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CONTENTS

COVER: Brianne Dam in Wales

is highlighted as one of the UK’s

most impor tant dams on p35.

Photo by Aled Hughes

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TUNNELLING

Tunnelling at Bogong

Detailing the tunnelling components of the Bogong power

development project in Victoria, Australia. The project is

designed and positioned to be integrated with the existing

power generating facilities forming the Kiewa Valley

hydroelectric project

New tunnel to optimize hydro potential at Niagara

Ontario Power Generation’s Niagara tunnel project involves

the construction of a 10.2km, 12.7m internal diameter

tunnel to divert additional water to the Sir Adam Beck

generating station. Richard Everdell provides a profile of

the project and an update on the tunnelling work

60th ANNIVERSARY

Highlighting hydro developments

The IWP&DC editorial team, together with

representatives from the industry, detail some of the

most important developments from the last six decades,

while commenting on important issues for the future

Dam good celebrations

Member countries of ICOLD help celebrate the past

60 years of dam construction by nominating some of

their most important dams

Advertising feature

Throughout this issue the industry takes a retrospective

view of hydro power & dam construction since 1949

SMALL HYDRO AWARD

Best of the best in small hydro

Part 1 of our special feature on some of the world’s best

hydro projects under 50MW. Look out for details on fur-

ther projects in the June and July issue and be sure to vote

for a plant to win our ‘Best Small Hydro Project Award’

PLANNING & PROJECTS

Minimising hydro risk

What role does an insurer play when it comes to risk

management within hydro projects?

Financing options: talking with the IDB

Alejandro Melandri, Energy Specialist at the Inter-

American Development Bank, provides an insight into

the different financing options the Bank offers hydro

developers in the Latin America and Caribbean region

The paper used in this magazine is obtained

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The paper is made from Elementary Chlorine

Free (ECF) pulp, which is sourced from

sustainable, properly managed forestation.

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HE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

has bowed in to pressure from

those opposed to its carbon

trading plans by delaying the start of

the scheme by one year.

Prime minister Kevin Rudd said that

the delay will help Australian compa-

Australia delays start of

carbon trading plans

nies manage the impacts of the global

recession and also announced a

number of other changes to the Carbon

Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).

The CPRS will now st art in July

2011 with an initial one-year fixed-price

phase during which an unlimited

number of permits will be issued to

liabl e compa nies. Rudd also

announced new targe ts for carbon

emissions in Australia.

Other concessions made to big busi-

nesses opposed to the carbon trading

scheme include a ‘Global Recession

Buffer’ for emissions-intensive indus-

tries and funding for energy efficiency

investments.

The move is a blow to the Rudd gov-

ernment, which put the CPRS at the

heart of its policies and which recent-

ly agreed to play host to the newly-cre-

ated Global Carbon C apture and

Storage Institute (GCCSI). Emissions

trading was to have begun in 2010,

cover ing around 75% of Australia’s

emiss ions and six greenhou se

gases.

The move to delay the scheme has

been criticised by green groups, but

others feel that the outlook for carbon

trading in Australia is now more clear

following months of debate and criti-

cism of the scheme.

The one-year fixed-price phase will

apply between 1 July 2011 and 30

June 2012, with each carbon permit

costing A$10. From 1 July 2012, busi-

nesses cover ed by the scheme will

have to purchase permits at the pre-

vailing market price. The fixed-price

permits available in the first year will

not be bankable for use in later years.

Emissions intensive trade exposed

(EITE) industries will be able to take

advantage of the Global Recession

Buffer scheme, which will see the

biggest polluters receive almost 95%

of their permits for free.

Alongside the changes to the CPRS,

Rudd also announced plans to

increase Australia’s target for emis-

sion cuts to 25% over 2000 levels by

2020 if a new global greenhouse gas

agreement is reached at December’s

UN conference in Copenhagen.

It represents a proposed increase

on the country’s current target of

reducing carbon emissions by 5-15%

over 2000 levels by 2020, and is con-

ditional upon nations agreeing to sta-

bilise levels of CO2 equivalent at 450

ppm or lower by mid-century at the

Copenhagen meeting.

