Boland Hydropower

  ISLAMABAD: As the government struggles to translate memorandums of understanding (MOUs) sigend with the Independent Power Peoducers (IPPs) of thermal and renewable power plants for tariff discounts into contracts, sponsors of hydropower power plants (HPPs) have declined to revise old agreements with the government. A senior government official told  Dawn  that sponsors of HPPs had three to four sessions with the IPPs negotiations committee led by former federal secretary Babar Yaqoob and comprising members of stakeholders and agencies appointed by the government to negotiate power contracts. However, nothing had been finalised yet, he said. Sources close to HPPs confirmed “they refused to sign MOUs prepared by the negotiation committee” because the government was applying a “broad brush to all IPPs irrespective of technology” (furnace oil, gas, coal, solar and wind etc) and seeking reduction of equity return, operation and maintenance expenses and others even though all power generat

  September 18, 2020 – The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and WaterPower Canada have signed a partnership agreement to help advance the competitiveness of Canada’s hydro-electrical industry. “We are excited to kick-off a new chapter in our relationship with the SCC,” said Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin, president & CEO of WaterPower Canada. “This partnership gives our members leverage in standardization activities that influence their work in building a clean and sustainable future for everyone.” This partnership creates new opportunities for “substantial industry involvement in promoting efficient and effective standardization activities in national and international markets”, say the organizations in a joint release. “The SCC is thrilled to work more closely with Waterpower Cananda to foster more collaboration between the world of standardization and the hydro-electricity industry,” said Chantal Guay, CEO of SCC. “Participation in standards development provides the sector with more op