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WORLD NEWS
UK Govt confirms £5m investment
in marine energy business park
In brief
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM
Energy Investors Funds
(EIF) has announced that its
United States Power Fund,
L.P. and United States Power
Fund II, L.P. have completed
the sale of the 33MW Glen
Park hydroelectric project
to Fort Chicago Energy
Partners LP for $80.1M
Operating since 1986 and
located on the Black River
near Watertown, New York,
Glen Park is run-of-river
hydroelectric generation
facility that was acquired
by EIF in 2005. A subsidi-
ary of Northbrook Energy
will continue to operate the
hydro facility.
RUSSIAN COMPANY
Technopromexpert has
been awarded a turnkey
contract to build a 23MW
hydroelectric project on
the Western Dvina River
in Polotsk, Belarus, local
media has reported. The
project, expected to be
complete by 2014, is the
first of four schemes to be
built on the Western Dvina
River. Plans are currently
in place for projects in
Verkhnedvinsk, Vitebsk
and Beshenkovichi.
INDIA’S NHPC LIMITED
has announced it will
provide engineering &
consultancy services relat-
ing to pre-construction
activities at the 720MW
Mangdechhu hydroelectric
project in Bhutan. The
hydro power utility signed
an agreement for the work
with the Department of
Energy, Royal Govt of
Bhutan on 23 March in
New Delhi. Prior to being
awarded this contract,
NHPC had prepared a
detailed project report for
scheme across the Mangde
Chhu River.
T
HE UK GOVERNMENT HAS today
confirmed an investment of
£5M towards a £12.8M project
to help create a new marine energy
business park in Hayle, Cornwall.
The investment is from the
D e p a r t m e n t s f o r B u s i n e s s ,
Innovation and Skills (BIS) and
Energy and Climate Change (DECC),
and is part of a £19.5M fund that
was earmarked for investment in
marine energy projects in the region
when South West England was des-
ignated the UK’s first Low Carbon
Economic Area last year. The
funding has been secured by
the South West RDA (Regional
Development Agency).
Th e in fr a s t r u c t u r e p r o j e c t
includes a new bridge, construc-
tion of a new road, flood protection
works and restoration of harbour
walls on North Quay at Hayle, includ-
ing the creation of a promenade
along its length. These engineering
works will enable access to the site
of a proposed marine renewable
business park next to the old
power station behind sand dunes at
Hayle Towans, and is expected to
support 190 jobs.
It will complement the South West
RDA’s £42M Wave Hub project,
which is creating the world’s l
argest test site for marine energy
devices 10 miles off the north coast
of Cornwall.
Wave Hub’s subsea electrical cable
will come ashore at Hayle, where it
will connect to the National Grid via a
new electricity sub-station being built
next to the site of the proposed busi-
ness park.
The £5M announced by the
Government depends on a similar
investment being made by Cornwall
Council and additional support from
the ERDF Convergence Programme,
which has a designated fund to
support the creation of high qual-
ity workspace in Cornwall and the
Isles of Scilly. It is anticipated that
Council financial support will be con-
firmed at the May Cabinet meeting,
and that the whole funding package
will be finalised in June.
Earlier this month BIS and
DECC confirmed a £4M investment
as part of the South West Low
Carbon Economic Area initia-
tive in the Plymouth Science and
Innovation Programme (PSIP), a
partnership led by the South West
RDA, University of Plymouth and
Plymouth City Council.
This funding will enable a new
£18M marine building on the
University of Plymouth’s city campus
to be built, housing state-of-the-
art research facilities including
new wave tank testing equipment
that will be unique in the UK. The
funding has been matched by the
South West RDA and the University
of Plymouth.
EPRI seeks new demonstration site
E
PRI IS SEEKING AN ADDITIONAL
demonstration site at existing or
new hydro power development
to install and evaluate the fish-friendly
Alden Turbine, with the industry solici-
tation to be launched in April.
EPRI, via a grant from US
Department of Energy (DOE) and
industry co-funders, is working on
the engineering design of an inno-
vative hydro power turbine (Alden
Turbine) with features that signifi-
cantly reduce injury and mortality
to fish.
Once the industry solicitation is
launched, respondents can apply
via a web-based application site.
Two or three projects will be select-
ed from among applications for
detailed evaluation and a final site
will be selected by the end of 2010.
Future work, pending the availabil-
ity of funds that EPRI will seek from
industry and government sources,
will focus on site design engineer-
ing and installation plans.
The ideal site should have between
40 and 80ft of head and flows ranging
from 1000 to 2000 cfs. The demon-
stration site selected will complement
a tentatively planned demonstra-
tion project at Brookfield Renewable
Power’s School Street Hydroelectric
Project in New York.
This project presents an opportu-
nity for the successful applicant to
lead the industry in completion of a
strategic R&D initiative, obtain cost-
share funds to minimize investment
risks, potentially expedite project
licensing and enhance opportunities
to expand hydro power generation.
Application involves no commitment
to the future demonstration project
at this time. Commitments will be
established for the selected site in
the future.
For additional information, contact
Douglas Dixon at ddixon@epri.com or
804-642-1025.
The EPRI Demo Project Application
will be available shortly and associat-
ed with the Alden Research Laboratory
Inc. website at www.aldenlab.com.
Reservoir Capital invests in Turkish plants
R
ESERVOIR CAPITAL Corporation
has signed an MoU with Ahmet
Caliskan and Burcin Tunca to
acquire a 75% interest in a 30.4MW
portfolio of six small-scale hydroelec-
tric projects in western and northwest-
ern Turkey.
