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FEATURES
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Fast Track Approach to Building

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
By Bruno Ferraro, Alberto Bezzi, Claudio Rossini and Paolo Mastrofni
Te Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile River will

feature the largest roller-compacted-concrete dam by volume in the
world. Tis article summarizes the main features of this transformational project and provides examples of the fast-track approach used
in its development.
ARTICLES
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Uprating the 325-MW Pump Turbine at Dlouhe Strane

By Michal Feilhauer, Josef Mikulasek, Ales Skotak, Ladislav Stegner,
Miroslav Varner and Jindrich Vesely
Europes largest pump-turbines, at 325 MW, were installed in

Dlouhe Strane in the Czech Republic in 1996. Te owner/operator
decided to uprate the frst unit due to the forthcoming lifetime expiration of the runner caused by high dynamic loads.
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Southeast Asia Goes Small

By Michael Harris and Elizabeth Ingram
Southeast Asia is home to some large hydro projects currently under

development, but it is also making progress on small hydro. A number of countries in the region have singled out small hydro as a route
to accelerating clean energy development and they present considerable potential.
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DEPARTMENTS
3 Viewpoint:
Pumping up RE with hydro
4 World News
30 Tech Notes
32 Dams & Civil Structures
34 Small Hydro
36 Marine Hydrokinetics
40 Index to Advertisers
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H. Irfan Aker
Dolsar Engineering Co.,
Turkey
Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa
ETAD Consult Ltd., Ghana
Enrique Cifres
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ICCL, United Kingdom
Maryse Francois-Xausa
Alstom Renewable Power
Hydro, France
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Itaipu Binacional, Brazil
Peter Mulvihill
Pioneer Generation,
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Christian Dalosto Pase

Tractebel Energia, Brazil
Doan Ke Ruan
Power Engineering Consulting Company, Vietnam
Leon Tromp
Lesotho Highlands Water
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Jean-Louis Drommi
Electricite de France,
France
Roger Gill
Sustena Partners,
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Kanchit Ngamsanroaj
Electricity Generating
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Thailand
Christine van Oldeneel

Hydro Equipment Association, Belgium
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Council of Power Utilities
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Hydropower Storage: The Key to Pumping up

the Global Renewable Energy Rollout
More than half of all the new global hydropower
variable renewables. On that basis, they conclude that pumped-storage
capacity added in 2014 was in China. According
hydroelectricity should be separately evaluated when considering
to a new International Hydropower Association
options to support power system operations due to their commercial
(IHA) briefng, some 21.25 GW of new hydro-
competitiveness, large capacity and storage duration. Tis means they
power was installed in China that year.
should be the frst storage options evaluated for helping balance grids
Other active countries include Brazil and
with high shares of variable output renewable energy, IRENA says.
Malaysia with more than 3.3 GW installed
Furthermore, IRENA argues that pumped-storage hydroelectricity
each, Canada up by 1.7 GW, Turkey 1.4 GW,
should be considered both within national boundaries and in neigh-
with India and Russia rounding out the top seven with installations
boring countries: Tis means the analysis of these technologies must
of 1.2 GW and 1.1 GW, respectively.
be extended to the impact they may have in supporting grid operation
Commenting on the fgures, Richard Taylor, chief executive of IHA,
said: Tis new information shows that hydropowers strong growth

trend around the world is continuing.
and participating in diferent markets. Tis includes, for instance,

frequency regulation, balancing and capacity markets.
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity is at present the only storage
Certainly Taylor is correct to pick up on major growth of hydropower
technology capable of cost-efectively storing large amounts of elec-
in the developing world as a key development theme, but he also
tricity (eg terawatt-hours) over multiple days, the agency concludes.
highlighted the growing recognition of the diversity of services that
Japan, China and the USA have the highest installed capacities
hydropower has to ofer: Not just in terms of clean energy generation,
of hydropower pumped storage capacity to date, with 26 GW, 23
but also the contribution it can make in providing a range of water
GW and 20 GW, respectively. Meanwhile, Europe has around 230
services and solutions to climate change.
pumped-storage hydroelectricity plants installed with a total capacity
A precursor to the 2015 Hydropower Status Report, which is due
for release later in the year, the IHA analysis, 2015 Key Trends in
Hydropower, also fnds that an additional 0.6 GW of pumped hydro
capacity was installed in China over the course of 2014.
Tis is signifcant as the fgures highlight the growing attractiveness

of hydropower as a method of storing energy, in particular in light of
of 41 GW. Of this total, around 7 GW is located in Italy and France,

and around 5 GW in Austria, Germany and Spain.
Tis roadmap is a starting point for all policymakers seeking to
integrate greater storage capabilities, which is necessary to ensure
the world is ready for the next phase of growth for renewable power
systems, explained IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin.
the growing volumes of variable output renewables like wind and solar.
Additional energy storage capacity is evidently key to a greater role
Te IHA fgures preceded a new energy storage technology roadmap
for clean, renewable energy across the worlds power grids. However,
from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Titled:
it is also clear that pumped storage is still the least cost, most efective
Renewables and Electricity Storage, the document indicates priorities
storage technology available.
and points out specifc actions where governments, industry and other
For all the drive in R&D to develop alternatives to pumped storage,
stakeholders should work together to advance storage systems as part
once again it seems as if the worlds policymakers could learn from the
of the infrastructure for a sustainable energy future, with renewable
Chinese. Both by making incredible strides in developing renewable
sources and technologies dominating the power sector.
energy capacities wind and solar as well as hydropower but
Tis roadmap is part of IRENAs REmap 2030 program, which
ramping up pumped storage capacity, too.
concludes that we must double the global share of renewables to 45%

by 2030 to avoid the worst efects of climate change.
According to IRENA, in order to meet such a target an estimated
325 GW of new pumped-storage hydroelectricity will be needed,

making hydropower storage a vital element in the expansion of renewable energy.
Indeed, despite acknowledged advances in battery storage technologies such as lithium-ion, IRENA states that pumped-storage
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INDIA
BHEL-equipped Koldam plant begins operating,

as supplier is named for Shongtong Karcham
Te 800 MW Koldam hydropower plant in Himachal Pradesh,
India, has been commissioned.
Owned by NTPC Hydro Ltd., the project is on the Sutlej River
in Mandi district. Head of the run-of-river facility is 131.2 meters.
hydropower facility is 3,054 GWh, according to BHEL.

Other hydro projects NTPC is developing include 120 MW
Rammam Stage-III, 520 MW Tapovan Vishnugad and 171 MW
Lata Tapovan.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) supplied, installed and
In related news, international technology conglomerate Andritz
commissioned the four 200-MW Francis turbine-generator units,
has received an order from Himachal Pradesh Power Corp. Ltd. to
contained in a surface powerhouse. Te frst unit was commissioned
supply electromechanical equipment for the 450 MW Shongtong
on March 30, 2015, according to BHEL. Te company also provided
Karcham plant.
matching synchronous generators, a static excitation system, the
Te value of the award was not disclosed, but the contract calls
main inlet valves, digital governors, a control and monitoring
for Andritz to supply three Francis turbines and generators, balance
system, associated station auxiliaries, and electrical and mechanical
of plant, and control and protection equipment.
balance of plant equipment, BHEL says.

