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INTERNATIONAL WATER POWER & DAM CONSTRUCTION OCTOBER 2009
OCTOBER 2009
Serving the hydro industry for 60 years: 1949-2009
60 most influential figures in the industry
Focus on CFRDs
Working with wind
60 most influential figures in the industry
Updating the energy storing wind dam project
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DAM
ENGINEERING
ModernPowerSystems
COMMUNICATING POWER TECHNOLOGY WORLDWIDE
COVER: Read an update
on the energy storing
wind dam project being
researched by New Zealand
firm Green Zephyr on p44
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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
48
WORLD MARKETPLACE
R E G U L A R S
4
WORLD NEWS
9
TENDERS & DIARY
F E A T U R E S
INSIGHT
11
Beyond national borders
What impact will cross border trade have on the hydro
power sector in Scandinavia?
14
IHA World Congress report
The International Hydropower Association’s 2009 World
Congress offered delegates the chance to help solve the
challenges that lie ahead for the hydro sector
60 MOST INFLUENTIAL
18
Under the influence
Here you’ll find a listing of the 60 people who have had the
most influence on the hydro power and dams industry over
the last 60 years - compiled from readers nominations and
decided by a panel of industry experts
CFRD
22
Taking a tour of CFRDs
Read information on some recent large concrete face
rockfill dam projects built or under construction globally
WAVE & TIDAL POWER
31
Mapping out a powerful future for Scotland
An insight into Scotland’s marine energy prowess, the
current status of the industry, and the importance of
the Marine Energy Road Map issued by the Forum for
Renewable Energy Development in Scotland
TURBINES
34
Hydro impulse turbine speed regulation
A methodology has been developed to determine generator
inertia for isolated impulse turbined hydro systems
IRRIGATION
38
Reducing evaporation losses
How can you reduce losses in irrigation storage dams?
PLANNING & PROJECTS
40
Flood control from the air
Understanding and predicting future flood events through
data collection technology
43
Under one cover: 30 years of project management
A review of the book ‘Construction Project Management’
44
Wind and water – working together
An update of the energy storing wind dam project
4 OCTOBER 2009 INTERNATIONAL WATER POWER & DAM CONSTRUCTION
WORLD NEWS
T
HE OFFICIAL REASON FOR THE
accident that killed 75 people at
RusHydro’s Sayano-Shushenskaya
hydro power plant in Siberia is still
unknown as IWP&DC goes to press,
as Russian state accident investigators
delayed releasing their findings into the
partial destruction until late September.
However, state-owned media
reported that the first generating
unit at the 6.4GW plant could well be
operational again in the first quarter
of 2010. It is also understood that
the rebuild could take up to five years,
where RusHydro previously said the
work might take up to three years.
Three of the plants 10 units were
destroyed during the fatal accident at
the plant on 17 August, while six suf-
fered varying degrees of damage and
one flood damage only.
Initial findings into the disaster
were to have been released in early
September, then mid-month, but have
now been re-scheduled again.
The state accident investigators have
postponed the release of their findings
following a meeting with government
ministers, who want to also establish a
parliamentary investigation committee.
The agency said that ministers believed
recommendations for future operations
should have ongoing involvement of
equipment manufacturers.
While talks are underway to get
loans to support the plant rebuild, it is
understood that the utility also plans to
issue shares to help raise funds. The
government still holds a stake in the
utility, and is also hearing an applica-
tion from the Ministry of Energy for part
of next year’s budget to be earmarked
to support the rebuild.
RusHydro has been planning
to replace six units, possibly with
turbine-generators of larger capacity
than the original 640MW, and partial
rebuild of four units.
The plant was fitted out over 1978-
85, and is located on the Yenisei river
at the foot of a 242m high concrete
gravity arch dam.
As we went to press, RusHydro
announced that more than 400
people from the village of nearby
village of Cheryomushki and the
Sayano-Shushenskaya project have
received psychological assistance at
it’s Psychological Support Center, as
a result of the accident.
The company said 367 adults and
82 children have visited the centre,
which was established by JSC RusHydro
with the goal of normalizing the socio-
psychological climate in the village
of Cheryomushki. The Center has a
staff of 25 specialists from Abakan,
Sayanogorsk and Cheryomushki.
