All work associated with removal of the first of four hydroelectric dams slated for demolition on the Klamath River in California and Oregon has been completed by contractor Kiewit, said dam owner Klamath River Renewal Corp. earlier this month.
As cost and schedule pressures rise, controversial B.C. megaproject, set to commission in 2025, awaits key government ruling before reservoir filling can start this fall.
The effort to build the 87.8-MW Kakono power plant secured $300 million in funding, paving the way for its engineering, procurement and construction phase to begin.
Electron Hydro LLC and its chief operating officer pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor violation of operating an unlawful hydraulic project, and face a record state penalty for an environmental crime.
Long-planned $878.5-million project at Howard A. Hanson Dam, which gained new federal funding, would open 100 miles of the upper Green River for salmon spawning and rearing.