HE POVOA DO VARZIM,

Por t ugal, off-shore electricity

generation project based on

Pelamis wave power machines has

been put on hold following the col-

lapse of one of its main financiers

Babcock & Brown.

Opened in September last year

amid much fanfare as a world first in

producing el ectricity from wave

power, this pioneering installation is,

at least for now, dead in th e water

having functioned for only a few

weeks in a stormy process of

research and development

The first problems started to sur-

face when the 3 x 0.75MW units had

to be taken out of service almost

immediately and dismantled because

of technical problems. And now one of

the main investors in the project,

which had a start-up cost of Euro 9M

(US$12.3M), is bankrupt.

The structure, 5km out to sea off

the coast of norther n Portugal, was

put into service officially in September

by Economy Minister Manual Pinho

after three years of development.

"The first project in the world for the

commercial exploitation of wave

energy" said the minister as he

launched what was to be the begin-

ning of a much larger venture, a so-

called "wave park."

The project consists of three units

built like articulated sea snakes

(“pelamis” means sea-snake) that

float semi-submerged and undulate

with the movement of the waves to

generate current.

The units were taken ashore sev-

eral times for technical checks but

since November they have been lying

inert in the northern port of Leixoes.

"There was a recurrent problem

with the movements of the hydraulic

screws in the three machines, and this

is why they have been removed from

deep water," said a spokeman for the

company at the time. But later the

problem was recognised as more gen-

eral, although still not specified.

Jorge Cruz, a senior executive in the

group that is the main partner in the

project, Morais Energias de Portugal,

said that the machines had a hard

winter in maritime conditions, and had

been brought ashore for repairs.

However what could be the final

blow to the scheme has fallen with the

collapse of one of its main investors,

Australian investment group Babcock

& Brown, which owns 35% of the

Ondas de Portugal consortium, creat-

ed to develop the system. EDP owns

45% of the entity and Portuguese elec-

trical engineering group Efacec 20%.

By September, at the launch of the

Povoa project, B&B had already fallen

victim to the worldwide credit squeeze

as the extent of its indebtedness, and

its difficulties in raising finance, led to

a crash dive in its share price.

Eventually its stock value fell to virtu-

ally zero against an indebtedness of

A$9.6B.

By January the firm was on the

verge of complete collapse after share-

holders in New Zealand rejected a

financial restructuring plan, forcing it

into administration.

Meanwhile UK company Pelamis

Wave Power, the technology provider

for the Povoa project, has announced

the signing of a contract with E.ON UK

to develop a similar project in

Scotland using a new generation of

power converters.

Pelamis wave power demo on hold in Portugal

Vietnam banks in loan deal for Ban Chat scheme

OANS TOTALLING VND2.6T

(US$146M) have been agreed by

four local banks for the Ban Chat

hydro power project in Vietnam, which

began construc tion three years ago

but is now scheduled to be op era-

tional by early 2012.

The lead bank for the scheme is

the Bank for Agriculture and Rural

Development (Agribank), which has

agreed to loan 56% of the total to the

220MW scheme being developed by

Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN).

The o ther three banks pr oviding

loans under the deal are the Bank for

Investment and Development of Viet

Nam (BIDV), the Bank for For eign

Trade of Viet Nam (Vietcombank) and

the Gl obal Petro Commercial Joinst

Stock Bank.

Work on the Ban Chat project, on

the Nam Mu river in Than Uyen district

of Lai Chau province, commenced

about three years ago. The project has

a total development budget of

VND8.6T (US$485M), and the new

loans are, therefore, approximately

30% of the cost.

Construction of Ban Chat began in

2006 and initial plans were to have

the plant operational b y 2010. The

plant is now scheduled to be operat-

ing in the first quarter of 2012 and

generate 1,300GWh of elec tricity

annually. The project is also to give

flood control benefits.

Hydro power capacity in Vietnam is

estimated to reac h 8.8GW in 2010

and produce 35,000GWh of electrici-

ty annually.

Power deman d in the country is

forecast to reach up to 100,000 GWh

per year by 2010.

The hydro asset base is estimated

to be 15GW by 2020, and generate

60,000GWh p er year. The forecast

power demand by then is more than

200,000GWh of electricity per year.