All search and rescue work at the
Sayano-Shushenskaya project has
now been completed, and active res-
toration work has started.
Visit www.waterpowermagazine.com to
read news updates on the project.
Investigators delay Sayano-
Shushenskaya findings
WORLD
NEWS
WORLD
NEWS
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US DoE awards funding for hydro tech projects
A
TOTAL OF UP TO US$14.6M OF
funding has been awarded by
the US Department of Energy
(DoE) to help fund commercialisation
of hydro power technologies, espe-
cially marine and hydrokinetic.
There are 22 proposed awards
being negotiated, and the funding
ranges in size from US$500,00 to
US$1.5M, the majority being at the
lower end. The selected projects suc-
cessfully address five topic areas:
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Selection has been made for a project
that develops new methods to quan-
tify and maximize the benefits that
conventional hydropower and pumped
storage hydropower provide to trans-
mission grids.
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0ROGRAMn3ELECTEDPROJECTSWILLBEFOR
organizations to establish and manage
a competitive fellowship program to
support graduate students and faculty
members engaged in work directly rel-
evant to conventional hydropower or
pumped storage hydropower.
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Conversion Device or Component
$ESIGNAND$EVELOPMENTn3ELECTIONS
are for industry-led partnerships to
design, model, develop, refine, or test
a marine and hydrokinetic energy con-
version device, at full or subscale, or
a component of such a device.
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SPECIFIC %NVIRONMENTAL 3TUDIES n
Selected projects are for industry-led
teams to perform environmental stud-
ies related to the installation, testing,
or operation of a marine and hydroki-
netic energy conversion device at an
open water project site.
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A c c el e r at i o n A na l y sis and
Assessments - Selections are for a
number of energy resource assess-
ments across a number of marine and
hydrokinetic resources, as well as life-
cycle cost analyses for wave, current
and ocean thermal energy conversion
technologies.
Projects selected will focus on
updating technologies and methods
to improve the performance of con-
ventional hydropower plants.
Negotiations are underway with
parties including Dehlsen Associates,
the Electric Power Research Institute
(EPRI), Re Vision Consulting, Hydro
Research Foundation, Georgia Tech
Research Corp, Ocean Engineering
and Energy Systems International,
Ocean Renewable Power Co, Free
Flow Power Corp, Pacific Energy
Ventures, Penn State, Columbia Power
Technologies, Lockheed Martin Corp,
PUD-1 of Washington’s Snohomish
County and Principle Power.
In a statement, Energy Secretary
Steven Chu, said: ‘These projects will
provide critical support for the devel-
opment of innovative renewable water
power technologies and help ensure a
vibrant hydro power industry for years
to come.
Niagara build pushes ahead despite rock fall
P
LANNED MAINTENANCE WORK
has been brought forward
for tunnelling equipment on
Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG)
Niagara Tunnel project while a small
rock fall at the temporary lining is
investigated and repaired.
Select work resumed quickly after
the incident, which happened more
than 3km along the tunnel but well
behind the tunnel boring machine, “Big
Becky”. Both rock and the lining fell in
the accident but no-one was injured.
The TBM has excavated more than
half of the 10.2km long tunnel, which
is a key part of a scheme to expand
production at the Sir Adam Beck
Complex. The utility plans to add
1600GWh of output per year.
The incident happened in a stretch
of tunnel than previously suffered over-
break problems. The difficulties with the
Queenston shale led to the remainder
of the dig having to be realigned and a
major contract renegotiation between
OPG and contractor Strabag.
Strabag has brought forward a six-
week planned maintenance outage for
excavation equipment, due for the end
of the month, to minimise programme
impacts.
While repairs to the temporary
lining proceed and work continues to
install the permanent lining, OPG said
no impact on project cost and sched-
ule was expected.
At the half year, 30 June, almost
4570m of the tunnel, or 45%, had
been excavated by the TBM. The client
noted in its H1-’09 report that realign-
ment of the tunnel had enabled the
machine to improve progress, reduc-
ing rock overbreak to minimise exca-
vation in the Queenston shale.