Anticipated annual electricity generation at the Koldam
ARMENIA
Te run-of-river plant is being built on the Satluj River in the

Kinnaur District.
AFGHANISTAN
ContourGlobal completes deal for 405 MW Vorotan project
Plans to rehabilitate 100 MW Naghlu project move forward
New York-based CountourGlobal fnalized a $US180 million deal
Afghanistan national utility Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS)
in June to purchase and modernize Armenias 405 MW Vorotan
plans to employ an international procurement adviser for rehabilitation
hydroelectric plant, ending more than a year of negotiations with the
of the 100 MW Naghlu project on the Kabul River.
Armenian government.
CountourGlobal signed an agreement with the Armenian govern-
ment to purchase the project last January.
Since 2006, the World Bank has been fnancing the rehabilitation
of electrical and electro-mechanical parts of the Naghlu project, which
was built with help from the Soviet Union in the 1960s.
Te Vorotan project is a cascade of three plants on the Vorotan
DABS now will hire an international procurement adviser to the
River in southern Armenia that accounts for about 15% of the countrys
utility for Naghlus rehabilitation. Work includes preparation of a
total installed capacity.
procurement plan, preparation and execution of requests for proposals
Te three hydroelectric plants will be owned and operated by
ContourGlobal subsidiary ContourGlobal Hydro Cascade. Te
and bidding documents, management of procurement, stafng, logistical

arrangements and contracting.
company said in 2014 it will invest $70 million over the next six
years on a refurbishment and modernization program that will create
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
150 near-term jobs in addition to the 150 long-term technicians
World Bank via AGLI uses US$1 billion to support hydro projects
employed at the plants.
Te World Bank Group announced US$1 billion to support the African
Armenias Public Services Regulatory Commission has approved a

tarif plan for Vorotans operation that will extend for 25 years.
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Great Lakes Initiative (AGLI) through various programs to help

countries in the region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
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The Tekeze dam and hydroelectric

project in northern Ethiopia is now
providing 300 MW of clean, reliable
energy to the region. The Ethiopian
Electric Power Corp. and MWH
partnered to train local staff, who
are now providing reliable access
to light, heat and water for 80
million people. By using the vast
natural resources of the country the
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CANADA
335 MW Waneta project connected to grid

A 335 MW expansion of Canadas Waneta complex has been
various other auxiliary systems. Voith Hydro acted as a sub-contractor
connected to the electrical grid in the province of British Columbia.
for SNC-Lavalin, which was awarded a US$575.6 million contract
Te project added a second powerhouse immediately down-
stream of Waneta Dam on the Pend dOreille River. Te expansion
uses existing hydraulic head to generate power from water that

would have otherwise been wasted.
to design and build the expansion in October 2010.

Te expansion project also included the construction of a
10 km-long, 230 kV transmission line.

Te project was developed by the Waneta Expansion Ltd.
Te Waneta expansion includes two parallel tunnels that feed two
Partnership, which includes Fortis Inc. and the Columbia Power
167.5 MW Francis turbines that were manufactured by Voith Hydro.
and Columbia Basin Trust. Energy generated will be sold to BC
Voith also supplied the plants generators, governors, exciters and
Hydro and FortisBC under a 40-year power purchase agreement.
The 335 MW expansion of the Waneta project in Canada has been completed, taking advantage of energy from water that otherwise
would have been wasted.
improve their health and education services, expand cross-border trade

and fnance hydroelectric projects.
AGLI is intended for African nations that include Burundi, Kenya,
Rwanda Uganda and the DRC and is aimed at supporting the peace
Te World Bank Group is one of the main partners of the DRC.
Its portfolio includes 25 current projects amounting to US$3.5 billion,

including two regional projects totaling US$1.14 billion. AGLI supports
infrastructure rehabilitation projects, as well as many others.
agreement signed in February 2013 by 11 countries.
Te Managing Director of the World Bank Group, Sri Mulyani
MALI
Indrawati, traveled to the DRC in May to meet with President Joseph
Deal signed to develop 42 MW Kenie plant
Kabila Kabange, Prime Minister Matata Ponyo, and key members of the
Eranove Group has signed a 30-year concession agreement with the
Congolese government on the long-term development prospects for the
Republic of Mali to fnance, develop build and operated the 42 MW
DRC as well as progress related to the Great Lakes Regional Initiative.
Kenie project on the Niger River.
According to the World Bank, Indrawatis visit confrms the con-
Te US$125 million plant is part of the Mali governments efort
tinued support of the group for this regional initiative, which was
to capitalize on its hydropower potential, which, the World Bank
launched after the joint visit of World Bank President Jim Yong Kim
estimates, could amount to 400,000 MW.
and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in May 2013.
Hydroelectricity is a renewable and competitive source of power
In the past four years, according to AGLI, experienced volunteer
in terms of production costs and could even play a role in the fnancial
mediators from the U.S. have conducted mediation training sessions.

balancing of power sectors and in meeting demand, said Eranove

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ARGENTINA
Peti (9.4), Dona Rita (2.408), Tronqueiras
Government provides fnancing

for 443 MW Los Blanco complex
(8.5), Marins (7.7) and Salto Grande (102)
Argentinas federal government has announced it will provide US$964 million in
previous operators following sweeping energy
fnancing for construction of the 443 MW Los Blancos complex, according to state
tax reforms introduced in December 2012.
Lot E: Tres Marias (396)
Lot F: Jupia (1,551.2) and Ilha Solteira

(3,444)
Some of these projects were surrendered by
news service Telam.

A ceremony marking the funding and signing of a construction contract was held
at the project site, which is located in Argentinas Mendoza province.
Te Los Blancos complex is to include 324 MW Los Blancos 1 powerhouse and
PAKISTAN
Contracts, fnancing awarded for
three hydro projects
dam, 119 MW Blancos 2 powerhouse, and Los Tordillos Dam. Te underground
The U.S. Agency for International
Los Blancos 1 powerhouse is to utilize a head of 380 meters to generate 900 GWh
Development has awarded a US$5.9 million
annually, while the Los Blancos 2 surface powerhouse is to have a head of 184 meters
contract to Mott MacDonald to perform
generating 380 GWh annually.
technical assessments, review and upgrades
Te project is expected to cost $1.57 billion and will be constructed by Argentine

company Jose Cartellone and Brazils OAS.
of the engineering design, cost estimates and

documentation for the proposed 4,500 MW
Diamer Bhasha project on the Indus River.
USAID has pledged $200 million toward
Group Chief Executive Ofcer Marc Alberola.
in an efort to help regulate the consistency
development of Diamer Basha, with funds to
Kenzie will be developed through Eranove
of the countrys power supply. Te plant is
be used for assessment of environmental and
subsidiary Kenie Energie Renouvelable, with
intended to complement the existing Frades
social efects of the proposed project as well
construction expected to begin in 2016 and
1 and Villa Nova facilities.
as preparation of a fnancial package.
completion scheduled for 2020.
PORTUGAL
Te project is to include a 272 m-tall roll-
BRAZIL
er-compacted-concrete dam, two diversion
Aneel to auction operating concessions
tunnels, two underground powerhouses of
Voith ships valve for Frades 2
for 6 GW-worth of hydroelectric capacity
2,250 MW each, and hydromechanical and
pumped-storage plant
Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletricqa (Aneel)
steel structural equipment.
A spherical valve manufactured at Voith
will hold an auction in September for six lots
In a related development, the International
Hydros plant in China has completed a
of hydropower plants totaling close to 6 GW
Finance Corporation has announced a US$50
cross-border journey to Portugal, where it
of capacity. Te concession contracts being
million investment in the 102 MW Gulpur
will be installed at the 383 MW Frades 2
ofered are expected to last 30 years, with plants
plant and the mobilization of an additional
pumped-storage plant.
located in states Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais,
$72 million for the project.
The valve was shipped by boat from
Shanghai via Rottendam in the Netherlands

to Portuguese port city Lexos. From Lexos,
the valve was shipped by truck to the Braga
Goias, Parana and Santa Catarina. Included

in each block are (all capacities in MW):
Lot A: Sao Domingos (12) and
Rochedo (4)
region of northern Portugal. Te company said
Lot B: Governador Pedro Viriato
it took two days to navigate the 40 m-long,
Parigot de Souza (260), Maurao 1 (8.2) and
5 m-high load along the last leg of its journey,
Paranapanema (31.5)
with its special truck required to drive at a

walking pace for the last 25 km.
Te 170 tonne component is one of two
Lot C: Garvia (8.6), Bracinho (16.5),