Construction of the first projects is
scheduled to begin in the second half
of 2010, with the first one coming on-
line in early 2011 and the remainder
in stages before the end of 2012.
Electricity production is projected to
be approximately 100GWh/yr.
Under the terms of the agree-
ment, Reservoir will acquire a 25%
interest in the portfolio by providing
equity contributions of US$1.5M
payable by the end of March 2010,
US$2.5M payable by the end of May
2010 and US$2M payable by the
end of January 2011.
Debt financing for the projects is
anticipated to be arranged through
Turkish banks, with the current share-
holders of the portfolio providing the
remaining equity funding. Reservoir
will acquire an additional 50% inter-
est in the portfolio for US$17M, to
be paid in stages as the projects are
completed and fully operational.
The project portfolio also includes
an application for a seventh license
(approximately 6MW) that will be
included in this transaction if it gets
the go ahead.
Let IWP&DC’s readers know about your forthcoming conferences and events.
For publication in a future issue, send your diary dates to: Carrieann Stocks, IWP&DC, Global Trade Media Ltd, Progressive House, 2 Maidstone Road,
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DIARY OF EVENTS
10 APRIL 2010 INTERNATIONAL WATER POWER & DAM CONSTRUCTION
DIARY
May
11-12 May
5th Renewable Energy Finance
Forum - China
Beijing, China
CONTACT:Euromoney Energy
Events Ltd, Nestor House, Playhouse
Yard, London, UK, EC4V 5EX.
Fax: +44 20 7779 8946.
energyevents@euromoneyenergy.
com.
18-20 May
12th Annual Electric Power
Conference & Exhibition
Baltimore, MD, US
CONTACT: TradeFair Group,
an Access Intelligence Co, 11000
Richmond, Houston TX 77042.
Tel: +1 832 242 1969.
Fax: +1 832 242 1971.
electricpower@tradefairgroup.com.
www.tradefairgroup.com.
19-20 May
All-Energy 2010 Exhibition &
Conference
Aberdeen, Scotland
CONTACT:
All-Energy 2010, 11a Princes Square,
Harrogate, UK. HG1 1ND.
Tel: +44 1423 524 545.
Email: info@all-energy.co.uk.
www.all-energy.co.uk.
23-26 May
78th ICOLD Annual Meeting
Hanoi, Vietnam
CONTACT:
Ms Thuy Thanh Nguyen, Secretariat
- 78th ICOLD Annual Meeting, #4
Da Tuong Str, Ba Dinh District,
Hanoi, Vietnam.
Fax: +84 4 3944 7067.
Email: 78icoldvn@venus-communi-
cations.com
23-29 May
Recent Advances in Geotechnical
Earthquake Engineering and Soil
Dynamics
California, US
CONTACT:
Conference Secretariat, CI-Premier
Pte Ltd,
150 Orchard Road,
#07-14, Orchard Plaza,
Singapore 238841,
Tel: +65 6733 2922.
Fax: +65 6235 3530.
Email: cipremie@singnet.com.sg.
www.cipremier.com.
June
8-10 June
Power-Gen Europe 2010
Amsterdam, Netherlands
CONTACT:
Emily Pryor, Conference Manager,
Power-Gen Europe.
Tel: +44 1992 656 614.
Fax: +44 1992 656 735.
Email: paperspg@pennwell.com.
www.powergeneurope.com.
8-10 June
R e n e w a b l e E n e r g y W o r l d
Europe 2010
Amsterdam, Netherlands
CONTACT:
Amy Nash, Conference Manager,
R e n e w a b l e E n e r g y W o r l d
Europe.
Tel: +44 1992 656 621.
Fax: +44 1992 656 735.
Email: amyn@pennwell.com.
www.renewableenergyworld-eu-
rope.com.
23-25 June
International Conferences on
Green Ocean Construction and 7th
Ground Improvement Techniques
Seoul, Republic of Korea
CONTACT:
Conference Secretariat,
CI-Premier Pte Ltd, 150 Orchard
Road, #07-14, Orchard Plaza,
Singapore 238841,
Tel: +65 6733 2922.
Fax: +65 6235 3530.
Email: cipremie@singnet.com.sg.
www.cipremier.com.
23-26 June
16th British Dam Society Conference
Glasgow, Scotland
CONTACT:
Barbara Sharp, British Dam Society,
C/O Atkins Water, UK.
Tel: +44 1372 756 838.
barbara.sharp@atkinsglobal.com
http://www.britishdams.org
July
27-30 July
Hydrovision International
North Carolina, US
CONTACT: Libby Smith, PennWell.
Tel: +1 (918) 831-9560.
Email: LibbyS@PennWell.com.
www.hydroevent.com.
August
25-27 August
35th Conference on Our World in
Concrete and Structures
Singapore
CONTACT: Conference Secretariat,
CI-Premier Pte Ltd, 150 Orchard
Road, #07-14, Orchard Plaza,
Singapore 238841,
Tel: +65 6733 2922.
Email: cipremie@singnet.com.sg.
30 August - 3 September
ECEE 2010 (14th European
Co n f e r e n c e on E ar th qu ak e
Engineering)
Ohrid, Macedonia
CONTACT: MAEE (Macedonian
Asso c iati o n o f Ear t hqua k e
Engineering), 73 Salvador Aljende, PO
Box 101, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia.
Tel: +389 2 3 107 701.
www.14ecee.mk.
September
12-16 September
21st World Energy Congress
Quebec, Canada
CONTACT: Organsing Committee,
740 Notre-Dame Street West, 8th Floor,
Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3X6.