By then, tunnel lining was ahead
of the revised schedule, which was
negotiated along with the cost by
OPG and the contractor, Strabag. Due
to the poor ground and tunnelling dif-
ficulties, the project completion was
re-negotiated from mid-2010 to the
end of 2013.
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WORLD NEWS
Vattenfall, E.ON in deal to swap Swedish assets
V
ATTENFALL AND E.ON HAVE
agreed a deal to swap some
asset ownership and end pro-
duction rights with a group of hydro
plants in Sweden.
The deal, which is to take effect on
1 January 2010, involves the owner-
ship and rights to 308.2GWh of elec-
tricity output per year.
In terms of assets, Vattenfall will
take full ownership of the 52MW
Pengfors plant while giving E.ON
its stakes in the Gulsele and Hallby
facilities.
As a result of those asset swaps,
Vattenfall will gain 156GWh, or 65%,
of the output from Pengfors while
E.ON will benefit from a total of
243GWh, or 35%, of the generation
at Gulsele and Hallby.
Beside the asset ownership swap,
in terms of rights to output E.ON has
access to 19.6% of generation from
Vattenfall’s wholly-owned 140MW
Lasele plant. The arrangement will end
under the deal and result in 130.1GWh
of output retained by Vattenfall.
The other parts of the ‘stream-
lining’ deal that will see rights to
output ending are E.ON gaining full
output from the Solleftea, Moforsen,
Storfi nnforsen and Ramsele plants,
while Vattenfall gains similar from
the Namforsen and Langbjorn facili-
ties plus 39% of Graninge to have
full production.
ADB, UK approve US$90M grants
for Afghan irrigation, fl ood project
T
HE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
(ADB) and the UK are extending
grants of almost US$90M to
help Afghanistan improve its ageing
irrigation systems and provide fl ood
protection, as part of a government
plan to promote economic growth
and reduce poverty.
The grant funds are being pro-
vided through the Water Resources
Development Investment Program, a
multitranche fi nancing facility, which
will provide $303.3M over 10 years.
The government has highlighted the
importance and identifi ed investments
of $2.5B for irrigation and water man-
agement 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 domestic product. However,
reliable production is largely depend-
ent on quality irrigation, and the
current infrastructure is in need of
substantial rehabilitation with new
infrastructure also needed. The coun-
try’s prolonged civil confl ict has also
weakened institutions responsible for
managing and developing irrigation
and water resources.
“Thirty years of civil unrest has
severely degraded water infrastructure
and the capacity of the institutions
that manage it, and the program will
increase the productivity of irrigated
agriculture through the rehabilitation
and development of new infrastructure,
capacity building and the strengthening
of institutions,” said Thomas Panella,
Senior Water Resources Management
Specialist, in ADB’s Central and West
Asia Department.
The fi rst tranche of the fi nancing
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 pre-
pare a reform plan for the Nangahar
Valley Development Authority, a
state–run enterprise. Flood protec-
tion works along the Amu Darya River
that borders Tajikistan, and is prone
to severe fl ooding and erosion, will
also be fi nanced.
The fi rst tranche work will upgrade
irrigation infrastructure covering
around 100,000 hectares in the north
and east of the country, with some
farmers expected to see their incomes
rise by around 27%. Improved irriga-
tion increases opportunities for high
value added crop production and will
help reduce the strong economic
incentives to grow opium poppy.
ADB will provide 93% of the fi rst
tranche funding, and will administer
a $3.3M equivalent cofi nancing grant
from the UK Government to prepare
a Helmand Basin Water Resources
Master Plan.
The Government of Afghanistan
will supply $1M equivalent, while par-
ticipating farmers will make in-kind
contributions of $1.9M for operations
and maintenance for a total invest-
ment cost of $92.8M. The estimated
project completion date for the full
investment program is March 2019,
and the Ministry of Finance is the
executing agency
£22M fund for marine energy prototypes
W
AVE AND TIDAL DEVELOP-
ERS are invited to bid for
£22M (US$35.4M) in new
government funding to accelerate the
commercial development of marine
energy in the UK.
The Marine Renewables Proving
Fund, announced in July as part of the
UK Government’s Renewable Energy
Strategy, will be designed and deliv-
ered by the Carbon Trust and will pro-
vide fi nance for the demonstration of
wave and tidal technologies.