Rio dos Cedros (7.4), Salto Weissbach (6.3)
and Palmeiras (24.602)
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group,

said the investment is intended to address the
countrys power shortage, support lower cost

energy generation, and help develop renewable
energy sources.
Gulpur is being developed by Mira Power
Ltd. on the Poonch River. Mira Power is a

subsidiary of Korea South East Power Co.
Ltd. (KOSEP).
IFC announced its intention to extend up
Lot D: Ervallia (6.97), Coronel
to $60 million for the Gulpur plant during a
Domiciano (5.04), Camargos (46), Itutinga
January meeting. Mira Power and the Azad
Frades 2 is being built on the left bank of
(52), Sinceridade (1.416), Neblina (6.468),
Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) government signed
the Cavado River by Energias de Portugal
Cajaru (7.2), Gafanhoto (14), Marmelos (4),
agreements for its construction in March.
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million, with completion scheduled for 2016.
PAKISTAN
PNOC-RC, the renewable energy arm of
Four reported dead following blast

at 969 MW Neelum Jhelum plant
the Philippine National Oil Co., called for
Four workers were killed and 10 others wounded after an explosion reportedly rocked
to spend more than $335 million developing
a tunnel at the 969 MW Neelum Jhelum hydropower plant in early June.
up to seven hydro projects that could have a
joint venture partners for the development

of fve hydro projects, including Nalatang B,
last year.
PNOC announced in 2010 that it intended
Te run-of-river plant is being constructed on the Neelum River near Azad
cumulative capacity of about 200 MW.
Kashmir. It is suspected that the blast was caused by a boring machine striking a gas
Aboitiz already operates the 105 MW
pocket. Te incident is the projects second fatal incident in recent months, following
Ambuklao, 125.8 MW Binga and 30 MW
the death of four when a wall collapsed in December.
Magat hydro projects.
Te Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has provided US$32 million
RUSSIA
for the project. Other funding comes from the Islamic Development Bank, Saudi
Fund, Opec Fund for International Developmentand Export-Import Bank of China,
Reservoir behind Boguchanskaya plant
amongst others.
reaches design capacity
Te plant was originally scheduled to begin generating power this year, although
JSC RusHydro has announced that the res-
developer Pakistans Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) now says
ervoir level behind its Boguchanskaya plant
the facilitys frst units might not be commissioned until 2016.
has been flled to its designed capacity of
208 meters above sea level.

Te level will allow Boguchanskaya to
Furthermore, a consortium that includes

the Yangtze Three Gorges Technology
Power Corp., allowing for the pre-develop-
operate at full capacity, now reported as being
ment of the 45 MW Nalatang B project.
2,997 MW.
& Economic Development and China
Aboitiz Power was selected to develop the
Te hydro project is located on the Angara
Machinery Engineering Corp. has been
run-of-river plant by state-owned PNOC
River and is a 50/50 joint venture between
awarded a US$1.277 billion engineering,
Renewables Corp. with a contractual joint
RusHydro and Russian aluminum company
procurement and construction contract for
venture model.
UC RUSAL.
the 720 MW Karot plant.

Te project will be operated by Karot
Te project, on the Agno River near
Kayaban, is expected to cost more than US$60
Te frst of its generating units was put
into operation in 2012.
Power Company Ltd. and will be located
on the Jhelum River east of Islamabad. Te
project will be fnanced on a commercial basis,

with costs anticipated to exceed $1.98 billion.
Te Peoples Bank of China, Silk Road
Fund and World Bank will buy shares in China

Tree Gorges South Asia Investment, a sub-
sidiary of Chinas Tree Gorges Corporation.

Work on Karot is expected to start by the
end of the year, with completion by 2020.
Energy generated will be sold to the National
Transmission and Dispatch Company under

a 30 year power purchase agreement.
PHILIPPINES
Pre-development approved for
45 MW Nalatang B project
Te Philippines Department of Energy has
Construction of the Boguchanskaya plant in Russia is complete and the reservoir is now at
issued a certifcate of registration to Aboitiz
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at Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Being constructed on the Nile River, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance
Dam will feature the largest roller compacted concrete volume dam in
the world at 10.2 Mm3. Its reservoir of 70 km3 will be comparable to
those of Bennett (Canada) and Kraskoyarsk (Russia). Tis article reveals the approach allows a radical reduction at least 50% of total
project implementation time and full control of project cost.
By Bruno Ferraro, Alberto Bezzi, Claudio Rossini and Paolo Mastrofini
he Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
State-owned Ethiopian Electric Power
m long and 175 m high, and a Saddle Dam,
(GERD) and hydroelectric project
(EEP) hired Salini-Impregilo SpA as the
a concrete faced rock fll (CFRD) structure,
is located 700 km northeast of the
Engineering, Procurement and Construction
5,000 m long and 60 m high, with embank-
capital city Addis Abeba, in the Benishangul
(EPC) Contractor. Studio Ing. G. Pietrangeli,
ment volume of 17 million m3. See Figure 1
Gumaz region of Ethiopia, along the Blue
based out of Italy, is the civil works designer.
for more details.
Nile River. When it is completed, with its
GERDs water retaining structures include
Two powerhouses located at the toe of
concrete volume of 10.2 million m , GERD
the following: the Main Dam, a roller com-
the Main Dam will house 16 Francis units
will feature the largest dam in Africa.
pacted concrete (RCC) structure that is 1,800
at 375 MW each, totaling 6,000 MW in
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capacity, for an expected annual generation
Figure 1 RCC Average Compressive Strength (85th Percentile Guaranteed)
of 15 TWh. Te Project also includes a gated

spillway, two non-gated emergency spillways,
one 500 kV substation and switchyard, a
240 km transmission line and 120 km of

access roads.
In the 1960s, the United States
Zone
Department of Interiors Bureau of
Reclamation conceived the water resources

development plan for the Upper Blue Nile
River in Ethiopia, which featured a dam
Zone
site named Border. Since then, the plans
and studies remained as they were created
until 2010, when SaliniImpregilo and

Zone
Studio Pietrangeli resumed studies and site
Zone
investigations.
GERD is the frst storage dam being built

on the mainstream Blue Nile, upstream of
Roseires Reservoir (located in Sudan), very
Note: Zone D has design specifcations similar to or less stringent than Zone B.
Construction has not yet reached Zone D, whose detailed composition is under optimization.
close to the USBRs border site.

Comprehensive Strength Design Requirement 365 Days
In 2011, construction was in full swing.
35.0
GERD represents the most daring challenge,
in terms of fast-track project, being under-
30.0
Te Fast Track Implementation method is

based on the concurrent development of
all relevant phases of a large hydroelectric

project, investigations, studies, design and
construction. Successful application in three
Compressive Strength, Mpa
taken by Salini-Impregilo.
Fast-track approach
Upstream Zone A (125 kg of LHHS cement)

Downstream Zone C (100 kg of LHHS cement)
Central Zone B (75 kg of LHHS cement)
Upstream Zone A (138 kg of PPC cement)
Downstream Zone C (115 kg of PPC cement)
Central Zone B (90 kg of PPC cement)
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
Ethiopian projects, 420-MW Gibe II, 460MW Beles Multipurpose and 1,870-MW
5.0
Gibe III, reveals the approach allows a radical

reduction at least 50% of total project
0.0
implementation time and full control of
10
project cost.
Age, Days
100
1000
Te main challenges for schedule control

of GERD are the size of the related works,
detailed construction/manufacturing
to supplement, integrate and update infor-
combined with its remote location. Neither
design, e.g. construction drawings, detailed
mation provided by the initial campaign.
of these two challenges is unique in the water
technical specifcations, method statements,
Large availability of earthmoving and
infrastructure industry, but its combination
commissioning and testing procedures,
drilling equipment allows prompt access and
is acute at GERD. Te EPC is facing the
etc. Experience has taught that the most
execution of boreholes and in-situ tests over
task through a threefold approach: a two
efective measure for smooth construction
the entire project area. Tis, together with
level design, continuous investigations during
progress is the adoption of reliable design
the availability of state-of-the-art and fully
construction and adaptive management of
and practicable construction solutions; in
equipped laboratories at the site, enables quick
construction methods.
other words, solutions that are considered
and reliable characterization of foundation
as simple as possible, but not simpler than
conditions of structures and construction
required.
materials available in potential quarries and
Level 1 design represents the fnal defnition of a section of works; it contains
all the elements required to understand
EPC has extensive in-house capacity for
borrow areas. Te above allows preventive
the technical solution, including studies
site investigation and testing, and routinely
defnition and management of geotechnical
and calculations. Level 2 represents the
applies such capacity, during construction,
and construction risks.
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Technological innovation
Adoption of the as simple as possible criterion did not hinder tech-
nological innovation, e.g. for topographic and geological surveys.