Tel: + 1 (514) 397-1474.
www.wecmontreal2010.ca.
22-23 September
8th ICOLD Euopean Club Symposium:
Dam Safety - Sustainability in a
Changing Environment
Innsbruck, Austria
CONTACT: IECS2010 Organizing
Committee, Stremayrgasse 10/II,
A-8010 Graz, Austria.
Fax: +43 316 873 8357.
IECS2010@TUGraz.at.
www.iecs2010.tugraz.at.
27-29 September
Hydro 2010
Lisbon, Portugal
CONTACT:
Hydropower & Dams, Aqua~Media
International Ltd, PO Box 285,
Wallington, Surrey
SM6 6AN, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)20 8773 7244.
edit@hydropower-dams.com.
www.hydropower-dams.com.
October
17-19 October
Power Generation & Water Middle
East
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
CONTACT: IIR Middle East, Dubai,
United Arab Emirateswww.pow-
erandwaterme.com.
19-21 October
EFEF 2010 (European Future
Energy Forum)
London, UK
CONTACT: Turret Middle East,
ADNEC House, PO Box 94891, Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
www.europeanfutureenergyforum.
com/home.
25-29 October
Risk Management in Hydropower
Development
Trondheim, Norway
CONTACT:
I n t e r n a t i o n a l C e n t r e f o r
Hydropower (ICH), Klaebuveien
153, N-7465 Trondheim, Norway.
Tel: +47 73 59 0780.
Fax: +47 73 59 0781.
Email: mail@ich.no.
www.ich.no.
November
24-26 November
16th International Conference on
Hydropower Plants
Vienna, Austria
CONTACT: Dr. Eduard DOUJAK,
Vienna University of Technology.
Tel.:+43-1-58801-30515.
Fax: +43 1 58801/30599
eduard.doujak@tuwien.ac.at.
www.viennahydro.com.
Here you will find details on some of the executive appointments made by companies within the hydro power and dams industry
over the past few months. To submit details of appointments for publication in a future issue of the magazine,
please send an email to the editor, Carrieann Stocks, at: carrieannstocks@globaltrademedia.com
EXECUTIVE MOVEMENTS
APPOINTMENTS
12 APRIL 2010 INTERNATIONAL WATER POWER & DAM CONSTRUCTION
US Bureau of Reclamation
names Pacific Northwest
Regional Director
B u r e a u o f
Re c l a m a t i on
Commissioner
M i c h a e l L .
C o n n o r h a s
n a m e d K a r l
W i r k u s a s
the new Regional Director for
Reclamation’s Pacific Northwest
Region, effective 5 April 2010.
W i r k u s h a s s e r v e d a s
R e c l a m a t i o n ’ s D e p u t y
Commissioner for Operations
since 2007, where he oversaw
the operations in Reclamation’s
fi v e re g io n s, t he T e ch n ic a l
Service Center, Research and
Development Office, the Native
Am e rican and Inte r national
Affairs Office, Power Liaison,
and Dam Safety Officer/Design,
Estimating, Construction.
Wirkus began his Reclamation
career in 1981 in the Pacific
Northwest Region’s Geology
Branch and subsequently served
as a project geologist for dam
safety modifications as well as
construction manager for dam
safety projects in southwest-
ern Montana and Idaho. He
became the Area Manager for the
Klamath Basin Area Office begin-
ning in 1996. Prior to coming to
Washington in the role of Deputy
Commissioner, Wirkus served as
Deputy Regional Director in the
Pacific Northwest Region’s head-
quarters in Boise, Idaho, repre-
senting Reclamation in complex
negotiati ons on Endan gered
Species Act issues and provid-
ing support in all other regional
programs.
Wirkus graduated from Boise
State University in 1984 with a
Bachelors Degree in geology.
The Pacific Northwest Region
encompasses the Columbia River
Basin and coastal watersheds of
Oregon and Washington.
New Board of Directors for
Intertechne Consultores
On 1 March 2010, Eng. Brasil
Pinheiro Machado was appoint-
ed Chairman of Intertechne
Consultores Associados’s Board of
Directors.
The new board is now formed by:
President-Director – Eng. Antonio
Fernando Krempel; Technical
Vice-President – Eng. Lourenço J.
Naotake Babá; Operations Vice-
President – Eng. Jorge Campiteli
Ferreira; Market Development
Director - Eng. Carlos Infante
da Câmara Teixeira; Business
Development Director – Eng.
Paulo César Akashi; Finances and
Administration Director – Adm.
Luiz Fernando Carvalho Teixeira;
Water and Energy Technical
Director – Eng. José Franco
Pinheiro Machado; and Oil and
Gas Operations Director – Eng.
Vendolino Fischer.
Management changes in
Vattenfall
On 12 April, Øystein Løseth
assumed the position as CEO of
Vattenfall. Øystein Løseth was until
recently CEO of the Dutch energy
company Nuon, which was incor-
porated in the Vattenfall Group on
1 July 2009.
Øystein Løseth (51) is civil engi-
neer graduated from Trondheim.
He has worked in the energy indus-
try for almost 25 years, starting
at Norwegian Statoil in 1984 and
later working at both Statkraft and
Naturkraft before joining Nuon
in 2003 as managing director of
Sourcing and Trading. Five years
later, in 2008, he was appointed
CEO of Nuon.
“Øystein Løseth has a very
extensive and long experience from
the energy industry. He has man-
aged Nuon in a very successful
way and with very good results.
Øystein is therefore the perfect
choice to lead the company and
continue it’s development”, said
Lars Westerberg, Chairman of the
Board of Vattenfall.