The funding follows demand from
industry and analysis by the Carbon
Trust which has shown that extra sup-
port is needed to take marine devices
successfully from initial prototype
development through to early–stage
commercial generation, where they
are eligible for funding from the Marine
Renewables Deployment Fund.
“The Proving Fund will help marine
projects get off the drawing board and
into the water, taking them a vital step
closer to full scale commercial viabil-
ity,” said Energy and Climate Change
Minister, Lord Hunt.
Project bids will be assessed and
managed by the Carbon Trust which
has been supporting the marine
sector since 2003. It has assessed or
worked with over 60 different marine
energy devices and committed over
£12M (US$19M) of funding to date.
Earlier this month, the Carbon Trust
announced it is to support two lead-
ing devices, Pelamis Wave Power and
Marine Current Turbines, as part of
its existing Marine Energy Accelerator
initiative. Support will focus on reduc-
ing costs associated with the installa-
tion, operations and maintenance of
marine energy devices.
Carbon Trust analysis has shown
that, with 25% of the world’s wave
technologies already being developed
in the UK, Britain could be the ‘natu-
ral owner’ of the global wave power
market, generating revenues worth
£2 billion per year by 2050 and up to
16,000 direct jobs.
For further information on the fund
visit www.carbontrust.co.uk/mrpf.
In brief
THE MINISTRY OF
Energy of Georgia has
chosen a Turkish-South
Korean joint venture
to develop the 450MW
Namakhvani cascade
scheme. The scheme on
the Rioni river is to be
developed by Turkish fi rm
Nuroli and South Korean
companies Korea Electric
Power Corp (Kepco)
and SK Engineering and
Construction (Skec). The
cascade will comprises
the Tvishi (100MW),
Namakhvani (250MW)
and Zhoneti (100MW)
plants. Together they are
to generate 1650GWh of
electricity per year.
CAVICO HAS
COMPLETED its pack-
age of construction on the
13.5MW Dasiat project in
Vietnam. Handover of the
completed works to client
Southern Hydropower
Joint Stock Co is under-
way. When completed the
plant is to generate more
than 57GWh of electricity
per year. The US$4.6M
package saw the contractor
build a 2.3km long narrow
(less than 3m wide) head-
race tunnel plus surge tanks
and intakes. Construction
began at the site on the
Dasiat river, in Lam Dong
province, in mid-2006
A PLANNING
application has been
submitted to expand the
Sloy hydro power plant,
in Scotland, by 60MW.
The application, made
by Scottish and Southern
Energy (SSE) unit SSE
Generation, is to build a
pumped storage plant to
add a further 100GWh
of electricity to annual
generation – almost
doubling output.
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WORLD NEWS
In brief
KOREA WATER
Resources Corporation
(K-Water), in partner-
ship with Daewoo and
Sambu, has acquired
100% equity in Pakistan-
based independent power
producer Star Hydro
Power Limited (SHPL).
SHPL is currently devel-
oping the 150MW Patrind
hydro power project on
build, own, operate and
transfer (BOOT) basis,
with a concession period
of 30 years. This run of
river project is located
on the boundary of
District Abbottabad and
District Muzaffarabad
and is thought to be the
fi rst hydro power project
to go into construction
and operation under the
Pakistan Government’s
Power Policy 2002.
The new owners plan
to complete all regula-
tory processes, including
fi nancial closure, and start
construction by mid 2010.
SINOHYDRO HAS
announced that river
closure has been success-
fully achieved to enable
dam construction on the
Xinjiang Kezijiaer hydro
power project, in China.
Construction is due to
commence shortly on the
61m high asphalt con-
crete core embankment
dam, which will have a
crest length of 312m. The
Xinjiang Kezijiaer project
is being built as a key part
of water control and fl ood
management measures,
and is related to protective
measures for the South
Water Transfer Project.
Work on the scheme
started on site in mid-2006
and excavation of the
diversion tunnel began just
over a year ago.
Canedo project wins IWP&DC award
T
HE CANEDO HYDRO POWER
plant in the Tras-Os-Montas
region, northern Portugal, has
been named “Best Small Hydro
Plant’ by the readers of International
Water Power & Dam Construction.