With a zoom-in approach, diferent technologies are utilized in design
investigation: satellites (200 km), airborne laser scanning (2 km),

drone-aided photogrammetry (200 m) and girafe technique (10 m).
Te drones, equipped with a digital 16 Megapixel camera, internal

GPS and various sensors that include ground proximity, temperature,
altitude, wind velocity and direction, were employed to prepare detailed

geo-referenced ortho-photos, orthophotomosaics, Digital Terrain
Models (DTM) and contour lines. Flight plans were preliminarily

prepared taking into account the morphology of the sites and the
extension of the area to be surveyed and the required survey accuracy;
these were then uploaded into the drone controller.
During the survey, which is preceded by the selection of suitable
starting and landing points as well as landing corridors, the drones are
radio monitored up to a distance of about 3 km and work progress is
displayed in real-time on a laptop. Te self-piloting software allows
the drone to adjust and adapt the fight plan in real time following
This image, taken on site in January 2015, shows the massive scope
the actual conditions of wind, battery level, presence of unforeseen
of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance projects Main Dam, photo-
obstacles and other parameters, thus reducing to a minimum the need
graphed from the right abutment.
for human intervention.
Te geotechnical assessment of dam foundation has primary importance in the design process and during the construction phase; it is a
accuracy of the information acquired, an innovative technique has

recently been tested during the foundation preparation works.
prerequisite of the foundation treatment and supports post-construction
Large areas of the foundation were photographed using a camera
monitoring. In order to speed up foundation mapping and to improve
attached to a telescopic pole, nicknamed, Girafe. Te camera, remotely
controlled using a tablet with a Wi-Fi connection, takes pictures of

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the foundation surface from a maximum height of 10 m, assuring
the proper framing and overlap necessary for the photogrammetry

processing. Ground control points, about 10 every 400 m2, are topo-
graphically surveyed. Pictures are then processed by photogrammetric
technique, obtaining a georeferenced three-dimensional model of the

foundation surface that contains all the information on topography,
main lithological limits and rock defects (i.e., length and orientation
of discontinuities).
Tis procedure is faster and more accurate than a traditional geo-
logical/geotechnical survey. It has the added advantage of having georeferenced images and a DTM that allow the survey to be documented
for future reference/verifcation. Te procedure also carries out specifc
measurements on the digital model itself. Te speed of execution makes
this method particularly suitable for large areas and situations in which
concrete is being poured very shortly after mapping: a useful feature
for the fast-track approach.
Maximum use of national resources
Maximizing the use of national resources for project implementation is
an essential element for harvesting both direct and indirect economic
impacts of the large investment associated with GERD. Direct economic

impacts are those deriving from the construction of the project, such
as electricity generation, employment, and other services provided
by the structure. Indirect and induced impacts are those that stem
from the linkages between the direct consequences of a project and

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difculty in securing adequate stafng due to

the remoteness of the GERD site, sufcient
and reliable provision of cement to meet the
extremely high demand associated with the
required RCC placement rates. Ethiopian
cements proved initially unsuitable for RCC.

Te issue was solved with extensive laboratory
and feld tests that fnally lead to the defnition

of suitable RCC mixes employing improved
locally produced cements.
Tis experience, obtained in co-operation
with the major Ethiopian cement producers,
contributed to improve the cement manufacturing process and the quality of cement available
on the local market resulting in benefcial efects
for the overall Ethiopian economy.

River Diversion
Drones were deployed equipped with a camera and various sensors to prepare detailed
Te original river diversion scheme featured an
geo-referenced ortho photos, digital terrain models, contour lines and additional data.
initial phase when the river was fowing in its

natural gorge while diversion culverts, together
the rest of the economy. Among them are
use of national resources enhances indirect
with the right and left portions of the Main
impacts due to changes in output and input
economic benefts.
Dam, were to be constructed on both banks.
use in sectors other than those afected directly
At the same time, maximum use of national
Upon completion of the diversion culverts,
by the project, or changes in relative prices,
resources entails management issues that need
the river was to be diverted in the culverts,
employment and factory wages. Maximum
to be addressed. Typical examples include:
during one dry season (November-May).
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introduces redundancy in the system, a key

ingredient to guarantee the highest standard
of hydrological safety.
Te main service spillway of the Project
is a gated structure, located on a saddle area
to the immediate left of the main dam; its
discharge capacity, at maximum reservoir level

is about 15,000 m3/s. A second spillway is
located on the overfow section of the main

dam. It is a free-crest type and can discharge
up to 2,800 m3/s.
Te third spillway is located on the right
abutment of the saddle dam; the excava-
tion required for its realization is used for

embankment construction. Te saddle dam
spillway is a side channel un-gated waterway.

Its sill is set 2 m higher than the full storage
The river diversion scheme changed with the introduction of 2.5 m3 rock excavation for an
level (FSL = 640 m asl). It is designated as
additional channel on the right bank, including appurtenant cofferdams and training walls.
an emergency spillway because it will come

into operation when the combined discharge
River diversion featured construction of the
appurtenant coferdams and training walls.
of the other two spillways equals the 1,000-
central section of the Main Dam in the river
Te rapid adaptation of plans permitted
gorge, which was to provide a temporary sill
limited impact to the river diversion schedule,
Te peak discharge capacity is about 1500
where the river could overfow during the
a key milestone of any dam construction plan.
m3/s. Te redundancy of the spillway system
wet season. For the success of this scheme, it

was essential to complete the construction of
year foods.
assure the capacity of discharging the PMF

Hydrological Safety
3
even in case of malfunctioning of one gate
the central section of the Main Dam during
With its 60-km active capacity, the GERD
(N1-rule) and the 10,000 y food in case of
one dry season.
reservoir will play an important role in
malfunctioning of two gates (N2- rule).
However, when foundation excavation
attenuating large food peaks with remark-
revealed a much deeper river gorge and exten-
able benefts for the hydrological safety of
RCC Placement Rates
sive sediments in the riverbed, the scheme
downstream countries.
Extensive time has been devoted to the study
had to be radically revised. Te river diversion
A system of three spillways safeguards
and optimization of each RCC ingredient
scheme changed with the introduction of
the project against the Probable Maximum
and of the most appropriate RCC mixes for
2.5 Mm of rock excavation for an addi-
Flood 30,200 m /s peak discharge. Te dif-
diferent areas of the dam. RCC uses three
tional channel on the right bank, including
ferent typology and location of the spillways
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gneiss-granite quarry: 8mm (sand); 8-20
construction returns after completing the
horizontal layers and sloping layers ramps,
mm (grain size) and 20-50 mm (pea size).
eight lifts of the other fve zones. Tis method
well refects the fast track system and its
Two types of cement are used:
allows mitigation of temperature rise by
added beneft of continuously studying and
CEM I 42,5 LHHS (Portland Low Heat
heat dissipation from the lift surface during
optimizing production processes during
of Hydration and High Sulfate resistance), and
the stop period, as well as maximizes the
construction while achieving the required
CEM IV-A 32,5 R (Pozzolanic cement).
number of warm joints. Reduced dosage of
RCC characteristics.
Cement contents vary, through the cross
admixture is used for the eighth lift, which
section of the dam. Equivalent values in the
allows anticipating the necessary treatment.
RCC Temperature Control
case of pozzolanic cement are: 138/90/100 kg/
RCC ramps (using sloping layer method with
Temperature control is one of the most
m3, in zone A, B and C respectively.
6% gradient) ensure satisfactory connection
important issues during the construction of
between diferent areas of the dam.
a large RCC gravity dam, especially in the
Comprehensive testing on plasticizer/

retarder admixtures allowed such setting
presence of volumes and production rates,
Te adoption of a mixed system, including
times to be attained to maintain warm joint

conditions up to 12-16 hours after RCC
spreading. Admixture dosages vary, at GERD,

between 1.0% and 1.75% of cement weight.
Achieving warm joint conditions guarantees
design cohesion values for the lifts, while
minimizing joint treatment time.
Tests during RCC production included:

VeBe time, air content, fresh density, and in
situ density. Quality control of placed RCC
involved core drilling after three months
from laying and include: density, compressive
strength, direct tensile strength (on parent
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Large-scale RCC production started in
December 2013, and monthly placement
rates progressively increased from 75,000 to

235,000 m3 in December 2014, with peaks
of 23,200 m3/day.
Production plants consist of a primary

2,000 t/hr crushing station and an auxiliary
one of 400 t/hr. Coarse aggregates pass
through an air pre-cooler plant which,
together with an ice plant, yield RCC at 17