Lars G. Josefsson is now retiring
after ten years as CEO of Vattenfall.
During his years in the company
Vattenfall has grown from a turno-
ver of SEK 32B to more than SEK
205B. Business has expanded to
seven countries and a total of SEK
45B has been distributed to the
owner, the Swedish state.
“Lars G. Josefsson has made a
massive effort and transformed
Vattenfall from a Nordic com-
pany to one of the largest energy
companies in Europe, operating in
seven countries. During his time as
CEO he has also become interna-
tionally recognized as devoted to
the topic of climate change, and
as a strong advocate for a global
price on carbon emissions”, says
Lars Westerberg.
In other news, the Supervisory
Board of Vattenfall Europe AG
has appointed Stefan Dohler as
new member of the Management
Board of Vattenfall Europe AG
responsible for Finance. From 1
April 2010 he replaced Dr. Hans-
Jürgen Meyer, who will leave the
company.
Do h ler ha s been Head of
the Business Unit responsible
for Vattenfall’s distribution
a n d tr a n s m i s s i o n gr i d s i n
Germany and Poland. He was
also Commercial Manager of
the distribution grid companies
in Germany. Together with his
new position he will retain his
function as Head of the Business
Unit until 30 April 2010.
Dohler’s successor from 1 May
2010 will be Dr. Helmar Rendez
who has been the Head of Strategy
at Vattenfall AB in Stockholm.
In the future, Vattenfall’s high-
est executive body, the Executive
Group Management (EGM),
will be streamlined, and Tuomo
Ha t a k k a , Head of Business
Group Central Europe, will be the
sole representative from the said
Business Group in the EGM.
Halcrow announces new
senior team
Halcrow non-executive chair-
man Tony Pryor has announced
the appointment of Yaver Abidi,
Alasdair Coates and Michael Della
Rocca to Halcrow’s board.
Commenting on the appoint-
ments, he said: “Yaver, Alasdair
and Michael will provide Halcrow’s
board with the additional experi-
ence we need to help us deal with
the many challenges we face as we
work towards the achievement of
Halcrow’s long-term goals. Each
one will bring a fresh perspective
to the company’s senior manage-
ment team”
He continues: “Their appoint-
ments are a central feature of the
board’s succession plan. With a
number of current members reach-
ing retirement age in the next 12
to 24 months, our intention is to
have an appropriate period of
overlap between new and retiring
directors in order to ensure conti-
nuity, and to minimise disruption
to the running of the business.
“Our aim is to have a board
which becomes similar in size to
the present one, but which has
benefitted from a blend of fresh
thinking and experience.”
The board of Halcrow Holdings
Limited, operating as ‘Halcrow’
comprises:
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Alasdair and Michael, while
taking on the responsibilities of
group board directors, will also be
continuing with their current roles
and responsibilities.
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personnel resources for design, construction, and
operation of dams occurred in many European
countries, leading to a decrease of skilled practiti-
oners. In contrast to that, the construction of new
dams undergoes a renaissance now, due to the de-
mands of sustainable water and energy management,
whereas the existing dams require increasing efforts
for their maintenance and upgrading in order to sustain
adequate safety and operability.
Therefore, strategic resource management beco-
mes more and more important for the dam industry.
One main aspect thereby is the transfer of valuable
experience and knowledge from senior practitio-
ners to their successors – an issue crucial for all
parties involved: dam owners, designers, and contrac-
tors, as well as authorities. Accordingly, sustainable
management of knowledge transfer between the ge-
nerations and between science and “day-to-day-busi-
ness” will be one main scope of the symposium.
Day 1
21
st
September 2010
Technical Excursion: Finstertal, Zillergruendl
Evening: Meeting European Working Groups
SYMPOSIUM
Day 2
22
nd
September 2010
Sypmposium
Evening Event
Day 3
23
rd
September 2010
Symposium
Evening: Meeting European Club Board
Day 4
24
th
September 2010
Technical Excursion: Finstertal, Zillergruendl
PROGRAMM
Sustainability of Know How
Public Awareness of Dams and Dam Safety
Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Regulations and Guidelines
Small Dams
Surveillance Practice
14 APRIL 2010 INTERNATIONAL WATER POWER & DAM CONSTRUCTION
ASIA
A
SIA is the venue for the 78
th
Annual Meeting of ICOLD, which
will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 23-26 May 2010.
According to former ICOLD president Luis Berga,
although the Vietnam National Committee on Large
Dams (VNCOLD) is a fairly young member of the International
Commission on Large Dams, it has enthusiasm and a work-
ing capacity that will ensure the success of the 2010 meeting.
VNCOLD was established in 2004 and became a member of
ICOLD the following year.
As Berga states, Vietnam is undergoing great socio-economic
development and requires the construction of hydraulic infrastruc-
ture for hydro power production, regulation of irrigation water
and flood control.
“It would be of great interest for dam experts to see the
Vietnamese experiences in planning, constructing and operating
large dams in harmony with the environment,” he said. “Vietnam
has a huge hydro power potential, and therefore has the potential
for developing this type of clean and renewable energy.”
In Hanoi, an international symposium entitled Dams and
Sustainable Water Resources Development will be held. The main
topics of this will include:
U Innovation in dam construction.
U Dam safety, maintenance and rehabilitation.
U Hydrology, sustainable water resources planning and river basin
management.
U Financial aspects and cost reduction in dam investment.
U Computational modelling of dams and structures.
U Education tools and the promotion of hydro engineers.