The 10MW scheme, which com-
menced production in December
2008, won the award with an over-
whelming 38% of votes.
Designed by Aqualogus and owned
by Hidrocentrais Reunidas S.A. (RP
Global), the scheme uses water divert-
ed from the Beca River, in the Douro
River basin. It comprises a dam, low
pressure circuit, surge tank, penstock
and the powerhouse. The installed
power of 10MW is accomplished with
a turbine fl ow of 5.4m
3
/sec under a
net head of 226m.
The dam is 14.8m high and has a crest
length of 92m. The intake and bottom
outlet are located on the left side.
The 80m long fish pass and the
reserved fl ow outlet are on the right
river bank. The lake created by the
dam fl oods an area of 4ha.
The powerhouse has one horizontal
IHA election results out,
feedback sought on HSAF
F
OLLOWING A RECORD TURNOUT,
all votes have now been
counted in the International
Hydropower Association’s (IHA)
2009 board elections, and details of
the 18 successful candidates have
been released.
As part of the election process, all
IHA members were encouraged to par-
ticipate in the 2009 Board Elections,
by voting for their 18 preferred candi-
dates, from a choice of 21. Following
the deadline for the postal vote, the
ballot forms were opened, counted
and witnessed by the Association’s
Auditor, on 9 September 2009.
The election resulted in the fol-
lowing individuals being elected
to the IHA Board for the period to
October 2011:
U Dr Refaat Abdel-Malek - Vice
Chairman, MWH Global Inc.
U Mr Ken Adams - Senior Vice President,
Power Supply, Manitoba Hydro.
U Mr Bjarni Bjarnason - CEO,
Landsvirkjun Power Ltd.
U Mr Antonio Cardoso - Executive
Technical Director, Itaipu Binacional.
U Mr Philippe Cochet - President,
Alstom Hydro Power.
U Mr Jean-Michel Devernay - Deputy
Managing Director, EDF Hydro
Engineering Centre.
U Mr S. K. Garg - Chairman & Managing
Director, NHPC Limited.
U Mr Roger Gill - Managing Director &
Principal Consultant, Hydro Focus
Pty Ltd.
U Dr Dominik Godde - Managing
Director, E.ON Wasserkraft GmbH.
U Mr Jon Ulrik Haaheim - Vice President
Power Generation, Statkraft.
U Mr Rasim Khaziakhmetov - Member
of the Management Board, JSC
‘RusHydro’.
U Mr Lin Chuxue - Vice President, China
Three Gorges Project Corporation.
U Mr Gil Maranhão Neto - Director of
Business Development, GDF Suez
Energy Brazil/ Tractebel Energia S.A.
U Dr Terry Moss - General Manager,
Eskom Holdings Pty Ltd.
U Dr Roland Muench - President & CEO,
Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co. KG.
U Mr Israel Phiri - Manager, OPPPI,
Ministry of Water and Energy
Development, Zambia.
U Ms Nadia Sood - Executive Vice
President, SN Power Invest AS.
U Ms Myriam Truchon - Head of
Government Affairs and Strategic
Planning, Hydro Quebec.
The fi rst meeting of the new Board
will take place in London on 22-23
October 2009, where the Board will
set the strategy and priorities for the
association for the next two years,
while also choosing the new president
and vice president.
Meanwhile, The Hydropower
Sustainability Assessment Forum
(HSAF) Consultation Phase 2 is now
underway, with feedback invited on
the draft protocol until 30 November.
The Forum’s work centres around
the IHA’s Sustainability Assessment
Protocol (2006). It is determining the
relevant issues to be included in the
assessment protocol and the meas-
urement approach for each of these
issues. The work plan involves input
from experts on key sustainability
themes, on-ground assessments of
schemes, workshop sessions focused
on the Protocol, and input from key
stakeholder reference groups.
In August 2009, HSAF released a
full Draft Hydropower Sustainability
Assessment Protocol (the ‘Draft
Protocol’). To access the draft docu-
ments and to leave feedback, please
visit http://www.hydropower.org/
sustainable_hydropower/HSAF.html.
