Suez wins Brazil hydro contract
By Jonathan Wheatley in São Paulo
Published: May 19 2008 23:23 | Last updated: May 19 2008 23:23
A consortium led by Suez, the Franco-Belgian water and energy utility, has won a licence to build and operate the second of two controversial hydro-electric power stations on the River Madeira on the eastern edge of the Brazilian Amazon.
The power plants have met stiff opposition from indigenous peoples and environmental groups. A row inside the Brazilian government over delays in granting environmental licences was a reason for the resignation last week of Marina Silva, the former crusading environment minister.
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