In addition ICOLD’s technical committees, which comprise more
than 500 worldwide experts, will also be convening during the
Spotlight on Asia
Vietnam plays host to the dam community this year. Ahead of ICOLD’s Annual Meeting,
IWP&DC gives an insight into dam and hydro power development across Asia.
View, from left abutement, of RCC
placement work getting underway
at Son La, in January
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ASIA
annual meeting. Their findings will be published in future ICOLD
Bulletins. Furthermore, dams which delegates can visit on technical
tours include Son La, Cua-Dat, Dinh-Binh, Tri-An, Ham-Thuan and
the Bai-Thuang weir.
To give readers an insight into dams and hydro power development
across the Asian continent IWP&DC highlights various projects below,
many of which are due for completion over the next few years.
BAKUN DAM, MALAYSIA
Bakun hydroelectric dam is located on the Baliu river in Sarawak,
Malaysia. Originally proposed in the 1960s, the project was delayed
several times, most notably by the Asian economic crisis in 1997.
However, in 2002 the project was awarded to the Malaysia-China
Hydro Joint Venture and the 2400MW scheme is scheduled for com-
pletion in 2011.
Standing at 207m high with a crest length of 748m, the dam
has a fill volume of 117Mm
3
and is currently the second highest
CFRD in the world. Upon completion the dam will reach its full
height of 230m.
The spillway has four radial gates, 15m wide by 20m high, each with
a 50m wide concrete chute, 680m in length that ends in a flip bucket.
The eight power tunnels are concrete or steel lined with an intake
diameter of 8.5m, a descending diameter of 7m and a varying length
of 670-760m. The powerhouse is located at the base of the dam and
houses 8x300MW turbines.
At the peak of construction over 4000 workers were employed
on the site. The total cost for construction of the dam is estimated at
RM5.8B (US$1.8B).
BAN VE, VIETNAM
The 320MW Ban Ve hydro power plant in Vietnam is scheduled to
start generating electricity in May 2010. The second of two 160MW
turbine groups was installed at the project in February. The plant was
set to run a trial operation in March and officially begins generating
power from the first turbine group on 19 May.
Construction at the project on the Ca River in Nghe An’s Tuong
Duong District began in September 2004. Upon completion the
plant will produce more than 1.76BkWh/yr. Electricity will be
linked to the national grid across a 200km transmission line that
will run to a transformer station in Vinh City. The power plant
will also be linked to Nam Mo hydro plant in neighbouring Laos
across a 110kV transmission line, which forms part of a scheme
to connect regional power grids.
The 135m high dam will be the highest in Vietnam and impounds
a 1.8Mm
3
reservoir. Besides power production the project will offer
flood protection, and supply water for agriculture and aqua-culture
in the districts of Tuong Duong, Con Cuong, Anh Son, Nam Dan
and Do Luong.
Electricity of Vietnam is the project owner and main investor, and
hopes to accrue an annual turnover of US$57-64M from the scheme.
Songda Corporation is the main contractor. Cavico Vietnam is the
subcontractor responsible for constructing the tunnels, one third of
the plant base and is also in charge of the stone mining. Project costs
have amounted to more than US$390M.
Ban Ve was one of five hydro power plants that started construc-
tion in 2004. In the first half of 2008 ten hydro projects, equal to
400MW of power, came on line in the highlands and central prov-
inces of the country.
A LUOI, VIETNAM
Scheduled to start generating power at the end of 2010, the 170MW
A Loui hydro power plant is located on the A Sap River in Vietnam’s
Thua Thien Hue province.
A Luoi is estimated to cost US$202M and is owned by the Central
Hydropower Joint Stock Company (CHP). It includes what has been
described as the longest and most sophisticated tunnel under con-
struction in Vietnam. Cavico Corporation is constructing the head-
race tunnel at a cost of US$55.4M. It will be 11.6km long, 4-6m wide
and will include a surge tank.
Construction at the plant stated in June 2007, with tunnel con-
struction underway in July 2007. Two turbine groups will generate
nearly 700GWh/yr.
A Luoi is estimated to cost in the region of US$202M. Investors in
the scheme include:
U CHP.
U The Vietnam Bank of Agriculture and Development Rural.
U The Vietnam-Thailand Joint Venture Bank.
U The An Binh Jointstock Commercial bank.
U The Rubber Financing Company.
SON LA, VIETNAM
In December 2009 Tianjin Alstom Hydro delivered the first runner
for the 6x400MW units at the Son La hydro power plant in Vietnam.
Weighing in at 210 tons, with a diameter of 8.3m and a height of
3.8m, the runner was delivered on time.
Son La is set to become the largest hydro power scheme in Southeast
Asia with its planned 2400MW capacity. Upon completion the plant
is expected to generate 10BkWh/yr and will fulfil a significant amount
of Vietnam’s energy needs.
Contracts signed in 2007 between Alstom Hydro and Son
La’s owner Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), stated that Alstom
would provide all electro-mechanical equipment for the project.
Located on the Da river in Son La province, the scope of supply
encompasses the design, engineering, manufacturing and deliv-
ery of 6x400MW Francis turbines and generators, the balance
of plant, plus training, supervision of installation, testing and
commissioning.
The first unit is due for commissioning in 2010, with the last in
Below: Views of the tunnelling and excavation work at the A Luoi project in Vietnam. Photographs courtesy of Cavico
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2012. Philippe Cochet, president of Alstom Hydro, said: ‘The Son La
hydro power plant is of vital importance in meeting Vietnam’s grow-
ing energy needs and we are honoured to be entrusted by Electricity
of Vietnam with this important project.’
