High fuel costs compel hydroelectric development

Electrical engineers in Germany are being forced by the high price of coal to utilize the nation´s waterpower resources to the fullest extent. The first hydroelectric plant in the Province of Brandenburg, located at Spremberg, started operating this year. The satisfactory results obtained have led to a survey of other possible power sites in this province and favorable places have been discovered at Wendisch-Buchholt, at Boden near Deichow, and at Lausitzer Neisse near Forst. The intentions are that work will be started on these plants as soon as economic conditions in Germany permit.