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In Brief

NEGOTIATIONS ARE

underway between the

Government of Ecuador

and a China-backed joint

venture to build the Coca

Codo Sinclair project.

Formal talks have started

between the Government's

company Cocasinclair

.A. and Sinohydro-Andes

JV to build the 1500MW

plant. The Government

said that the total budget

for the project was esti-

mated at approximately

US$2B but it is under-

stood that the JV might be

able to bring the majority

of the required financing.

The Government is

expected by June to decide

whether to proceed further

in project development.

WEAKER HYDROLOGY

in the Yangtze basin has

been blamed on climate

change and the Three

Gorges Project on the river

is claimed to be damaging

water quality, wetlands

and fisheries, according to

the latest report on the

region by the China

Academy of Science (CAS).

Precipitation reduced

10.3% and 6.9% in 2006

and 2007, respectively.

The CAS report also

forecast an almost 7%

decrease in the glacial area

at the head of the basin by

2030. A call was made for

studies into the possible

long-term impact of

climate change on the river

basin. The scientists'

report - The Yangtze

Conservation and

Development Report 2009

- adds that water quality in

the Three Gorges reservoir

was poorer due to higher

levels of nitrogen and

phosphorous, algae

blooms caused by nutrients

and disruption to fisheries.

NGINEERING CONSULTANCY

firm SMEC has been appointed

to work on an existing hydro proj-

ect in Samoa, and to develop feasi-

bility studies on two new schemes in

Pakistan.

The Asian Development Bank

(ADB) has appointed the Australia -

based firm to undertake consultancy

work on a pro ject to increase the

output of Samoa's Afulilo hydro

power plant.

As part of the tw o phase project,

SMEC has been contrac ted to:

assess the safety of the dam struc-

ture, including a dam break analysis

and registration with the International

Committee of Large Dams; examine

and provide recommendations for

addressing the existing environmen-

tal and social issues; assess exi st-

ing management practices and

recommend options for optimising

hydro output; and assess the least

cost options for augmenting the

capacity of Afulilo.

The second phase will prepare a

land acqu isition and resettle ment

SMEC to study hydro schemes

in Samoa and Pakistan

plan, provide an initial environmental

examination, and prepare technical

design and detailed cost estimates.

It was also assess the eligibility of the

project for the Clean Development

Mechanism and prepare a CDM proj-

ect design.

In Pakistan, the company will con-

duct feasibility studies of the Shogo-

Sin and Shushgai-Z hendoli pow er

projects in the North -West Frontier

Province. The studies will be funded

by the ADB and follow succ essful

negotiations with Pakistan' s Private

Power and Infrast ructure Board,

Ministry of Water and Power.

The Shogo-Sin hydro power project

is pr oposed to be located on Lutkho

River, Chitral District. With a 127MW

capaci ty, Shogo-Sin is envisaged to

include a dam/diversion weir with

headrace tunnel and powerhouse in

the Lutkho River valley.

The identifie d weir site is on the

Lutkho Rive r about 0.5km down-

stream of Shogo village. The power-

house is proposed for the right bank

of Lutkho river near Sin village, about

10km northwest of Chitral town.

The proposed locat ion for the

Shushghai-Zhendoli hydro power proj-

ect is located on Tirich Gol in Chitral

valley, more than 360km from

Peshawar. Tirich Gol is a right bank

tributary of the Turkho River. The proj-

ect, with a 102MW capacit y, also

includes a proposed da m/diversion

weir with a headrace tunnel and pow-

rhouse. The identified weir site is on

Tirich Gol aout 1.5km upstream of the

mouth of Rosh Gol, a left tributary of

Tirich Gol. The po werhouse is pro-

posed on the right bank of Turkho

River near Darison village.

The feasibility studies include, but

are not limited to, data collection, sur-

face and s ubsurface field investiga-

tion, technical analysis and detailed

feasibility level desi gn of stru ctures

and equipment, power optimisation,

transmission, geotechnical, econom-

ic, financial, social and en vironmen-

tal investigations, cost estimates with

detailed bill of quantities and eco-

nomic and financial analysis for the

project.