DEVELOPMENT IN INDI A
Geological surprises during excavation of the tunnels at the 192MW
Allain Duhangan hydro power plant in India has led to cost over-
runs and delays. Originally scheduled for operation in the summer of
2008, the plant is now expected to reach completion in June 2010.
Construction had started six years earlier in 2004.
The run-of-river scheme is utilising water from the Allain and
Duhangan rivers in the Kullu District of Himachel Pradesh. Two
96MW vertical, five-jet Pelton units, supplied by LNJ Bhilwara
Group, are installed in an underground powerhouse. An above
ground switchyard and a 185km transmission line will connect the
project to the regional electricity grid.
Allain Duhangan is a build-own-operate project being undertaken
by Allain Duhangan Power Company Limited (ADPCL). ADPCL
is jointly owned by Rajasthan Spinning and Weaving Mills, HEG
Limited and Malana Power Company. Equipment is being supplied
by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.
The project will operate as a baseload plant during the summer and
rainy seasons, and as a peaking plant in the winter and non-monsoon
months. It will have an average annual output of 800GWh.
Construction at the 140MW Alakanada river hydro power project
in Uttarakhand, northern India, has also been delayed – but this time
by heavy snowfall. The project, with a total head of water of 480m,
comprises a 40m high dam, 3km long headrace tunnel and under-
ground penstock leading to an underground power station with
2x70MW run-of-river turbines.
The plant is located on the edge of the Himalayas in the Chamoli
district and has between four and six months of heavy snowfall each
year. Construction cannot take place during the winter and it is there-
fore anticipated that the project will take about six years to complete
– double the usual amount of time required for construction. Power
production is expected to take place in 2011 or 2012.
In 2005 GMR Energy signed an agreement with the government of
Uttarakand for a 45-year concession to build-own-operate the plant.
Halcrow was appointed to prepare topographic surveys, site investi-
gations and hydrological studies for the scheme.
Another Indian scheme is also due to become operational in
2012 – the 2000MW Subansiri project is located in Assam. Alstom
was selected by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation to
supply 8x250MW vertical shaft Francis turbines for the scheme.
Their scope of supply also encompasses the digital governing
system, butterfly valves, the 116kV vertical generators and static
excitation system.
In 2008 Alstom Projects India Limited was awarded a contract
with Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation for a 240MW
turnkey hydro power project, located on the Krishna river in the
Mahaboobnagar district of Andhra Pradesh.
Alstom will design, supply, install, test and commission 6x40MW
bulb turbine generator units, along with all associated auxiliary and
ancillary equipment.
The project is scheduled to generate power in 2013.
HYDRO PO WER IN BHU TAN
To date, the 1020MW Tala hydro power project is the largest
scheme to be undertaken jointly by India and Bhutan. Dam con-
struction began in 1998 and the project was commissioned in
March 2007. Commissioning of the plant was planned for 2005
but was delayed by what geologists have described as the worst
conditions for tunnelling that have been encountered anywhere
in the world.
Drilling of both the upstream and downstream tunnels hit soft
spots which were difficult to stabilise in 2003. Around 80% of the
strata was judged to be poor or very poor which caused considerable
tunnelling delays; while blockages in inclined and vertical pressure
shafts delayed completion even more.
Tala is managed by the Tala Hydroelectric Project Authority, and
is located on the Wangchu river in western Bhutan. At 860m it is the
region’s largest high head project, and has a 92m high dam which
Below, left: Weheragala reservoir in Sri Lanka: A new scheme commissioned
in 2009. It is a homogeneous earth dam of 2031m long having maximum
height of 24m holding a reservoir capacity of 75Mm
3
Middle: Nachchaduwa Earth embankment, Sri Lanka: Believed to be con-
structed by King Mahasen (274-301AD) repaired in 7th century by king Sena
and abandoned after the 12th century. Restored in 1903 by the Irrigation
Department. Length of the earth embankment is 1646m, having about 20m
maximum height and holding capacity of 56Mm
3
, serving 2400ha of irrigable
area. The neatly cut dressed stone which had been laid by ancient kings is
still protecting a part of the embankment from wave action
Right: Nachchaduwa Earth embankment : Leakage through the 100 year old
renovated dress masonry sluice barrel has caused sink hole down steam of
the embankment in last December. Temporary repair measures can be seen
in the photo after grouting the sluice structure and embankment, providing
suitable filter and loading downstream of the head sluice. Irrigation engineers
are currently planning for permanent remedial measures
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feeds a 22km long headrace tunnel. An underground powerhouse has
6x170MW generators. Three 440kV transmission lines go directly
to the Indian border as the power is being exported entirely to India.
Power generation has been in the region of 4865MkWh/yr at the
run-of-river project.
Bhutan plans to export more than 10,000MW of hydro power
by 2020. India and Bhutan are working closely together on this and
have entered into an agreement concerning co-operation about the
joint development of hydro resources. The two countries have plans
for more hydro projects. Bhutan has set itself a target of installing
10GW of new hydro generating capacity by 2020 to supply the
Indian market.
Agreements on four projects – the 620MW Amochhu reser-
voir, the 1800MW Kuri Gongri, 670MW Chamkharchhu-I and
486MW Kholongchhu – were signed following meetings between
the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and King Jigme
Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan in December 2009. Power
generated from the projects will be used by Bhutan, with surplus
energy exported to India.
Indian company, Power Grid Corporation, has pledged to con-
struct a new transmission link between Bhutan and central India.
The firm was awarded a US$400M loan by the World Bank in
November 2008 to increase transmission grid capacity within India
to ease the sale of electricity from hydro schemes around the country.
