Power Trading Corporation / Windfall Profits for Private Companies / European Investment Bank / International Financial Institutions IIFCL India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited / Development Bank MAF / PTC PTC India Limited / Wiederaufbau (German government-owned bank) KWh REC Rural Electrification Corporation / PFC Power Finance Corporation / /
Continent
Africa / Asia / /
Country
Nepal / Bangladesh / Japan / Pakistan / Afghanistan / Brazil / China / Tibet / India / Bhutan / /
Currency
PKR / BTN / USD / WST / /
Event
Person Travel / Environmental Issue / Natural Disaster / /
Facility
Diamer-Bhasha Dam / Bhakra Nangal Dam / Dam Building / Infrastructure Finance Company Limited INPE National Institute / /
IndustryTerm
electricity export / irrigation systems / surplus electricity / per capita annual electricity generation / energy / electricity / bank / even energy crises / severe energy crisis / electricity needs / electricity exports / electricity coverage / /
NaturalFeature
Indus River / Indus Basin rivers / Indus rivers / India / Jamuna River / Satluj River / Seti River / Ganga River / Himalayan / Mt. Everest / Indus Basin river / Tsangpo River / Brahmaputra River Valley / Nepal / International Rivers / Indus / Tibetan Plateau / Bhagirathi River / Indus River Valley / Brahmaputra River / International Rivers International Rivers / /
Organization
Economic Cooperation Fund / Asian Development Bank / Indian Energy Exchange IFIs International Financial Institutions IIFCL India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited INPE National Institute for Space Research / WCD World Commission on Dams Conversion / German government / Narmada Movement / Blue Moon Foundation / Million Cubic Meters CEA Central Electricity Authority / DoED Department of Electricity Development / Civil Society / Indian government / International Union for Conservation of Nature / National Basketball Association / Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests / Nepal Electricity Authority / ICIMOD International Centre / Drivers of the Hydropower Programs / Distribution WAFED Water and Energy Users’ Federation / About International Rivers International Rivers / United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization / Islamic Development Bank IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau / Nepal WAPDA Water and Power Development Authority / /
Person
Ratan Bhandari / Peter Bosshard / Ann-Kathrin Schneider / Naeem Iqbal / Himanshu Thakkar / Katy Yan / Yuki Tanabe / Atal Bihari Vajpayee / Matthieu Paley / Himanshu Upadhyaya / Mustafa Talpur / Arun III / Berklee Lowrey-Evans / Anthony Bamang / Ram Chandra Chataut / Ram Chandra Khanal / Neeraj Vagholikar / /
Mountains of Concrete: Dam Building in the Himalayas DECEMBER 2008 About International Rivers