C. Two batching plants feature eight mixers
for a total capacity of 1,120 m3/hour; delivery
of mixes takes place by conveyors belts and

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RCC production process is continuously

optimized. Since January 2015, the overall
placement area has been about 50,000 m2,
subdivided in 6 working zones, each one

of about 9,000 m2. Eight RCC lifts, each
one 0.4m thick, are placed in each zone
before production moves to another zone.
Tis translates in one cold joint and seven

warm ones. Te cold joint is Type 2 (above
72 hours after compaction) and coincides
with the lowest/starting one on which
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been implemented in order to verify, during
the progress of works, agreement between

calculated and recorded temperatures. Te
early warning procedure includes the defnition of threshold values and an indication of
prompt actions to be taken in case anomalous

temperatures are detected.
Te temperature limits at diferent ages
are portrayed in a graph indicating four
zones with diferent safety factors against
mass cracking, namely: safe, early warning,

warning and risk of crack.
Tese temperature limits are defned on
the basis of the mechanical characteristics
of the RCC mixes. Particular attention was
paid to the defnition of tensile strain capacA world record for roller compacted concrete placement was set at the construction site in
ity; detailed analysis of direct tensile tests
December 2014, with peaks of 23,200 Mm3/day.
(providing both strength and modulus) and
creep tests were carried out for the evaluation

such as those associated with the GER Main
rise in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Dam. Te cement dosage of each area of the
are: pre-cooling of materials, mixes with low
Thermal behavior during long-term
dam is intended to meet design strength
cement content, appropriate construction
construction of the dam is being analyzed
and permeability requirements based on the
schedule, and solar radiation protection by
by software developed by Studio Pietrangeli.
results of extensive RCC test campaigns.
continuous curing. Furthermore, a temperature
Te main purpose of the thermal study is
monitoring and early warning procedure has
to manage the risk of crack development
Te main measures to control temperature
of this key parameter.
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by controlling the RCC temperature rise and it is accomplished by
the calibrated model. It can be noted that the peak temperature and
defning maximum allowable placing temperatures in relation to
the correspondent time predicted by the model are slightly higher than
construction rate and environmental conditions.
the measured values, which is on the safe side.
Te thermal model is based on the fnite diference method, which

Conclusions
considers several factors that include the following:

Time-dependent ambient conditions: fuctuation of air tempera-
Salini-Impregilos experience in Ethiopia, and teaming with Studio
ture and solar radiation, heat transfer by convection from the external
Pietrangeli, have demonstrated that large infrastructure projects can
surface of RCC lift;
be efciently implemented using a fast track approach.
Time variation of thermo-mechanical properties of the RCC/

Grout Enriched-RCC mixes: adiabatic temperature rise, elastic modulus,
creep, tensile strain capacity; and
Project management for scheduling and cost control are maintained
by the following:
Early start of activities because site investigations and feasibility
Production parameters: placing temperature, construction start,
lift height and lift placement rate.
design are carried out concurrently to produce the basic design on

which risks are identifed, discussed and agreed between the parties;
Te thermal properties of the three mixes used in construction of

the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, (i.e., specifc heat, thermal
difusivity, thermal expansion coefcient, adiabatic temperature rise, etc.)

were preliminarily estimated during laboratory testing and subsequently
Use of the Engineering Procurement and Construction form

of contract that sets the obligations of the parties; and
Salini-Impregilos knowledge of the country and capability of
fast response to changed conditions, during execution of the works.
validated by back analysis of full-scale trial tests. Full-scale trials were
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the block, measuring approximately 130 x 14 x 20 m, was equipped
for renaissance.
with 31 thermocouples.
Back analysis was extremely useful to accurately defne the adiabatic

temperature rise. As of January 2015, with about 20% of the works
Bruno Ferraro is GERD Project Manager for Salini-Impregilo. Alberto Bezzi is GERD Project
completed (2.3 Mm3 of RCC placed), temperature measurements in
Coordinator for Studio Pietrangeli. Claudio Rossini is a geotechncial engineer for Studio
the dam body confrm the good match with the values predicted by
Pietrangeli. Paolo Mastrofni is a geologist/materials engineer for Salini-Impregilo.

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PUMPED STOR AGE UPGR ADE
Uprating of the Czech Republics 325 MW

Pump Turbine Power station Dlouh Strne
Manufacturing the new runner, which was

cast in two parts from martensitic stainless
steel
With a rated output of 325 MW, Europes largest pump turbines were
installed at Dlouh Strn in the Czech Republic in 1996. After
almost 20 years of operation the owner and operator decided to uprate
the frst unit due to the forthcoming lifetime expiration of the runner
caused by high dynamic loads due to fast transitions between pumping
and generating mode.
By Michal Feilhauer, Josef Mikulek, Ale Skotk, Ladislav tgner,
Miroslav Varner, and Jindrich Vesel
ump turbines with the largest unit
output of 325 MW. After almost 20 years
turbine unit operation due to fast transitions
capacity in Europe at that time were
of operation, the owner and operator of the
between pumping and generating mode and
installed at the pumped-storage
pumped-storage plant EZ decided upon the
due to condenser operation in both modes.
hydroelectric power plant Dlouh Strn in the
uprating of the frst unit, TG1.
In many cases the runners of high-head
Czech Republic in 1996. Tis pumped-storage
Te reason for this decision was a forth-
pump-turbines do not reach the required reli-
plant operates at heads ranging from 495
coming lifetime expiration of the runner,
ability due to cracks that occur in the runner.
to 554 m with a rated unit pump-turbine
caused by high dynamic loads of the pump
Tis is usually caused by resonant vibration of
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the runner induced by a hydraulic interference

between the runner blades and guide vanes.
Te common casting and welding defect
occurrence reduces the corrosion-fatigue
properties of the runner material.

Te second reason behind the uprating
process was the request for a wider operational
range, especially in generating mode and, of
course, the improvement of the total efciency

of the pump turbine cycle.
Te principle was to complete the uprating
with a replacement of the existing runner

with a new one. Development of the new
runner with expected higher reliability was
supported by an efective cooperation among
hydraulic and mechanical designers. Besides
fulflling the usual criteria for functional and
power parameters it was also necessary to
Model tests of the new runner design were undertaken in a hydraulic laboratory. The aim of
evaluate frequency and mode shapes of the
the upgrade was to improve operational reliability of the pumped storage plant.
excitation dynamic pressure feld, and the
afnity with the eigenmodes of the runner,
RSI generates an unsteady pressure feld in the
criterion mzR nzS = k, as derived by several
as well as to ensure a high level of corrosion
hydraulic machine. Using some analysis and
authors years ago. In this formula, the zR
fatigue resistance of the runner.
simplifcations, these felds can be described
represents number of the runner blades and
Te main source of excitation in water
as felds with diametrical nodes. Te number
zS is the number of guide vanes. Te values of
turbines is RSI (Rotor Stator Interaction).
of the diametrical nodes k is given by a simple
m and n are arbitrary integers. As observed
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from the above criterion, the crucial efect
of the guide vanes and the same rotational
An extensive hydraulic research supported
on the excitation frequencies caused by RSI
speed. Te transversal modes of rotor are
by CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
is represented by the number of the blades
excited at very high frequencies fT = 587.6
has been realized in order to improve the
and the guide vanes. Detailed analyses of
Hz. Te main consequences are the guide
efciency level in both the turbine and pump
the number of runner blades impact on the
bearing load minimization and minimization
modes. Results of the hydraulic research were
rotor vibrations and the pressure pulsations
of the excitation of the shaft bending modes.
confrmed at Litostroj Power - KD Blansko
have been taken into consideration. Te main
Natural and forced vibrations of the
Engineering Hydraulic Laboratory in Czech
evaluated parameters were rotor vibrations,
new runner were analyzed by FEM (Finite
Republic. Te model acceptance tests were
high frequency pressure pulsations and turbine
Element Method) simulations. Te model
carried out with the participation of the client
head cover vibration. Analyses of the whole
developed for the analysis of runner vibra-
representatives. All pump turbine parameters,
hydraulic system, including penstock, pump
tion behavior in water includes the complete
as e.g. power in pump and turbine mode, ef-
turbine, draft tube and discharge tunnel loaded
rotor structure and the fuid domain with
ciency and the cavitation features, have also
by high frequency pulsation have been carried
boundaries respecting the geometry of the
fulflled the guarantees and all other tender
out. Based on these analyses for the existing
turbine covers, spiral case and the draft tube.
requirements.
20 guide vanes the number of runner blades
Te eigenfrequencies of the runner vibration
Te new hydraulic design allows the
was chosen as nine instead of the originally
in the water were analyzed in the range from
extension of an operation range in turbine
installed seven. Te dominant frequency of
0 Hz to 270 Hz. In the area around excitation
mode. With the new runner the turbine oper-
high pressure pulsation in the rotating system
frequency 142.8 Hz, the nearest afnity natu-
ation range is from the extremely low value
fR = 142.8 Hz is the same for both the new and
ral frequency was evaluated at 158.6 Hz, which
of 5MW up to the maximum of 328 MW.
the original runner due to the same number
was confrmed as being more than sufcient.
Basic results of the model test are compared

