hydropower
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hydropower
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Manufacturing hub Vietnam, Southeast Asia's fastest-growing economy, was already importing hydropower from Laos, its poorest neighbour.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Laos already hosts 90 hydropower plants and there are dozens more in neighbouring nations, leaving few optimal sites remaining.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Thousands of Canadians labored through frigid conditions to build smelting pots and a hydropower plant to fuel them—in just 18 months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
When Canada heeded the U.S. call to increase aluminum production during World War II, old plans for another hydropower station and additional smelting capacity in Saguenay were dusted off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
A proposed investment to finish the hydropower dams Rogun and Sangtuda I and II would substantially add to electricity production, which could be exported for profit.
From The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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