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DT 6 / 2011

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SN Power writes off loss of NOK 130m, exits Trayenko project in Chile

SN Power has admitted defeat in the Trayenko hydropower project in Chile. In an unprecedented move, it has written off a loss of NOK 130 million for 2010 and abandoned its investment.

The Norwegian company tried various strategies to deal with opposition from indigenous Mapuche communities - short of using force to push the project through. The Chilean firm Centinela, which now takes over SN Power’s shares in Trayenko, is unlikely to show the same reluctance.

SN Power’s chief for Latin America Nils Morten Huseby reflects on what went wrong.

News May 15, 2011

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A climate agreement could be ‘kiss of death’ for aid

We know that climate change has significant implications for development and poverty reduction. But climate...

Opinion May 15, 2011

Sida positive to Tanzania biofuel project, but keeps paper trail secret

Sida is interested in providing a guarantee for a biofuel project in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. In 2009, the...

News May 15, 2011

What True Finns want to do with aid

Little is known about what the Euro-sceptic True Finns Party - which surprised the world by winning 19...

News May 15, 2011

Xayaburi dam on hold. Mekong Commission trashes study

The Lao government has reportedly put on hold the controversial 1,280-megawatt Xayaburi dam project on...

News May 15, 2011

Donors reduce budget support for Tanzania

Norway, which chairs of the budget support group of donors in Dar es Salaam, announces that 12 donors...

News May 15, 2011

UN agencies to disclose audits, fear reduced funding

The three UN agencies - UN Development Programme, the UN Office for Procurement Services and the UN Population...

News May 15, 2011

Open Aid put to the test

After years of being left out in the cold, Swedish companies are finding in-roads back into Swedish aid....

Opinion Editorial May 16, 2011

Mbeki on Sudan: an agreement on oil needed before independence

An agreement on oil revenue needs to be in place before Southern Sudan separates from the rest of Sudan...

News May 16, 2011

Former DfID boss becomes new Chair of Global Fund

Martin Dinham, former Director General of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development...

News May 15, 2011

Norconsult pleads not guilty in Oslo court

Norconsult and three former employees, accused of having paid bribes to Tanzanian officials on a World...

Business May 16, 2011

Greening UN procurement to give Swedish firms an edge

Sweden has for years been a so-called “under-utilised donor” in the multilateral aid market. While Sweden...

Business May 15, 2011

New Sida business window is open for applications

Sida has just launched a SEK 55 million business window called Innovations Against Poverty (IAP) which...

Business May 15, 2011

Cutting-edge company, daunted by UN bureacracy

The Swedish business delegation to New York in March included industry heavyweights like ABB, Ericsson...

Business May 15, 2011

Tetra Pak and Scania to partner with Sida in Zambia and Iraq

The Swedish aid agency Sida has launched a new untied programme for cooperation with large private companies....

Business May 15, 2011

School sector reform programme in Nepal

Nepal has adopted an Education for All National Plan of Action, focusing on achieving the six Education...

Business May 15, 2011

‘Grontmij’ wins first Danida contract since 2008

‘The Danish subsidiary of the Dutch firm Grontmij has been awarded a consultancy contract worth DKK 2.8...

Business May 15, 2011

Political risk on a grand scale

Norway is for the first time financing a “real time” evaluation of the prestigious forest climate initiative....

News May 16, 2011

Evaluation of Norwegian aid to Afghanistan

The Norad Evaluation Department announces a tender for an evaluation of Norwegian aid to Afghanistan...

Business May 15, 2011

Sida ‘help desk’ on security and humanitarian aid

Sida plans to establish a help desk function that can provide staff with expert external advice on human...

Business May 15, 2011

First payment to Guyana

Frustration has been mounting in Guyana, a key country in Norway’s forest climate aid portfolio, because...

News May 16, 2011

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