Small Hydro

Japan supporting small hydro-power in Philippines
Japan is giving further support to renewable energy in the Philippines. While no dollar figures have been given for the new investment by the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), it is extending a grant to for two separate hydropower systems for the provinces of Ifugao and Isabela.
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Singapore firm readies $150 mln fund for SE Asia renewables
Singapore-based Armstrong Asset Management, a newly-established independent clean energy asset manager, is creating a USD150 million fund to invest in renewable-power projects in Southeast Asia as countries in the region offer incentives to expand the industry.
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Shennongjia forest
Chinese forest ecosystem threatened by small hydro
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
August 23, 2011
Local government officials are expressing concern over the continued development of small hydropower stations in a central China nature reserve. While the projects were initially encouraged as a way of defending the forest, there are now concerns that other elements of the ecosystem are being damaged.
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South Pole Carbon's Indonesia small hydro project
South Pole issues first ever Social Carbon credits in SE Asia
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
July 13, 2011
South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd, one of the world's leading carbon offsetting companies, has announced in a press statement the first-ever issuance of carbon credits in Southeast Asia developed under the Social Carbon standard.
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India and SE Asia green funds get $198m from OPIC
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a self-funding US government agency, is putting USD198 million into two clean energy private equity funds with the investment weighted toward India.
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Small-scale hydropower
Small hydro could add up to big damage
SA Abbasi
July 03, 2011
A belief that 'small' hydropower systems are a source of clean energy with little or no environmental problems is driving the growing interest in mini, micro, and pico hydro systems that generate from less than 5 kilowatts up to 10 megawatts of energy.
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Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race - 2010 edition
China leads G20 with $54.5bn in clean energy investments
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
March 29, 2011
Global clean energy finance and investment grew significantly in 2010 to USD243 billion, a 30 percent increase from the previous year with China, Germany, Italy and India leading the charge in nations that most successfully attracted private investments, according to new research released by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
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