An auction for the 11,200-MW Belo Monte hydroelectric project will be delayed once again amid criticism of the project’s environmental impact, according to Reuters.

Cavico Corp. and its joint venture partners have won a 540 billion dong (US$30.2 million) contract from VRG-Dak Nong to build the 28.4-MW Dak Sin hydroelectric project on the Dong Nai River in Vietnam.

The government of Ethiopia said it will build 10 hydroelectric projects over the next decade at a cost of US$10 billion, according to Nazret.com, an online news service in Ethiopia.

German utility RWE has signed a memorandum of understanding with Serbian utility JP Elektroprivreda Srbije and the Serbian government to build up to 3,000 MW of hydropower capacity in Serbia.

Ethiopia’s 300-MW Tekeze hydroelectric project, the largest public works project in Ethiopia’s history, is complete, said Colorado-based MWH, the engineering and construction firm that oversaw the design and construction.

Nalcor Energy is asking the Public Utilities Board to establish a water management agreement between Nalcor and the Churchill Falls Corp.

Argentina’s San Juan province has signed a contract for the construction of the Punta Negra hydroelectric project, said the country’s national public works agency.

World Energy Research (WER) has secured construction contracts and purchase power agreements for three new hydroelectric projects in Guatemala.

Russian equipment supplier JSC Power Machines said it has shipped the second consignment of equipment manufactured for the 750-MW La Yesca hydroelectric project in Mexico.

Norwegian energy company SN Power and Mumbai’s Tata Power plan to invest up to 150 billion rupees (US$3.2 billion) to build hydroelectric projects in India and Nepal.

An auction for the 11,200-MW Belo Monte hydroelectric project will be held Dec. 21, according to Brazil’s Mines and Energy Ministry.

American Municipal Power will receive $20 million in Clean Renewable Energy bonds to build a 44-MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant at the Willow Island Locks and Dam on the Ohio River.

East Texas Electric Cooperative Inc. (ETEC) will receive $10.2 million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds for a hydroelectric plant near Livingston, Texas.

A license to build the 11,200-MW Belo Monte hydroelectric project will be issued in November, Carlos Minc, Brazil’s Environment Minister, told the Estado newswire.

Sarawak Energy has received RM450 million (US$132.2 million) in credit to finance the construction of its 944-MW Murum hydroelectric project in Malaysia, the company announced.