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Brazil is one of the world’s leading dam–building nations, and is already highly dependent on hydropower for its electricity, with about 80% of its electrical energy coming from large dams. Despite recent initiatives to diversify the country’s sources of electrical energy generation, energy planners and industries are pressing for a major expansion of hydroelectricity in Brazil, saying it is crucial for the nation’s economic growth. Nam Theun 2 Delays Reaching Critical Stage: International Rivers ReportShannon Lawrence, shannon [at] internationalrivers [dot] org, +216 23 456 969
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