HCC wins contract on Punatsangchhu-I

INDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION CO

(HCC) has won a major package

of tunnelling and hydro-mechan-

ical works for the Punatsangchhu-I

project in Bhutan.

The contractor won the Rs 688 Cr.

(US$137M) contract for the MC3 pack-

age of works, which are to be com-

pleted in 66 months for the 1,200MW

project.

The plant is being built on the river

Punatsangchhu in Wangdue Phodrang

Dzongkhag in the west of the

Himalayan country. It is the first of 10

hydro power projects to be developed

jointly by India and Bhutan by 2020,

and which are to have combined

installed capacity of approximately

11.5GW.

The Indian contractor is to excavate

the headrace tunnel, surge sgaft, but-

terfly valve chamber, pressure shafts,

powerhouse and tailrace tunnel on the

Punatsangchhu-I project. The MC3

package also includes hydro-mechani-

cal works.

Recently, Larsen & Toubro (L&T)

was awarded a Rs.1245 Cr.

(US$248M) contract to build the dam

for the project as well as a diversion

tunnel, intake and desilting arrange-

ments, includi ng hydro-mechanical

works. The contract period is also 66

months. Engineering and design con-

sultant is WAPCOS Ltd.

The contract awards for HCC and

L&T follows their recent completion of

works on the 1,020MW Tala project in

Bhutan.

Last year, Tata Power Trading Co

(TPT) and SN Power announced plans

to work together on hydro power proj-

ect development in Bhutan as well as

Nepal and India. SN Power is a joint

venture of Norwegian utility Statkraft

and compatriot Norfund, a risk capital

investor.

In India, HCC in recent months was

awarded contracts on the Kashang,

Kishanganga and Teesta VI hydro

power projects.

HE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

(ADB) has approved funding for

a power sector programme in Sri

Lanka that will see a boost to

installed hydro capacity on the island.

A total of US$160M was approved

by ADB for the Clean Energy and

Access Improvement Pr oject in Sri

Lanka, part of which will add 200MW

of additional hydro power capacity. The

executing agency is the Ministry of

ADB funding boost for power, hydro in Sri Lanka

Power and Energy.

The loans were US$135M with a

25-year term with a five-year grace

period from its ordinary capital

resources, and also US$25M with a

32-year term and eight year grace

period from the bank's Asian

Development Fund (ADF).

ADB said the funds would be used

to support energy efficiency impr ove-

ments, develop renewable resources,

and increase the number of rural grid

connections. The initiative is to help

offset the major increase in thermal

power in the island's generation port-

folio over 1986-2008, which saw its

share jump from almost nothing to

more than half of installed capacity.

Further difficulties for power devel-

opment include the high debt level of

the state-owned energy company the

Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).

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Impregilo, CMC

JV to build

Ingula PS project

A joint venture led by Italian

firms Impregilo and CMC has

been awarded a contract by

Eskom Holdings to construct the

underground works and reser-

voirs for the Ingula pumped

storage project in South Africa.

The Ingula plant is being built

about 350km south east of

Johannesburg, on the border

between KwaZulu-Natal and the

Free State. It is scheduled to be

operational in 2013.

Impregilo said that the construc-

tion contract was worth approxi-

mately Euro600M (US$795M),

and it has a 40% stake in the JV.

The project involves linking the

Bedford Stream upper reservoir to

the powerhouse via an approxi-

mately 2km long headrace tunnel.

The water will be discharged to a

lower reservoir through a tailrace

tunnel of about the same length.

Construction works on the

scheme include caverns, tunnels,

adits, shafts and penstocks,

installation of the pump-turbines,

and construction of the dams for

the upper and lower reservoirs.

Last year, Eskom awarded Voith

Siemens Hydro Power Generation

the contract to supply electro-

mechanical equipment to the

project. The plant will be supplied

with four pump-turbines, each of

342MW rated output, in a

contract worth approximately

Euro140M (US$186M). Voith

said its German and Japanese

operating units would be joint

partners on the contract to

design and manufacture the

equipment. The pump-turbines are

to be supplied from Germany and

the motor-generators from Japan.

