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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
Special concrete used for dam in Morocco
Roller-Compacted Concrete supplied by BHS-Sonthofen mixing plants for Morocco dam project 
Hydro-electric power station ahead of schedule
Renewable energy already being produced at Keeyask Generating Station in Canada
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
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
Bauer maintains Hoover dyke contract
German contractor Bauer commissioned for another construction phase on Herbert Hoover Dyke, US
UK Space Agency to monitor Peruvian dam construction
Dam safety to be expanded using space-based monitoring system DAMSAT to prevent failures
Inspection firm 'overlooked flaws' in dam that collapsed
Dam collapse in January 2019 saw almost 300 people lose their lives
New protests against Myanmar dam
Protests over stalled Chinese-backed project
Laos dam failure
Subsidiary dam in major Laotian hydropower project gives way during construction
Contracts for hydro dam awarded
A US$1.2 billion contract has been awarded for the controversial hydroelectric dam in Canada
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