regional development and integration. In addition to bringing electricity to the 1.6 billion …

by developing its considerable hydropower potential, but the regulatory process that governs the approval of new … reasons, has created a shortage of investment in otherwise viable hydropower projects in favor of less efficient and more …

communities in hydropower projects. There has been a wide array of approaches in the past two decades that all have in common the … hydropower projects and that can be tailored, at the same time, to the particular circumstances and characteristics of individual … projects. This initiative is based on the hypothesis that hydropower projects planned in environmentally and socially …

The technical workshop on enhancing development benefits to local communities in hydropower projects was held in … Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2008. It was hosted by the Social Development Department (SDV) and Water Anchor (ETWWA) of the … construct development benefits mechanisms within the specific context of hydropower projects. It also provided a forum for …

industries. Growth prospects for Bhutan look bright, supported by enormous hydropower generation potential. In particular, the … scheduled commissioning of the Tala hydropower project in 2005/06 is expected to give a major boost to growth by tripling the …