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Paraguay and Argentina study $5 billion Corpus Christi hydropower project on the Paraná River

Paraguay and Argentina study $5 billion Corpus Christi hydropower project on the Paraná River

Paraguay and Argentina are studying a $5 billion binational hydropower project on the Paraná River, with 2,880 megawatts of capacity, possible private operation, an estimated six-year construction period and the resettlement of more than 220 families, while financing, environmental impacts and the operating model remain under review.

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Project to Allow Mining in Médanos del Chaco Sparks Protests Over Risk to the Yrenda Aquifer

Project to Allow Mining in Médanos del Chaco Sparks Protests Over Risk to the Yrenda Aquifer

Environmental organizations and citizens protested a bill by lawmaker José Rodríguez that would change protections for Médanos del Chaco National Park to allow mining and hydrocarbon extraction, risking contamination of the Yrenda aquifer, Indigenous communities and biodiversity, while the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development recommends rejecting it.

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Former Petropar president sentenced to 3 years over G. 12 billion loss in Troche

Former Petropar president sentenced to 3 years over G. 12 billion loss in Troche

Former Petropar president Sergio Escobar Amarilla was sentenced to three years in prison for breach of trust after failing to properly oversee an unfinished electrification contract that caused an estimated G. 12 billion loss in Mauricio José Troche; former manager Leoncio Saúl González was acquitted after proceedings lasting more than 12 years.

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