1.   And with Brazilian hydroelectric facilities threatened by low rainfall, and plans for gas-run power plants still in the initial stages, Brazilian energy troubles are worsening.

2.   The crisis was exacerbated by broken power plants, low water to hydroelectric facilities, bad utility credit and a greater demand for power throughout the West.

3.   A hydroelectric generating facility at a new reservoir began putting out power Wednesday, a year earlier than planned.

4.   Energy-starved North Korea is now diverting huge amounts of water from the Han tributary to hydroelectric facilities on the east coast.

5.   Federal deregulation laws should be repealed and there should be an end to taxpayer-paid price subsidies to Californians and others from federal hydroelectric facilities.

6.   Gunmen kidnapped a Russian engineer on Thursday at a hydroelectric facility in Colombia, the Russian Embassy said.

7.   Offensives by government troops have since pushed the rebels known as the Ninjas, back and freed hydroelectric facilities and other infrastructure controlled by them.

8.   Alcan Aluminum said Friday it would drop its demand in a lawsuit for cash compensation to recover its investment in a controversial hydroelectric facility cancelled by British Columbia.