Brazil is confronted with steadily increasing demands for electricity. The country has the ability to meet that demand by developing its considerable hydropower potential, but the regulatory process that governs the approval of new hydroelectric plants imposes unnecessary delays that push up project costs and increase uncertainty. The process, among other reasons, has created a shortage of investment in otherwise viable hydropower projects in favor...
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2009/02/01
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47362
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Toward cleaner, cheaper power streamlined licensing of hydroelectric projects in Brazil
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environmental license