Francis unit and is located near a river
beach, close to Canedo village. The
building was subject to a thorough
architectural study, which focused on
integration with the surrounding land-
scape and interaction with the visi-
tors. The cubic building facade on the
river side is accessed by a pedestrian
route and has openings that allow a
full view of the interior. The architec-
tural study of the building was subject
to a concept contest in an architec-
ture college.
A detailed profi le of the project will
now be included in the December
issue of the magazine, and the project
developers will be presented with spe-
cial award certifi cates.
The project will also be given
a special section on our website,
www,waterpowermagazine.com, where
we will include numerous photographs
of the scheme and any news/items of
interest on the project.
View of the project’s powerhouse
Submit your tenders to us, here at IWP&DC, free of charge, for publication in a future issue.
Send approximately 200 words, with contact details, to: International Water Power & Dam Construction, Progressive House, Maidstone Road,
Foots Cray, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5HZ, UK. Alternatively, email tenders to: carrieannstocks@globaltrademedia.com, or fax: +44 208 269 7804
TENDERS & CONTRACTS
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TENDERS
India
Expressions of interest
India’s Himachal Pradesh Power
Corporation Ltd (HPPCL) invites
global expressions of interest from
eligible firms to provide geo-tech-
nical instrumentation for the Sawra
Kuddu, Kashan Stage-I, II and III
projects, as well as other future
projects to be executed by the
company .
The scope of work will include
the following services: supply of
instruments; installation at site
including furnishing all labour,
material, equipment, plant, tools,
kits and accessories for installation,
testing & calibration, maintenance,
strictly as per the manufacturer’s
instruction manuals required
for the purpose; data collection/
maintenance and recording of
measurements from instruments,
processing/analysis, presenta-
tion, interpretation, reporting and
implementation during the con-
struction phase and for a specific
period during the post construction
phase; devising remedial action for
hazard warning level and suggest
refinements as the work on the
project components progresses;
imparting regular planned training
to HPPCL personnel covering all
aspects of geo-technical instrumen-
tation of the project components at
site and/or at the manufacturer’s
premises.
Interested firms will be required to
provide the following information
including their eligibility to per-
form the services (in no more than
20 A4 sheets):
i) Background of the firm(s).
ii) General and overall experience of
the firm(s).
iii) Summary of hydroelectric projects
where geo-technical instrumentation
has been undertaken in the country
or region.
iv) Audited financial reports of the
firm(s) for the last three years.
v) Nature, size, employer, location
and type of input for contracts in
hand.
The EOI with supporting docu-
ments must be delivered on or
before 4pm on 11 November
2009 in sealed envelopes, marked
with ‘EOI for Geo-technical
I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n f o r o n g o -
ing Hydroelectric Projects in
HPPCL’ to the following address:
Executive Director (contracts),
HPPCL, Shanti Kutir, Chakkare,
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Tel: +91 177 2832513, Fax: +91
177 2832307, Email: hppc.con-
tracts@gmail.com.
Montenegro
Advance notice
The government of Montenegro
expects to launch pre-qualification
tenders for four new hydro power
plants on the Moraca River in
November, with a second tender for
selected bidders expected in February
or March 2010.
The four plants are expected to take
six years to complete, and cost an
estimated EUR 500M (US$729M).
The proposed plants are the Raslovici
(37MW), Milunovici (37MW) and
Zlatica (37MW) projects, together with
the 127.4MW Andrijevo scheme.
Let IWP&DC’s readers know about your forthcoming conferences and events.
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DIARY OF EVENTS
10 OCTOBER 2009 INTERNATIONAL WATER POWER & DAM CONSTRUCTION
DIARY
November 2009
4-6 November
BASF TBM Conference 2009
Singapore
CONTACT: Angela Soh or Kooper
Kim, BASF.
Tel: +65 6860 7042
Email: angela.soh@basf.com,
kooper.kim@basf.com.
http://www.basf-cc.com.sg/en/tbm
conference.
5-7 November
NaCORE 2009 (National Level
Conference on Renewable Energy)
Rajasthan, India
CONTACT: Dr U S Mirdha,
Organizing Secretary, Vyas Institute
of Engineering & Technology,
NH-65, Near Kuri Haud, Pali Road,
Jodhpur 342001, Rajasthan, India
Email: usmirdha@gmail.com.
