Such laws also slow the construction of power plants, contributing to the rolling blackouts that crippled South Africa in 2008.
"In the long term, certainly anything that the federal government can do to expedite the creation and ... construction of power plants, of transmission lines will improve the situation, " said Tim Gallagher, NERC manager for technical services.
Quite a few interests made considerable profits by the construction of nuclear power plants over the last 40 years.
What energy is sold will come from a hugely expanded renewable-energy sector, enabled by the construction of offshore power cables.
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Siemens AG, a German company, is expected to get a contract to manage construction of the power island where the electricity is produced.
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In September Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, expelled managers of Odebrecht, a Brazilian engineering company which he accuses of bribery and shoddy construction of a power plant.
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When planning new power lines, utilities routinely run into "not in my backyard" complaints for consumers, which can tie up the construction of new power lines for years.
Natural gas development will drive the construction of additional power generation, desalination facilities, and petrochemical plants, all capital intensive undertakings that cannot be supported using existing financing mechanism accessible to Israel.
Last week, Reuters reported that an Italian court had filed charges against Global Solar Fund over alleged fraud committed by some of its portfolio companies related to subsidies received for the construction of solar power plants.
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For First Solar, the acquisition of Solar Chile gives the Arizona-based photovoltaic panel manufacturer and developer a big pipeline of projects to keep its factories humming while collecting development and operation fees from the construction of solar power plants.
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Proponents of nuclear power say construction of new plants would likely require the extension of a federal loan guarantee program, also created by the 2005 energy act, that's set to expire in 2009.
Professor Glasson said in the early years of construction of the new power plant there would be little change.
"Our concern is that this technology is used to justify the construction of more coal power plants, " says Tobias Munchmeyer.
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The Scottish government has expressed disappointment at the uncertainty over a start date for the construction of a subsea power cable.
More than 5, 000 people are expected to work on the construction of a nuclear power station in Suffolk at its peak.
Four villages in Suffolk must be bypassed to take anticipated growth in traffic due to the construction of a nuclear power station, a report says.
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The combination of being less of an eyesore and producing less electrical smog should, TenneT hopes, soften objections to the construction of new overhead power lines.
Masayasu Kitagawa, the governor of Mie prefecture and a pioneer of the new confrontational style, won celebrity last year by opposing the construction of a nuclear power plant.
The Obama administration has said it wants to speed construction of nuclear-power facilities as part of a strategy to support sources of energy that emit little or no carbon dioxide or other gases linked to climate change.
If the people in the Great Plains are going to be subsidised to do something, does it not make more sense to subsidise jobs in the construction and assembly of power plants and the generation of clean power rather than an unhelpful distortion in the world's agricultural markets?
Assuming that wind power gets most of the money (turbines accounted for 95% of new renewable capacity from 2002 to 2007) that's enough to underwrite the construction of 30, 000 MW of wind power, according to Hugh Wynne, an analyst at Bernstein Research.
Ministers talk of a renaissance of nuclear power, involving the construction of up to eight new reactors over the coming decade, coupled with a huge expansion in renewable energy.
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But the construction of some proposed nuclear power stations have been stalled by intense local opposition.
It includes approving the construction of the first nuclear power plant in this country in 30 years.
More than 60% rejected a proposal to allow construction of a new nuclear power station in their town.
The administration is backing the first -- the construction of the first nuclear power plant in this country in 30 years.
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It certainly includes the construction of a new nuclear power plant in the United States for the first time in 30 years.
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In Hassi R'mel, Algeria, 260 miles south of Algiers, construction has begun on a new power plant using a combination of solar and natural gas.
Construction of the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant in Eurajoki, may spur other European countries to follow suit.
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