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Friday, December 16, 2005
The Bujagali Dam project is now being revived by the Ugandan government, in partnership with the Aga Khan’s Industrial Promotion Services, which recently signed a "power purchase agreement...
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Friday, December 16, 2005
The following are our key concerns over the Bujagali Dam project in Uganda. THE BUJAGALI PROJECT UNDER THE NEW DEVELOPER, IPS GROUP OF KENYA IS MOVING FORWARD BASED ON THE OUTDATED AND...
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Uganda is one of the world’s poorest countries. About 95% of the population does not have access to electricity, and most could not afford it even if they were offered free connections to...
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Friday, April 15, 2005
The Government of Uganda is reviving the construction of Bujagali dam, which up to now has been mired in controversies. The controversies, among others, include corruption, over–pricing of...
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Available in pdf format After a series of setbacks, it is anticipated the construction of the Bujagali hydro power station will, in spite of technical advice against the project, move...
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Friday, September 19, 2003
Bujagali Project Torpedoes Options Assessment for Uganda Local and international groups have been lobbying for a full and fair review of the various energy options available to Uganda ever...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2003
World Bank’s Unflagging Favoritism for Overpriced Bujagali Project Has Helped Put the Brakes on Uganda’s Energy Development. Today, the US–based energy giant AES Corp. filed a quarterly...
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Thursday, June 20, 2002
Some Notes and
Recommendations by International Rivers Network, June 20, 2002
The World Bank Board of Directors
discussed the first Inspection Panel Report on the Bujagali Hydropower...
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Compartir la Riqueza del Agua
por Patrick McCully
Miles de políticos, burócratas a cargo del agua, profesionales del cabildeo corporativo, y activistas de ONGs están convergiendo en la...
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Friday, December 28, 2001
The World Bank today approved a large dam in Uganda that could prove to be a white elephant for that nation’s citizens, while enriching the US–based AES Corp., the largest independent...
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Monday, March 20, 2000
"Future economic
prosperity and sustainable water resource management in Uganda will not
lie in huge dams. The way forward is the wise use of river–based
environmental goods and...
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An article by former International Rivers Washington Director Lori Udall on the planned World Bank financing of Arun III in 1995.
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Monday, October 23, 2000
An English version of an "Earth Alarm" on Uganda’s Bujagali Falls Dam.
Earth Alarm is the letter writing project of Friends of the Earth
Netherlands.
Bujagali Dam to Produce...
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Tuesday, October 1, 1996
Land and water are ecologically linked in a natural system called a watershed. From the smallest droplet to the mightiest river, water works to shape the land, taking with it sediment and...
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Friday, September 22, 2000
INTRODUCTION Uganda is one of the world’s poorest countries, and its poverty is a key reason why less than 5% of the population has access to electricity. A World Bank study states, "No...
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Friday, June 23, 2000
ASSESSMENT OF A RANGE OF AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES The assessment’s goal of looking at projects that are "appropriate for development of the Uganda National Network" may be too limiting....
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Thursday, April 13, 2000
The U.S.–based AES corporation, the largest independent power producer in the world with assets of $11 billion, is currently in line to receive a partial–risk guarantee from IDA and loans...
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Thursday, April 1, 1999
The proposed Bujagali Falls
hydropower project in Uganda has suffered serious setbacks in recent
months. In January the Uganda Electricity Board, Uganda's state–run
utility, refused to...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2000
A Memorandum to the World Bank on the proposed Bujagali falls projectby Ugandan NGOs.
Dr. R.J. A. Goodland, Environmental Advisor At The World Bank
P.O. BOX 7062
Kampala, Uganda...
In the Media
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
Article from The Economist print edition Dolphins, catfish and people at risk THINK dams inundating idylls in developing countries were things of the past? Think again. To the dismay of...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Article from The Associated Press BANGKOK, Thailand - A hydroelectric dam mega-project under construction in Laos has shortchanged local villagers and caused ecological problems including...
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Paper on Bujagali Dam (Part I) Released 02–17–99 CORPORATE CRIME AND THE CRAZE FOR HUGE HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN UGANDA: THE ALTERNATIVES (Part I)Paper presented at the World...
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Monday, January 17, 2000
Falling for AES's Plan? Uganda Debated Damming the Nile
Uganda is a lush, land–locked
country tucked between the tropical forests of the Democratic Republic of
Congo, and the...
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Saturday, June 16, 2007
The Mekong region has seen its share of "hydro-prospectors" set up stakes with the hopes of tapping the great river for hydroelectric dams. Over the years, the basin has been...
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Thursday, June 7, 2007
World Rivers Review article detailing the problems with Nam Theun 2, based on International Rivers' recent visit to the project area.
In the Media
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Article from Bangkok Post More than 200 civil and environmental groups from 30 countries have called on the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to block the planned construction of six dams on...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Article from Economist.com TWO years ago the World Bank returned, after a decade's absence, to the business of financing giant hydroelectric dams. This was in spite of a damning (pardon...
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Saturday, June 4, 2005
Originally published in TamilNet More than two hundred activists belonging to civil groups opposed to Upper Kotmale Hydro-power scheme demonstrated in front of Colombo Fort Railway station...
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Friday, June 1, 2007
While China is midway through the construction of a controversial cascade of major dam projects on the Upper Mekong mainstream, the lower stretch of the river shared by Thailand, Cambodia,...
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