From 1 April, Voith Siemens

Hydro Power Generation - which

is a joint venture - began operat-

ing under the new brand name of

Voith Hydro.

he Brazilian national develop-

ment bank, BNDES, has agreed

to provide funding towards the

cost of the Sitio Grande small hydr o

plant, which is b eing develope d by

part of the Neoenergia group.

BNDES is to provide R$101M

(US$46M) in funds towards the devel-

opment costs of the 25MW plant being

built by Bahia PCH I, a subsidiary com-

pany of Neoenergia. The loan is

approximately three-quarters of the

total cost of the project, which is

R$134.8M (US$61M).

The Sitio Grande plant will have

assured power of 19.6MW. It is being

developed on the Femeas river in the

municipality of Sao Desiderio, in the

north east state of Bahia.

Work on the project will include refor-

estation of the banks of the reservoir,

hich BNDES noted could help

increase carbon credits. The plant is

scheduled to be operational by the end

of this year. The developer obtained the

installation licence for the project in the

third quarter of 2007 and construction

work began just over a year ago.

BNDES said that, in total, it has

helped to fund three small hydro plants

with combined capacity of 73MW in

the first quarter of this year. It added

that over the last six years it helped to

fund 83 small hydro plants with com-

bined capacity of 1.7GW.

eparately, Neoenergia is leading a

w w w. c o y n e - e t - b e l l i e r . f r

COYNE ET BELLIER

I n g é n i e u r s C o n s e i l s

W O R L D W I D E

W A T E R D E V E L O P M E N T

D E V E L O P M E N T

W A T E R

consortium to develop the 261MW

Dardanelos project in Matto Grosso

state. It has a majority share in 93.6MW

Corumba III, in Goias state, and is

investing in the 140MW Baguari project.

In funding for large hydro schemes

in Brazil, most recently - in February -

BNDES approved a loan of R$7.2B

(US$3.26B) for the 3.3GW Jirau proj-

ect on the Madeira river in west Brazil.

The plant is being built by a consortium

led by GDF Suez, and is part of the

Madeira scheme which also includes

the 3.15GW Santo Antonio plant.

Neoenergia gets BNDES funding for Sitio Grande

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AVICO HAS BEEN AWARDE D A

contract for major civil engi -

neering works at the Hua Na

project in Vietnam.

The US$4.9M contract involves con-

struction of diversion tunnels and a

cofferdam for the 180MW plant.

The development budget is approx-

imately VND4,255B (US$248M) and

the client is Hua Na Hydropower Joint

Stock Co, which is a joint venture led

by Viet Nam Machinery Installation

Corp (Lilama) and PetroVietnam, both

of which are state-owned. The client

was established in mid-2007.

The development company award-

ed an engineering, procurement and

construction (EPC) contract worth

VND2,600B (US$152M) early last year

to Lilama.

Hua Na is located in Que Phong dis-

trict, Nghe An province. The plant will

have two generating units (vertical

Francis), and has been scheduled for

completion in 2011.

Major elements of the project

include a 3826m long, 7.3m wide

headrace, and RCC dam.

The developer will also work in co-

operation with Cua Dat Water

Reservoir on flood management regu-

lation of the Chu river.

Cavico said in a statement that it

expected the construction period to be

five years but it was not clear the com-

mencement date to which it was refer-

ring.

The Government did, however, give

clearance for the project in its plans of

January 2006.

Other members of the development

company include the Military Bank, Sai

Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank and

Saigon Securities Co.

HE UK GO VERNMENT LACKS

sufficient in-house engineering

expertise to exploit fully the UK’s

world-class engineering base, warns

a report published recently by the UK

parliament’s Innovation, Universities,

Science and Skills Committee.

The repor t, Engineering: turning

ideas into reality, also says the gov-

ernment is failing to seek timely engi-

neering advi ce and lacks detail ed

strategic pla nning for engineering

policy.

Mor e trained and experienced

No clear engineering strategy for the UK, say MPs

engineers are needed at all levels of

the civil service. The repor t says

many officials do not have adequate

knowledg e of the sector to decide

who to seek advice from and , cru-

cially, when to ask for it.