with the original runner solution. Te shift
of performance Q-H curve corresponds to
the expectations of increased power input

in pumping mode. Te efciency increase in
both modes was confrmed.
Te pressure feld was evaluated by measurement within the laboratory and by CFD
application as well. Te tests showed the
maximum pulsations were found at the hub

and were minimal at the shroud. Tis fact,
among others, confrms that cracks within the
pump turbine runners appear at the runner

hub more frequently than at the shroud. Te
results of Fourier transformation confrmed
the theoretically evaluated frequencies and
the practical value of the pressure pulsation

which was used for FEM analyses of the whole
pump turbine.
Te operation of pumped storage power

plant is characterized by frequent starts and
shutdowns of the machine in both modes of
operation. Even if the runner is designed as
resonance free for steady-state operation, a

huge variation of the rotational speed during
start and shutdown causes some short term
resonances. In order to prevent possible cracks

in the runner due to transients, the process of
runner manufacturing must be very precise.

Te fatigue cracks are usually indicated in
the connection of the runner blades with the
Assembly of the new runner for the pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant Dlouh Strne
hub or shroud of the runner, i.e. in the areas
followed a 14-month-long manufacturing process.
of the stress concentration. Tis is exactly the
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spot, where the welds are located during a
statically balanced on the lens with hydrostatic
months were necessary for completion of the
standard manufacturing procedure, which
bearing to quality grade G2.5 according to
task, commencing from existing unit shut
decreases signifcantly the runner reliability.
ISO 1940-1.
down till the installation and commissioning
Requirements for reliability of the runners,
With knowledge gained from simulations
of the new runner. At the end of 2012, the
new efcient milling machines, eforts to
of the runner vibration in the water, critical
guaranteed parameters measurement was
reduce costs and time required for production
areas in terms of crack initiation were iden-
carried out by an independent organization.
have led to the formulation of new concepts
tifed, where careful non-destructive testing
Te measurements confrmed the guaranteed
of runner manufacturing.
during the production process are executed
efciency values as well as the guaranteed oper-
In this case the runner is executed as a
repeatedly. In addition to increasing the
ation range in both modes, with a sufciently
semi-manufactured hub with parts of the
runner reliability, the new concept of the
low level of vibrations and pressure pulsations.
blades and semi-manufactured shroud with
runner manufacturing process improved the
Te uprating process was completed within
the remaining parts of the blades. As can be
technical and economic parameters of the
the planned period and the pump turbine has
seen from the image on page 23, these runner
production process. Tis procedure reduces
been in operation for two years.
parts are welded at the middle of the runner
material consumption, shortens production
A state-of-the-art review of runner reli-
blade height, where there is low stress.
time, reduces number of tempering during
ability and sophisticated computer simulations
Te two runner parts are cast from mar-
welding and thereby reduces the risk of
- together with the new technology of runner
tensitic stainless steel GX4CrNi13-4 + QT1
failure, in order to comply with the required
manufacturing - represent essential factors in
produced by the VOD process. Te welding is
mechanical properties of steel.
the development and fabrication of reliabile
performed by Metal-Arc Active Gas Welding
with fller metal Bhler CN 13/4-IG.
runners for plants like Dlouh Strn.
Te entire manufacturing process of the

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After welding and tempering, the runner
tric power plant Dlouh Strn was fnally
undergoes NDT tests according to CCH 70-3;
completed in 14 months. Te workshop
Michal Feilhauer, Josef Mikulek, Ale Skotk, Ladislav
indicated size of surface and internal defects
refurbishment of the original parts, e.g. lower
tgner, Miroslav Varner, Jindrich Vesel all work at CKD
are compliant with the level 1 of this standard
and upper ring or parts of the axial sealing,
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in the exposed areas of the runner. Runner is
took approximately two months. In all, three
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Southeast Asia Goes Small

Southeast Asia is home to some large hydropower projects currently
under development, but it is also making progress on small hydro. A
number of countries in the region have singled out small hydro as a
route to accelerating clean energy development and they represent
considerable potential.
By Michael Harris and Elizabeth Ingram
NIDO and ICSHP released a report
of the others. Te report indicates Vietnam
200 micro hydropower plants, with a goal
called World Small Hydropower
has the most installed small hydro capacity
of increasing the countrys hydro generating
Development Report 2013: South-
at 622 MW, followed by Philippines at 248
capacity by a cumulative 50 MW.
Eastern Asia. According to this report, the
MW and Tailand at 146 MW. Vietnam has
Te plan is intended primarily to beneft
renewable generating mix relies almost
the largest potential at 2,205 MW, followed
isolated farming communities and will focus
exclusively on hydro (12%) and geothermal
by Philippines at 1,876 MW and Indonesia
on installing hydropower components on
(3% total generation). Te report indicates
at 1,267 MW.
existing small-head irrigation canals.
hydro development in the region can help

the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Recent small hydro activity in this region

is largely led by four countries:
achieve its target of 15% of renewable energy
Te projects will be bid in groups of
three to fve, according to an NIA ofcial

interviewed by Asian news sources, with each
Philippines
project costing at least US$1.346 million. Te
Te country with the largest hydropower
Te Philippines has a specifc focus on small
bidding process was supposed to take place
capacity is Vietnam with 5,500 MW, followed
hydro development. It has 248 MW of
in May, allowing construction to start later
by Indonesia with 4,519 MW and Tailand
installed small hydro capacity but a devel-
in 2015. NIA said the size of the proposed
with 3,424 MW. Te classifcation of small
opment potential of 1,876 MW, according
projects will make it possible to complete
hydropower in this region varies by country,
to the report.
many of them within six months.
in the total power supply by 2020.
with a ceiling of 30 MW in Vietnam, 15 MW
In late March, the National Irrigation
In addition, at the very beginning of 2015,
in Laos and Tailand and 10 MW in some
Administration said it plans to build 150 to
the Filipino Department of Energy (DOE)
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announced that it had awarded pre-development and development

contracts to nine organizations for 22 new hydroelectric projects on
Mindano Island.
Published reports indicate the projects, in the Davao Region, have
a combined potential capacity of 256.35 MW. Nine diferent organizations own the projects and they include private companies, local
government units and electric cooperatives.
Table 1: Proposed small hydro in the Philippines
Project
Location
Output
Baganga River
Baganga, Davao Oriental
2-MW
Bulatakay Creek
Digos City, Davao del Sur
700-kW
Dapnan
Baganga, Davao Oriental
1.4-MW
An estimated fve million people live in the fve provinces of Davao
Guma River
1.7-MW
Region and it is the second-most populous area on the southeastern
Hijo River 1
3-MW
Hijo River 2
3-MW
coast of Mindano Island in the Philippines. It lies outside of the typhoon
belt and sufers from continual, pervasive power outages.

