Der Standard, 03.04.2011 Belo Monte: raises court stop the building of power station on
For partial permit for construction not need all the environmental requirements met his
In Brazil, a federal court (AGU) a few days ago imposed construction freeze collected for the world's third largest hydropower plant in the Amazon region. Federal judge Olindo Menezes justified this on Thursday so, that would be met for approval of the commencement of construction, not all environmental requirements. With the decision, the construction of the controversial power plant Belo Monte on the Xingu River in Para state will be resumed.
A judge in Belem last Friday, however, had an immediate stop the building has for lack of compliance with environmental requirements and placed at the same time finance the equivalent of about 8.5 billion euro project by Brazil's state development bank BNDES on ice. The environmental agency (IBAMA) was only in January ahead with the preparatory work and the clearing of 240 hectares of forest.
State President Dilma Rousseff is like its predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva massively for the construction of the power plant on the Amazon tributary in the state of Para. The power plant will go in the first phase 2015. The construction and operation, the consortium Energia Norte SA is responsible.
third largest hydropower plant in the world
The facility had an output capacity of more than 11,000 megawatts, the third largest hydroelectric plant in the world, after the Three Gorges Dam in China and the binational Itaipu plant on the border of Brazil with Paraguay. The government in Brasília has the hydroelectric plant about 40 miles from the city of Altamira removed for security of energy supply for the eighth-largest economy is necessary. The
to and from the Xingu River Indians live, the Catholic Church - including the Bishop of Xingu, a native of Austria Erwin Kräutler - Human rights activists and environmentalists are up in arms against the project. The Critics fear incalculable impact on the environment and see the livelihood of the Indians severely threatened. They fear that Belo Monte at least 20,000, possibly 50,000 people will sell. Overall, the dam more than 500 square kilometers of land will be flooded.
the listed Austrian plant manufacturer Andritz AG estimated its share of the disputed contract mega hydroelectric power plant with around 330 million €, for example, for turbines and generators. All systems that deliver Andritz, the appropriate environmental conditions met fully, says the company. (APA)
Economic Journal, 02/03/2011
Andritz has a cross with the Catholic Action
Belo Monte is a mega power plant in Brazil if it is built. The Catholic Action of the Archdiocese of Vienna warned for Andritz does not understand the world.
OTS, 04/03/2011
Belo Monte - Bavarian regrets cancellation of the construction Topps
"economic interests more important than protecting the environment and indigenous people" - again called for building freeze
amerika21.de, 05/03/2011
Belo Monte dam: construction freeze collected
lifting of injunction against construction. Social movements condemn the decision as irresponsible and undemocratic
SOLID, 07/03/2011
Court lifts stop the building of Monster Power Plant Despite sharp protests to
of the church, environmentalists and indigenous people should continue the work on the gigantic power plant in the Amazon region. In the first phase, 240 hectares of forest will be cleared. The system manufacturer Andritz is among the suppliers.
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