A maj or shock for the Committee

was discovering that engineering

advice was absent, or barely fea-

tured, in the formulation of key gov-

ernment policies , i ncluding

eco-town s, renewable en ergy and

large IT projects. Engineering advice,

it says, sho uld be sought early,

before policy is agreed.

Each major engin eering project

should have a detailed roadmap as a

matter of course. Wid er use by

departmen ts of the Sci ence and

Engineer ing Fast Stream is also

required, and training should be pri-

oritised to ensure civil servants know

when to seek engineering advice.

More efficient management of engi-

neering policy across departments is

needed. The Committee recommends

a reor ganisation of advisory struc-

tures, including the creation of a gov-

ernment Chief Engineer.

The report says that, given the

urgent need to tackle climate change,

the Government would be negligent not

to consider the potential of geo-engi-

neering technologies as a ‘plan B’ to

the ‘plan A’ of mitigation and adapta-

tion. It calls on the government to

establish a clear view on the matter.

The government should also revise

its support struct ures for fledgling

industries , such as plastic electron-

ics, in order to exploit the p otential

for economic return.

Cavico to build

tunnels and

cofferdam for

Hua Na project

Coyne and Bellier, the worldwide leader in

engineering studies of large dams and

hydroelectric plants, have now become

Tractebel Engineering , part of the GDF Suez

group. This decision will give greater

visibility to the company and will give better

opportunity to develop in France.

Daniel DEVELAY –

Managing Director, Tractebel Engineeing –

Coyne and Bellier consultancy

Recognised for over 60 years as a leader in

the fields of hydraulics, large dams, civil

engineering, nuclear engineering,

geotechnical and transport infrastructure,

Coyne and Bellier will continue to operate

under the same name. Our ambition

today is to be more visible in the gas and

power sectors, thanks to Tractebel

Engineering’s expertise.

Present in 35 countries, including many

African countries, Latin & South America

(Panama, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil)

and Asia (India, Laos….), the engineering

company is developing a very strong

overseas presence.

Operations “Highlights”

Recent examples include: Assisting the

Panama Canal Authority in order to replace

locks. In Laos, Tractebel Engineering /

Coyne and Bellier just won a new contract:

the Theun Hinboun project comprising a

dam and 300MW hydroelectric plant. In

Ethiopia, we are assisting EEPCO (Ethiopian

Electric Power Corporation) with supervision

works for GIBE III, consisting of 240m

height dam and a 1870 MW hydroelectric

plant. Also, in Algeria, we have recently

signed (in association with Safege) two

important contracts for studies and

supervision of works for a pipeline to take

water to the Sétifienne plains.

Much nearer to home this time, in

Switzerland, the consulting engineer was

chosen to conduct studies for Fah Serra

dam and pumped storage plant.

Equally very active in the fie ld of nuclear

engineering, one of the recent experiences

of Coyne and Bellier worth mentioning was

the invol vement in the design and detailed

studi es of the EPR power plants located in

Flamanville (France) and Taishan (China).

One big project to remember:

If we were to mention only one project, it

would certainly be the Red Sea Canal –

Dead Sea project – a huge project that

would ultimately refill the Dead Sea, as its

water level is decreasing by up to one metre

per year. Coyne and Bellier have been

chosen by the World Bank to conduct the

feasibility studies. A pipeline of 180km is

anticipated and also brings the possibility of

providing drinking water to Jordan, Israel

and Palestine.

Although Tractebl Engineering / Coyen

et Bellier is very well represented beyond

the French borders, we wish to continue

to work in France pur sue the big national

infrastructure projects such as the LGV

and the North European Seine canal for

which we have already conducted part of

the studies.

Currently Tractebel Engineering is

pursuing it’s growth under a new

banner. More than ever, projects

are leading the way!

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REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS (RFP)

Provision of Project Funds for Construction of Gura Hydropower Project, Nyeri District, Kenya.

KTDA is embarking on implementation of Gura Small Hydropower Project development on behalf of

Iriaini, Chinga, Gathuthi and Gitugi Tea Factory Companies.

