Nepal's state-owned Hydroelectric Investment and Development Company Limited (HIDC) has been studying the possibility of financing three hydropower projects that will add more than 75 MW of installed capacity to the country's grid, HydroWorld.com has learned.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract worth US$255.53 million Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. for work at the 198.72-MW Folsom hydropower project.

One of the Pacific Northwest's oldest power plants, the historic Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project, is once again producing electricity for local homes and businesses following a three-year overhaul.

The Ontario government is celebrating following the completion of the Niagara Tunnel Project, which will direct water to the province's 2,000-MW Sir Adam Beck hydropower plant.

The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) is hoping to commission its 240-MW Uri 2 hydropower plant by the end of the month, the Indian utility said.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a contract worth US$209,397 to Fabrication Products Inc. to supply two river outlet bulkhead gates for Montana's 428-MW Hungry Horse hydroelectric project.

By R.S.T. Sai and D.V. Singh
To conform to a tight construction schedule, the owner of the 400 MW Koteshwar project on the Bhagirathi River (a tributary of the Ganges River) in India scrapped many of its previous plans and used a hands-on managerial approach. This innovation enabled the plant to be commissioned ahead of schedule.

Measurements of the level of water in the reservoir behind Machadinho Dam have been problematic since the hydropower plant for which it impounds water began operating in 2002.

Knight Construction and Supply Inc. has been awarded a US$1 million contract to perform flood control tunnel interior repairs at the 517.8-MW Garrison Dam.

Tunnel construction for Nepal's 456-MW Upper Tamakoshi hydropower plant is 50% complete, officials working on the project have told Asian news sources.

The British Columbia Utilities Commission has given a go-ahead for the replacement of the 126-MW John Hart hydropower station, HydroWorld.com has learned.