With financial support from the World Bank and Asian Development
Bank, the company has greatly improved downstream power infra-
structure across the country since 1990, easing trade in electricity
between Indian states and also with neighbouring countries.
POWERING WAVE PROJECTS IN JAPAN
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has signed an exclusive agreement
with a Japanese consortium to develop a demonstration wave power
station in Japan. OCT will be working with Idemitsu Kosan Co,
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co and Japan Wind Development
Co on the project.
The initial phase of the scheme will see OPT and the consortium
working with the Japanese government to increase the recognition
of wave power in Japanese energy policy, and to identify favour-
able sites for OPT wave power stations and assess their commercial
prospects.
Subject to the successful identification of a project site and comple-
tion of economic assessments, the parties plan to enter into an agree-
ment to build a demonstration plant with up to three of the OPT’s
PowerBuoys units. The trial plant would provide the basis for the
expected building of a commercial-scale OPT wave power station
with an initial capacity of 10MW or more.
Under the anticipated agreement to build the demonstration plant,
OPT will sell the equipment for the power station to the consortium.
For subsequent wave power stations, the consortium will provide man-
ufacturing and maintenance of the power stations and on-going plant
operations, while OPT will provide its PowerBuoy technology under
licence and also sell certain subsystems of the plant to the consortium.
SRI LANKAN SCHEMES
Pöyry has been awarded a EUR 6.1M (US$8.3M) contract for feasi-
bility studies, tender design, detail design and construction supervi-
sion of the Uma Oya hydro power project in Sri Lanka. The EPC
contractor for the whole project is Farab International of Dubai.
The project comprises two dams and over 15km of water convey-
ance tunnels, a 700m deep shaft and an underground powerhouse
with two Pelton turbines of 150MW total installed capacity. Pöyry
has started the study work and the design phase will be completed
by the end of 2011. The main construction activities are scheduled to
start in early 2011, with power station commissioning anticipated for
early 2016. Further details on other dams in Sri Lanka can be found
in the box text on p18.
MINI HYDRO FOR PHILIPPINE RICE TERRACES
The Asian rice terraces are to benefit from the proceeds of a US$1M,
e8-donated mini-hydro project.
In January 2010, Philippine officials received the symbolic keys to
a donated 200kW hydroelectric project that, in addition to produc-
ing energy, will start generating money to halt deterioration of the
ancient rice terraces in the Philippines.
The mini hydro facility, located on the Ambangal river downstream
of the terraces, will create annually about 1450MWh of much-needed
new energy for the area, meeting 18% of the province’s electricity
needs. It will also generate some US$70,000 in annual revenue for
the new Rice Terrace Conservation Fund, fully dedicated to urgently
needed shoring up of the terraces and related activities.
Developed over four years in collaboration with the Philippines
Department of Energy and the Provincial Government of Ifugao,
the facility was built and donated by Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power
Company (TEPCO) on behalf of the e8, an international non-prof-
it organisation of ten leading power utilities from G8 countries.
“When this initiative began in 2006, the partners and UNESCO
foresaw an opportunity not only to help preserve these histor-
ic terraces but to showcase an interesting model of sustainable
rural energy development and regional revitalisation - the chance
to demonstrate the potential of mini-hydro power generation
throughout the Philippines and the region,” said Johane Meagher,
e8 Executive Director.
IRAQI DAM CONSTRUCTION
Over the past few years Iraq has finished the construction of sev-
eral dams. In 2007 the 22.5m high Harawa dam in the Sulaimaniya/
Harawa valley was completed. This earthen structure has a clay core,
is 115m long with a storage capacity of 0.764Mm
3
.
In 2008 the 19m high Shireen earthfill dam was finished 14km
southeast of Kirkuk city. This 426m long dam has a storage capac-
ity of 0.752Mm
3
.
The 15m high Horran/2 dam was also complet-
ed in the same year. At 500m long this earth dam with a clay core
has a storage capacity of 4.0Mm
3
. It is situated 18km northeast
of Al-Ruttba.
Finally in 2009 construction of the Balkana dam in the Kirkuk/
Balkana valley was completed. Standing at 22m high, this earthfill
dam is 227m long with a storage capacity of 0.61Mm
3
.
FUNDING FOR AFGHAN FLOOD PROTECTION
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the UK are extending grants
of almost US$90M to help Afghanistan improve its ageing irrigation
systems and provide flood protection, as part of a government plan
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to promote economic growth and reduce poverty.
The grant funds are being provided through the Water Resources
Development Investment Programme, a multitranche financing
facility, which will provide US$303.3M over 10 years. The gov-
ernment has highlighted the importance and identified investments
of US$2.5B for irrigation and water management under its new
Afghanistan National Development Strategy.
Agriculture provides a living for about two-thirds of all
Afghans and generates about 50% of the country’s gross domes-
tic product. However, reliable production is largely dependent
on quality irrigation, and the current infrastructure is in need of
substantial rehabilitation with new infrastructure also needed.
The country’s prolonged civil conflict has also weakened institu-
tions responsible for managing and developing irrigation and
water resources.
The first tranche of the financing facility will support infrastructure
improvements in the Balkh River Basin and the Nangahar Valley,
which contain areas of prime agricultural land. Funds will be used to
establish and train river basin agency staff and water user associations,
and to prepare a reform plan for the Nangahar Valley Development
Authority, a state-run enterprise. Flood protection works along the
Amu Darya river that borders Tajikistan, and is prone to severe flood-
ing and erosion, will also be financed.