Rolando J. Fara-on, DOE Mindanao senior science research
Malita
Malita, Davao del Sur
2.5-MW
specialist and engineer, said the awarded service contracts are for site
Manay
Manay, Davao Oriental
750-kW
Manorigao
Caraga, Davao Oriental
17-MW
pre-development and development. Te pre-development service

contracts will allow companies to begin site feasibility studies and
compile required documents, certifcates and government endorsements.
Mt. Leonard
Davao Light & Power Co. and Dasureco also received a boost in
Napon River
Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
the 6.6-MW Tudaya 1 and 7-MW Tudaya 2 hydropower plants at
New Bataam
New Bataan,
Compostela Valley
Barangay Sibulan and Barangay Astorga in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur.
Osmena
power supply in May 2014 with the commissioning of two plants,
Tudaya 1 harnesses the Baroring River, while Tudaya 2 utilizes the
Sibulan River. Combined, the projects represent a total investment of

almost US$53.4 million.
Vietnam
Vietnam is another hot spot for small hydro development in Southeast
Asia. Te country has an estimated 621.7 MW of small hydro capacity

and another 2,205 MW of small hydro development potential.
In February, Vietnam hydropower developer Nam Mo & Nam
Non Hydropower Joint Stock Co. was moving forward on plans to

complete construction of the 17-MW Ban Ang hydroelectric project.
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2-MW
2.5-MW
1-MW
2-MW
Quinonoan River 1
Quinonoan River in Davao

Oriental
1.8-MW
Quinonoan River 2
Quinonoan River in Davao

Oriental
1.5-MW
Ruparan
Digos City, Davao del Sur
5-MW
Sumlog 2
Lupon, Davao Oriental
15-MW
Tagum River
Tamugan
Upper Maco
4-MW
Davao City
11.5-MW
4-MW
Other small hydro projects have advanced
deaths from the accident.
is expected to provide 109.27 GWh per year

when it begins generating electricity.
in Vietnam recently, including solicitations in
About 600 meters of the tunnel was com-
2014 to equip the 2.8 MW-Son Vin project
pleted before the collapse, which occurred
and the 7.5-MW Nam Nghe and 7.5-MW
about 500 meters from the opening of the
Malaysia
Dak Pring projects.
structure.
With its hilly topography and abundant
Nam Mo & Nam Non Hydropower plans
Vo Nhat Tang is chairman of Long Hoi
streams fowing to the foothills, Malaysia
to hire a company to supply, install, test and
Hydropower Joint Stock Co., a company
has considerable small hydropower poten-
commission two 8.5-MW bulb turbine-gen-
that is a major investor for the project. Tang
tial, according to the UNIDO and ICSHP
erators, auxiliary mechanical equipment and
reportedly said, During construction, ground
report. Te country has installed a small hydro

capacity of 87.7 MW against a report small
Southeast Asia has the potential to

generate nearly 22.2 GW of cumulative
hydropower, according to UNIDO.
hydropower potential of some 116.6 MW.
In November 2014, British engineering

consulting group Kenneth Grubb Associates
Ltd. (KGAL) was awarded a contract worth
more US$28.15 million to manage the fea-
sibility and development of multiple small

hydroelectric plants in Malaysias Sabah state.
Te contract, which is KGALs largest to

electrical and control equipment as well as
subsidence occurred and caused soil and sand
date, was ofered by the states investment arm,
construction and completion of facilities of
to be swept by underground water into the
Warisan Harta Sabah Sdn. Bhd. (WHSSB),
Ban Ang. Te work is expected to require 690
tunnel while [underground construction]
and is expected to last around nine years.
days to complete.
failed to tackle the problem.
WHSSB, alongside Sabahs economic
At the same time, there have been
According to published reports, the plant
planning unit and power developer Nova Beta
problems. In late 2014, tunnel building at a
has been being built for more than 10 years.
Energy, have identifed a number of potential
23-MW plant being constructed on the Da
During that time, conditions have changed in
run-of-river sites for projects with less than
Dang River in the province of Lam Dong,
building code requirements, contractors and
30 MW of capacity. Studies will be carried
Vietnam, was suspended pending investigation
geological conditions at the site.
out on 17 of the sites, possibly adding more
into the confrmed cause of a tunnel collapse
Based on the examination of the accident
than 430 MW to Malaysias grid.
scene, it is certain that the tunnel had sufered
Te benefts of developing this project
Te mishap at the US$22.4 million Da
from structural problems before it collapsed,
are numerous, KGAL said. It will not
Dang-Da Chomo plant trapped 12 workers
said Le Quang Hung, deputy Minister of
only provide a reliable electricity supply to
for three days, according to local news sources.
Construction. Te collapse could have been
a region with an existing shortfall, but it will
All of the workers were rescued Dec. 19 from a
caused by complicated geographical condi-
also increase local jobs and tourism in the
20-meter-long section of the tunnel, designed
tions, poor design, or unqualifed construc-
area, improve the regions infrastructure, as
to be 700-meters-long, which collapsed, as the
tion, Hung said.
well as education, health, agriculture, forestry
at the site on Dec. 16.
passageway was nearly complete.

Tere were no reports of serious injury or
No timetable is available for construction at
and fsheries not to mention fueling the
the site to resume, but Da Dong-Da Chromo
local economy by providing an income from

exporting the power.
Te project is intended to support the
State of Sabah Governments (SSG) target

of achieving developed status by 2020.
Te groups said development of the projects

would be in accordance with the International
Hydropower Associations Hydropower
Sustainability Protocol.
It is not every day that you have the chance
to develop a complete hydro capability and, in
doing so, improve peoples lives, KGAL managing director Ken Grubb said. Troughout
negotiations, we have been impressed with the

Vietnam has seen a boom in small hydro development, with more than 270 MW of potential
determination of the client organizations to
capacity yet to be tapped.
fnd way of delivering sustainable solutions
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that are in the best interests of the people of
economic growth.
and construction services in Southeast Asia.
Sabah, their heritage and their environment.
Financing from IFC was then used
Black & Veatch said that Southeast
Development of all the sites would cost
by Laos Institute of Renewable Energy
Asia is one of the fastest-growing regions
Promotion (IREP) a unit of the Ministry
in the world, with gross domestic product
more than $845.2 million.
of Energy and Mines later that year to
growth rates projected to average 5.4% per
Laos
seek investor-operators to build and operate
year between 2014 and 2018. Te company
While it is one of the poorest nations in
micro-hydro systems through public-private
said mini-, small and mid-scale hydropower
Southeast Asia, Laos is among the richest in
partnerships in areas where the national grid
projects have emerged as viable alternatives
terms of natural resources. As such, the World
is not expected to reach in the near future.
to oil and natural gas as energy sources in
Banks International Finance Corporation has
IFC then sought consultants to serve as
been active in recent years helping the country
stakeholder engagement specialists for the
A common misconception is that hydro-
formulate environmental and social programs
hydro sector before announcing it would help
power is limited to schemes that include
related to its hydro sector, which has seen an
train Laos EDL-Generation Public Co., to
large-scale dam development, Charles Feild,
increase in activity since 2000 with about 20
improve its management of environmental
Black & Veatch Asia Pacifc Hydropower
plants developed and up to 50 more expected
and social risks this past October. Te train-
director, said. Governments and the invest-
to be operational by 2025.
ing included lessons in IFCs Performance
ment community are exploring alternatives.
Standards and sustainable business practices.
Small and mid-scale run-of-river projects can
IFC announced the creation of a
Hydropower Developers Working Group in
the region.
be successfully developed with lower capital
Laos in April 2013 with the goal of providing
Other players
start-up costs and, by connecting remote areas
specialized training and a forum for exchang-
Te Southeast Asian small hydropower market
to the grid, deliver additional socio-economic
ing knowledge.
is so attractive that USA-based engineering
benefts for rural communities.
In June 2013, IFC said it would help the
and construction company Black & Veatch
Laotian government create draft laws govern-
announced in October 2014 that it had
ing hydro development, saying hydroelectric
opened a Hydropower Centre of Excellence in
Michael Harris is associate editor and Elizabeth Ingram is
power is essential to boosting the countrys
Singapore to provide hydroelectric engineering
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IRENA launches tool to help

renewable project developers,
including hydro
Hydroelectric expansion could be further

encouraged, the report said, should border
tarifs make hydro more conducive as an
export revenue generator.
Large-scale projects will always be a challenge because there are so many authorities
and stakeholders involved, International
Te International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) announces the availability
Hydropower Association Chief Executive
of its Project Navigator tool, intended to give renewable energy project developers
Richard Taylor said. No projects move
including hydropower the knowledge, tools, case studies and best practices to
forward without the government concerned
support completion of their projects.
understanding hydropower. It is their respon-
According to IRENA, the Project Navigator walks developers through the process
from initial idea to implementation, helping to create a comprehensive and bankable
sibility to create the right conditions to bring

