Pakistan Electricity Shortages Reach Crisis Stage
LONDON — A week before he is to be sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister for the third time, Nawaz Sharif has secured one form of power, yet now faces a fierce battle to find another. ... Read more
Tag Archives: Hydroelectric Power
Study Finds Loss of Rain Forests Can Deplete Hydropower
The loss of tropical rain forests is likely to reduce the energy output of hydroelectric projects in countries like Brazil that are investing billions of dollars to create power to support economic growth. ... Read more
Plans to Harness China’s Nu River Threaten a Region
BINGZHONGLUO, China — From its crystalline beginnings as a rivulet seeping from a glacier on the Tibetan Himalayas to its broad, muddy amble through the jungles of Myanmar, the Nu River is one of ... Read more
Plans to Harness China’s Nu River Threaten a Region
BINGZHONGLUO, China — From its crystalline beginnings as a rivulet seeping from a glacier on the Tibetan Himalayas to its broad, muddy amble through the jungles of Myanmar, the Nu River is one of ... Read more
I.H.T. Special: Construction of Disputed Turkish Dam Continues
ILISU, TURKEY — Mahmut Dundar raised a remote control toward a flat-screen monitor suspended from the ceiling of his office beside the Tigris River in southeast Turkey. “These are ... Read more