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TSX : SXI VANCOUVER, Feb. 5, 2013 /CNW/ - Revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2012 increased to $2,259,339 as compared to $1,981,626 in the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year.  Most of the increase was due to the Barr Plant which commenced operation in February 2012 and to the engineering division which had increased revenue.  Revenue during the six month period decreased from each of the Mears Plant, Cypress Plant and Kyuquot Utility. The net loss...

JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy is advising the public to practice extreme caution when visiting areas near its 13 hydroelectric generating plants in the winter months, located on the Manistee, Muskegon, Au Sable, Kalamazoo and Grand Rivers. In particular the utility is warning people about the likelihood of thin ice up and downstream of the dams. "Ice conditions on the reservoirs next to these hydro plants can change rapidly due to unpredictable...

An increase in demand for electricity and a continued shift away from fossil fuel-based and nuclear power will renew growth in the five years to 2017. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has added a report on the Hydroelectric Power Plant Construction industry to its growing industry report collection. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 05, 2013 The Hydroelectric Power Plant Construction industry has stalled over the five years to 2013. According to IBISWorld industry analyst...

OTTAWA, Nov. 22, 2012 /CNW/ - Hydro Ottawa has completed the purchase, first announced in June 2012, of three hydroelectric plants and a 38.3 percent interest in the Ring Dam and remaining water rights at Chaudière Falls from Domtar Corporation for $46 million. "This presents a tremendous opportunity for Ontario to add 21 megawatts of renewable run-of-the river hydro power, with the potential to expand that to more than 40 megawatts as we explore additional opportunities at...

NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC) ("China Hydroelectric" or the "Company"), an owner, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that it will hold its third quarter 2012 financial results conference call at 9:00 am ET on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. The Company anticipates releasing its financial results after the market close on Monday, November 26,...

MONTREAL, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Boralex Inc. (" Boralex ") announces the closing of the acquisition of the 22 MW run of the river hydroelectric project (the "Project") located near Gold Bridge, British Columbia. This acquisition was announced earlier this year on July 25. The construction of the Project, which was owned by Sequoia Energy Inc., began in recent months and is expected to be operational in late 2013. "Now that we have formalized this acquisition, our team...

NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHCWS) ("China Hydroelectric" or the "Company"), an owner, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced the Company has entered into an Share Transfer Agreement to sell its Yuheng hydroelectric power project, a 30 megawatt ("MW") project located in Fujian province, for total consideration of RMB279.0 million...

NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHCWS) (the "Company"), an owner, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China, today announced that on October 15, 2012, the Company's board of directors appointed Dr. You-Su Lin as its interim chief executive officer and Mr. Amit Gupta as the chairman of the board. In addition, the board of directors has appointed Mr. Gupta and Mr....

BEIJING, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Huaneng Power International, Inc. ("HPI" or the "Company") (NYSE: HNP; HKEx: 902; SSE: 600011) today announced its power generation for the first three quarters of 2012. According to the Company's preliminary statistics, as of 30 September 2012, the Company's total power generation within China on consolidated basis amounted to 223.662 billion kWh, representing a decrease of 5.40% over the same period last year; accumulated electricity sold...

NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHCWS) (the "Company"), an owner, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it had received notice from the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on October 8, 2012 that the Company had regained compliance with the NYSE's continued listing standard that requires that the average closing price of the Company's American...