ADB will provide 93% of the first tranche funding, and will
administer a US$3.3M equivalent cofinancing grant from the
UK Government to prepare a Helmand Basin Water Resources
Master Plan.
The Government of Afghanistan will supply a US$1M equiva-
lent, while participating farmers will make in-kind contributions of
US$1.9M for operations and maintenance for a total investment cost
of US$92.8M. The estimated project completion date for the full
investment programme is March 2019, and the Ministry of Finance
is the executing agency
WHITE RIVER HYDROPOWER, CHINA
Three hydroelectric power stations on the White Water river, in the
Yunnan Province of China, were completed in 2007. The project is
on the Bai-Shui-Jiang, a sub-tributary to the Yangtze river, which
flows entirely within China.
The 78MW Yunnan project cost around US$69M and consists of
a set of three cascade stations. Projects 1 and 2 are dam-gate, run-
of-river stations, while project 3 is a dam diversion mixed station
with a 2660m long water diversion tunnel. Each of the three hydro
power stations has a concrete gravity dam, narrow reservoir and a
powerhouse. The dam for station 1 is 30m high, with total capacity
of 5.6Mm
3
, generating 15MW. Dam 2 is 28.2m high, holds 6Mm
3
,
generating 15MW. At 44.5m high, dam 3 holds 17.4Mm
3
and gener-
ates 48MW.
Expected annual average electricity sales are 369GWh to the Yunnan
Provincial Grid, part of the China Southern Power Grid (CSPG).
BOGUCHANY HYDRO POWER PLANT, RUSSIA
Plans for the Boguchany hydro power plant were first developed in
1947. Preparatory work for construction began in 1974 and a design
was proposed by Hydroproject in 1976. Construction of the plant
began on the Angara river in 1980 and turbine units were delivered to
the site in 1988, with startup planned for 1992. However, financing
problems meant that work was suspended.
Under a joint venture collaboration, the project was revived in
2005 by OAO Boguchanskaya GES. RAO UES (owner of Russian
electricity generation company RusHydro) and aluminium producer
Rusal had agreed to work together on the scheme and construction
swung back into action in 2007.
The 3000MW scheme will consist of a 774m long, 79m wide gravity
dam fitted with 9x333MW turbine units. These are being designed and
manufactured by Russian engineering company Power Machines.
The project is expected to see three turbines commissioned every
year from 2010 to 2012, with the aim of reaching its full generating
capacity of 17.6TWh by 2012.
The start up of Boguchany has also grown in importance follow-
ing the accident in August 2009 at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydro-
power plant in Russia. Boguchany is seen as the best way to replace
lost capacity while repairs are being implemented. The 6400MW
Sayano-Shushenskaya plant isn’t expected to be fully operational
again until 2014.
Some of the project profiles have been used courtesy of
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IWP& DC
Dams in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan Commission on Large Dams gives a historical perspective of its
country’s dams
Sri Lanka has a long association with hydro projects. Historical chronicles, plus
numerous cave, stone and pillar inscriptions bear witness to the development
of water resources projects from the first century BC. Dry zones of the country
were selected for settlement in ancient Sri Lanka during the sixth century BC.
Minimal dry season flows, which led to the development of small reservoirs
serving multifold purposes for a village, can be considered the first phase of
dam development in the country.
Over the next few centuries, irrigation schemes had spread all over the
country but were confined mostly to village reservoirs. One of the first recorded
reservoirs, Abhyawewa, was constructed by a king in 500 BC. Today the
2.4Mm
3
facility still serves the irrigation requirements of 140ha of land and
supplies domestic water for the surrounding area.
The diversion of water, from a water rich basin to a basin with water shortages,
was practiced extensively by the ancient engineers. Complicated irrigation
systems comprising trans-basin diversion canals with a series of reservoirs
were in existence in the dry zone by the twelfth century.
However, for reasons unknown, this irrigation infrastructure system was
abandoned. Restoration was only initiated by the British colonial administration
in the 1850s. By 1900 about 15 large reservoir schemes had been restored
for irrigation purposes. The first new dam was commissioned in 1923 and the
first concrete dam constructed in 1957.
According to the latest ICOLD definitions 114 large dams are in operation while
five are under construction in Sri Lanka. Out of these, 59 dams are more than
15m high. (More than 50% of the large earth embankments over 15m are
ancient dams.) The remaining 60 dams are 1-15m high, having a capacity of
more than 3Mm
3
.
In addition, there are about 200 medium dams all over the country serving
irrigation and domestic water supplies (90% of these are ancient structures).
There are also about 12,000 small village level reservoirs that serve irrigable
land ranging from 5-80ha.
These ancient structures have been restored to varying degrees over past two
centuries. However, Sri Lankan dam engineers face many unique problems due
to the antiquity of their country’s dams. The hidden foundations underneath
the ancient dam body are difficult to understand and analyse, while most of
the newer dams are also older than 50 years. A World Bank funded project
to upgrade and refurbish the ageing dams is currently underway (See the July
2008 issue of IWP&DC for more details).
As part of this project Poyry has recently won a contract to assess safety and
plan for the rehabilitation of 32 ancient and modern dams in Sri Lanka. The
US$6.5M contract was awarded by the Ministry of Agricultural Development
and Agrarian Service.
Dams in the consultancy contract range in size and age from small ancient
embankments to large structures built for recent multi-purpose schemes. The
structures are used for irrigation mainly but some also serve water supply,
flood control and hydro power.
Study and design work is to be completed by 2012 by when procurement for
selected projects is also to be underway. Poyry’s contract includes an option to
supervise the works.