To that end, the federal agencies are analyzing the potential at 12 places around the country for wind, solar and small hydro development.

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Conference participants will include planners, financing agencies, developers, plant owners and operators and consultants from about 60 countries, including decision makers from many countries with major programmes of future hydro development.

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The government has proposed a mix of conservation, natural gas and non-hydro renewables to replace Barseback's power. (Large-scale hydro development was ruled out in the 1970s for environmental reasons.) None meets Sydkraft's criteria.

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