The Keowee-Toxaway Habitat Enhancement Program was formed as a result of the Keowee-Toxaway
Relicensing Agreement Duke Energy entered into with 16 other stakeholder organizations during the Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
relicensing process, according to the release.
"Congress has recognized that it is good public policy to encourage hydropower licensees to make new investments during the existing hydro license term, rather than waiting for
relicensing. This provides value to Chelan PUD utility customers by protecting our long-term investment in Rock Island.
The first day of the re-opening was limited to the movement of a number of citizens and investors, while cargo movement remained unchanged as clearance offices at the Jaber crossing were not operational and owners of these offices are working on
relicensing them.
Warith al Kharousi, CEO of Al Safwa Group & Partners, said the company is hopeful of kickstarting the process of getting the relevant approvals early next year, under the '
relicensing' procedures introduced during the recent Tanfeedh Labs for the fisheries sector, the report said.
That's one reason a new
relicensing agreement for the Eugene Water & Electric Board's Carmen-Smith hydroelectric complex on the upper McKenzie River is welcome.
When NYPA
relicensing was accomplished in 2007, it meant the people of this region could look forward to a century without hydropower.
Chugach spokesman Phil Steyer says when the electric utility went through its
relicensing process about ten years ago, resource agencies stated they wanted a three- to five-degree increase in water temperature in the lower part of Cooper Creek.
Additionally, the franchise agreement gets assigned to the children without the need for
relicensing.
FERC
Relicensing, Political Compromise, and Dam Removal Efforts
Schneiderman said the action was intended "to ensure the dangers and consequences of long-term on-site storage of nuclear waste at Indian Point are fully examined in the ongoing
relicensing review process."
