Brazil gives go-ahead to 29 new power plants
August 21, 2015 at 15:07 PM EDT
SAO PAULO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Brazil gave the green light on Friday for the construction of 29 new power generation facilities in the country, awarding licenses for windmills, small hydropower plants, biomass and gas-fueled installations expected to cost around 2.5 billion reais ($716 million).