10-11 November
Geosynthetics Middle East 2009
Dubai, UAE
CONTACT: SKZ - ConSem GmbH,
Frankfurter Straße 15-17, D-97082
Würzburg, Germany.
Tel: +49 931 4104-436.
Fax: +49 931 4104-277.
Email: i.bender@skz.de.
www.skz.de.
25-28 November
1st International Exhibition on
Mini Hydro-Electric Power
Milan, Italy
CONTACT: Artenergy Srl, Via
Gramsci 57, I-20032 Cormano
(MI), Italy.
Tel: +39 02 6630 6866.
Fax: +39 02 6630 5510.
Email: info@greenergyexpo.eu.
www.greenergyexpo.eu.
25-28 November
Slope Engineering 09
London, UK
C O N T A C T : C o n f e r e n c e
Registration, Greater London
House, Hampstead Road, London
UK, NW1 7EJ.
Tel: +44 845 056 8069.
constructconferences@emap.com.
www.slopeengineering.com.
December 2009
2-4 December
8th International Conference
on Shock and Impact Loads on
Structures
Adelaide, Australia
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.
February 2010
16-17 February
4th Renewable Energy Finance Forum
- Central and Eastern Europe
Prague, Czech Republic
CONTACT: Euromoney Energy
Events Ltd, Nestor House, Playhouse
Yard, London, UK, EC4V 5EX.
Fax: +44 20 7779 8946.
Email: energyevents@euromoney-
energy.com.
25-28 February
International Power Summit 2010
London, UK
CONTACT: VIBevents, Brunel
House, 55-57 North Wharf Road
London, W2 1LA.
Tel: +44 20 7753 4268.
Email: events@VIBevents.com.
www.internationalpowersummit.com
March 2010
24-26 March
HydroVision Russia
Moscow, Russia
CONTACT: Mathilde Sueur,
Conference Manager, PennWell.
Tel: +44 1992 656 634.
Fax: +44 1992 656 735.
Email:
mathildes@pennwell.com.
www.hydrovision-russia.com.
April 2010
7-9 April
3rd International Conference on
Problematic Soils
Adelaide, Australia
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.
21-23 April
Power-Gen India & Central Asia
New Delhi, India
CONTACT: Kelvin Marlow,
PennWell.
Tel: +44 1992 656 610.
Fax: +44 1992 656 700.
exhibitpgica@pennwell.com.
www.power-genindia.com.
23-27 April
5th Specialty Conference on Fibre
Reinforced Materials
Yantai, China
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.
May 2010
11-12 May
5th Renewable Energy Finance
Forum - China
Beijing, China
CONTACT: uromoney Energy
Events Ltd, Nestor House, Playhouse
Yard, London, UK, EC4V 5EX.
Fax: +44 20 7779 8946.
energyevents@euromoneyenergy.
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 2010
8-10 June
Power-Gen Europe 2010
Amsterdam, Netherlands
CONT A CT: Emil y P ryor ,
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
Renewable Energy World Europe
2010
Amsterdam, Netherlands
C O N T A C T : A m y N a s h ,
Conference Manager, Renewable
Energy World Europe.
Tel: +44 1992 656 621.
Fax: +44 1992 656 735.
Email: amyn@pennwell.com.
www.renewableenergyworld-eu-
rope.com.
July 2010
27-30 July
Hydrovision International
North Carolina, US
CON T ACT: Libb y Smi t h,
PennWell.
Tel: +1 (918) 831-9560.
Email: LibbyS@PennWell.com.
www.hydroevent.com.
August 2010
25-27 August
35th Conference on Our World in
Concrete and Structures
Singapore
C O N T A C T : C o n f e r e n c e
Secretariat, CI-Premier Pte Ltd.
Tel: +65 6733 2922.
Email: cipremie@singnet.com.sg.
September 2010
12-16 September
21st World Energy Congress
Quebec, Canada
C O N T A C T : O r g a n s i n g
Committee.
Tel: + 1 (514) 397-1474.
www.wecmontreal2010.ca.