The site with a potential to generate 17,866 MWhr/yr has been identiﬁed to serve the Four Tea

processing factories. There will be an opportunity to sell excess power to the National Grid.

The total cost is estimated to be USD 8,469,000.00.The Factories will contribute 35% of the project

costs with the 65% balance being ﬁnanced through loans.

The Four Tea Factory Companies jointly own the proposed project. The factories will borrow individually

in equal portions, with KTDA Ltd as a corporate guarantor.

To this end, KTDA invites Proposals from ﬁnanciers for the USD 5,504,850 (being the balance equivalent

of 65%) to ﬁnance the construction of Gura Hydro Project. The applicant should give indicative terms

of the ﬁnancing which would include but not limited to interest rate, loan approval costs (if any), grace

period, etc.

Prospective bidders are requested to indicate the loan terms in Kenya shillings and US Dollars equivalent.

The proposed loan repayment period is seven years plus one-year moratorium.

For any clariﬁcations, please contact the undersigned ofﬁcers: -

Finance & Strategy Director, Senior Accountant (Treasury)

KTDA Head Ofﬁce. KTDA Head Ofﬁce

KTDA Farmers Building 8th Floor, or KTDA Farmers Building

P.O. Box

30213 - 00100 P.O. Box 30213 - 00100

Nairobi, Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: + 254-20-3227806 Tel: +254-20-3227311

Interested Financiers are requested to send their EOIs, together with their daytime contact telephone

number(s) and e-mail addresses to:

The Managing Director

Kenya Tea Development Agency Ltd.

P.O. Box 30213 Nairobi, Kenya

We would be grateful to receive ﬁnancing proposals for consideration by 30

June 2009 at 14.30

hours local time.

S.M. MIENCHA

HEAD OF PROCUREMENT

10 MAY 2009 INTERNATIONAL WATER POWER & DAM CONSTRUCTION

DIARY

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, Progressive Media Markets Ltd, Progressive House,

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DIARY OF EVENTS

June

4-5 June

Symp osium on Aquitard

Hydrogeology

askatoon, SK, Canada

CONTACT: Univ ersity of

Saskatchewanm, Canada

Email: cynthia.hanke@usask.ca

http://www.engr.usask.ca/aquitards

14-16 June

1st Internationa l Conference o n

ivil Engineering – Towards a

Better Future

Coimbra,

Portugal

CONTACT: Conf erence

Secr etariat, 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.

http://www.cipremier.com.

17-19 June

4th International Confere nce on

The Concrete Future.

Coimbra, Portugal

ONTACT: Conference

Secr etariat CI-Premier Pte Ltd

(address details as above).

Email: cipremie@singnet.com.sg.

24-26 June

IHA Congress 2009

Reykjavik, Iceland

CONTACT: Inte rnational

Hydr opower Association, Fifth

Floo r West, Nine Sutton Court

Road , Sutton, Surrey. United

Kingdom, SM1 4SZ.

Tel: +44 20 8652 5290.

Fax: +44 20 8770 1744.

Email:

iha@hydropower.org.

www.hydropower.org.

Conference on High Strength Steels

for Hydropower Plants.

Takasaki, Japan

CONTACT: Prof. Dr. Kohsuke

Horikawa, The Committee for

HSS Conference, Suite 801,

San noh 2-6-2, Ohta-Ku, Tokyo,

Japan 143-0023.

Tel: +81 3 3774 2361.

Fax: +81 75 581 7776.

info@hss-conference.org.jp.

http://www.hss-confe rence.org.

27-30 July

Waterpower XVI

Spokane, Washington, US

C ONTACT: HCI Publications,

410 Archibald Street, Kansas City,

MO 64111, US.

Tel: +1 816 931 1311.

Fax: +1 816 931-2015.

Email: info@hcipub.com.

www.hcipub.com.

28-29 July

Hydropower Africa 2009

Johannesburg, South Africa

CONTACT: Spintellige nt (Pty)

Ltd, PO Box 321, Steenberg 7947

South Africa.

Tel: +27 21 700 3500.

www.esi-africa.com/h pa

July

20-22 July

Water Power and Dam Construction - Issue May 2009

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