Sentences with phrase «massive hydroelectric dam»

Despite decades of legal and political wrangling to halt the building of a massive hydroelectric dam facility at Belo Monte, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, all seemed lost as earth - movers and construction teams began arriving in drove to the site earlier this year.

Since the 1970s, when plans were first conceived to build a massive hydroelectric dam along the Xingu river in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, the forces of development have had to contest with unyielding voices of protest --

«Mirage» is a sand - devastated luxury villa suited for all play styles, while «Hydro» is a massive hydroelectric dam in Pakistan lined with long - range vantage points perfect for sniping.

Chinese officials staged a sudden about - face, acknowledging for the first time that the massive hydroelectric dam, sandwiched between breathtaking cliffs on the Yangtze River in central China, may be triggering landslides, altering entire ecosystems and causing other serious environmental problems — and, by extension, endangering the millions who live in its shadow.

A nationwide power cut hit Ethiopia overnight after a technical fault at a massive hydroelectric dam.

Hydroelectric power includes both massive hydroelectric dams and small run - of - the - river plants.

Not exact matches

Like that dam and other hydroelectric power facilities, that massive additional amount of electricity would be produced without adding more CO2 to the atmosphere, Hamelers pointed out.

(04/20/2010) An auction to build the Belo Monte dam, a massive hydroelectric project in Brazil, is going ahead despite two court - ordered suspensions, both of which have been overturned.

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Hydroelectric power generally conjures up images of massive dams creating reservoirs behind them, submerging trees and sometimes even towns.