forward the best projects.
project proposal. Te Financial Navigator section allows users to search for funding
Te spectrum of development models
by renewable energy type and region, drawing from a database of funds available for
is increasing, and these will vary according
project fnancing.
to the local expertise and access to markets.
Tis tool helps project developers overcome the barriers inherent in starting projects
and, in doing so, facilitates the deployment of more renewable energy worldwide.
It works on the basis of flled out templates, with users being made aware of what
information the template should include and what the diferent questions mean
If hydropowers contribution is to double,

we need to share the knowledge that will
lead to informed decisions that meet todays

sustainability criteria.
Droughts impacting many parts of the world
through the use of pop-up windows.
Te resulting data can be stored in any Microsoft Ofce application format and/
should also make storage-based hydropower an
or downloaded for any further processing to turn the gathered information into a
attractive consideration, WEC chair Marie-
project proposal.
Jose Nadeau said, given what has been coined
Te tool is available at: www.irena.org/navigator.
the energy-water nexus. As the world moves
IRENA was founded in 2009 as the global hub for renewable energy cooperation and
to cleaner energy resources and water becomes
information exchange. Te agency promotes the widespread adoption and sustainable
an increasingly valuable commodity in many
use of all forms of renewable energy, including hydropower.
regions, it will infuence the choice of energy
options, Nadeau said. Governments must take
a leading role in addressing the vicious cycle of

Global hydroelectric power could
Wildlife Fund and Te Nature Conservancy.
double by 2050, WEC report says
Still, WEC secretary general Christoph
rising water and energy demands.

The report is available at https://
Global hydroelectric power capacity could
Frei said, there is further room for hydro-
w w w. wo r l d e n e r g y. o r g / w p - c o n t e n t /
double to 2,000 GW by 2050 or sooner,
electric growth particularly in developing
uploads/2015/05/World-Energy-Resources_
according to a new report from the World
countries. Te future lies in the opening up of
Charting-the-Upsurge-in-Hydropower-
Energy Council. Te study, titled Charting the
new markets through cross-border trade and
Development_2015_Report2.pdf.
Upsurge in Hydropower Development, was pre-
power pools and devising appropriate market
sented during the recent World Hydropower
conditions, such as renewable incentives, clearer
App developed to improve hydro
Congress in Beijing.
price signals for additional services and fexible
site selection process
Te report notes that hydropower world-
generation, Frei said. Whilst some govern-
Te ISMORTASED software app allows
wide has seen a resurgence since 2005 due
ments and multilateral banks are supporting
users to automatically select appropriate
to better management and understanding of
and encouraging neighboring nations to
locations for micro-hydropower turbines in
what technology can provide, WEC said,
cooperate and share the same water resources,
rivers in the UK.
with ancillary benefts like water storage also
more innovative solutions are needed.
making hydro an attractive consideration.
Te app, developed by the University
China, India, Brazil and countries in south-
of Leicester and High Efciency Heating
Hydropower has also beneftted signifcantly
eastern Asia hold the most potential for rapid
UK Ltd., also can be used to determine the
from changing attitudes from international
growth, the report said, with a number of the
environmental sensitivity of the location.
fnanciers like the World Bank, as well as sup-
worlds greatest producers of hydroelectric
ISMORTASED stands for Identifcation
port from organizations including the World
power still having vast untapped resources.
of Sites for Micro-Hydropower On Rivers
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TECH NOTES
Trough Applied Satellite and Environmental

Data.
Tis water supply dam and associated
dam, and post-construction operation and
infrastructure will beneft from the exper-
maintenance during initial reseroir flling
Te prototype software will save thousands
tise of an environmental specialist, a social
over two years.
of pounds in initial survey costs, according to
specialist and a cultural anthropologist. Te
the university, and save time and paperwork
panel is to ensure that the project complies
by making use of free publicly available data
with international standards of excellence
sourced from satellites.
and safety for water resources infrastructure.
Developers are now seeking further fund-
Te panels work is to cover pre-con-
ing to undertake a more robust national-scale
struction, fve years of construction for the
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validation campaign and develop case studies.
Te work to date was funded by a grant

from Innovate UK for an initial 10-month
feasibility project.
Voith inaugurates technology
center in Austria
Global manufacturing conglomerate Voith has
inaugurated a new Hydropower Technology

Center, marking what the company calls
another milestone for small hydropower. A

gala held in conjunction with the companys
Join Small Hydro Experience symposium
marked completion of the facility, which is an
expansion of an existing Voith plant.

With the release of the investment in the
construction and expansion here in St. Georgen,

we demonstrate that at Voith we believe in
small hydropower, despite the challenges hydropower is exposed to at the moment, in particular
in the European market environment, Voith
chair Dr. Roland Munch said.
Voith said it would acquire what was then
known as Kossler GmbH Maschinenfabrik in
November 2007, before announcing an expansion of the facility in August 2013, at which
point the plant was to manufacture Voiths
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Te Kossler plant has since been named

Voiths European Competence Center for
small hydropower.
Te potential of hydropower is a long
way from being exhausted, Kossler managing

director Josef Lampl said.
Panel will guide environmental and social
efforts during Bisri Dam construction
Te Lebanese government plans to employ a
Panel of Environmental and Social Experts to

oversee construction of Bisri Dam.
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DAMS & CIVIL STRUCTURES
Te cost to make the needed repairs and
national electricity company of Liberia, is
Liberias 64-MW Mount Coffee
upgrades to bring the facility back on line is
managing the Mount Cofee Hydropower
UK-based construction firm Dawnus
estimated at $230 million. Te government
Plant Rehabilitation.
International Ltd. has signed a US$62 mil-
has received funding from various donors,
lion contract to construct main civil works
including the European Investment Bank
associated with the reconstruction of Liberias
and European Central Bank, to help fnance
64-MW Mount Cofee hydropower plant.
the work.
Dawnus performs civil works
Liberias government is currently accepting
bids to operate and maintain the plant.
Voith Hydro is modernizing the plants
Francis turbines and delivering new gener-
Te deal will see Dawnus perform recon-
We are very proud to be part of this
struction and rehabilitation of the projects
important project, Dawnus managing director
main dam, powerhouse, spillway, intake and
Bob Kottler said. Liberias electricity grid was
other infrastructure and road works.
almost entirely destroyed during the Civil War,
Vandals damage Lairg Dam
and the development will bring enormous
in Scottish Highlands
benefts to the country.
According to a report by Scottish television
Te company fulflled a $13 million project
at Mount Cofee in 2014, establishing a camp

and other preliminary works allowing for
ators, control technology, and electrical and
mechanical power plant equipment.
The Liberian government originally
station STV, 18 boulders were dislodged
planned for the rehabilitation to be completed
from the base of Lairg Dam, in the Scottish
Located, on the St. Paul River 27 kilo-
by the end of this year, though work suspen-
Highlands, and placed in the water.
meters northeast of Monrovia, the plant was
sions due to the countrys Ebola epidemic
destroyed during a period of civil war in the
stalled progress.
further development of the site.
have been done between May 10 and May 18.
early 1990s. Te original powerhouse con-
Te World Health Organization declared
tained four turbine-generator units, two with
Liberia Ebola-free in May, however, pushing
a capacity of 15 MW that began operating in
the projects new completion date to the end
1966 and two with a capacity of 17 MW that
of 2016.
Because the project is remotely controlled, it

would not have been seen quickly.
It is expected that needed repairs to the
dam will be costly, although a fgure has not
Te Liberia Electricity Corporation, the
began operating in 1973.
STV reports the damage is believed to
been released. Money spent to repair the
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facility may come from operating budgets.

Lairg Dam impounds Loch Shin. Te
Upper Tamakoshi hydroelectric facility being
plants construction site in Brazil. According
constructed on Nepals Tamakoshi River.
to the Belo Monte Construction Consortium
dam is a concrete embankment structure
According to NEA, the Upper Tamakoshi
(CCBM), the incident occurred on the last
427 meters long and 12 meters high. Te
concrete dam settled as a result of the April
day of May when a truck was delivering to
powerhouse has a capacity of 3.5 MW from
25, Nepal earthquake that killed more than
the worksites storage area.
a vertical Kaplan turbine-generator unit and
7,000 people.
began operating in 1959.
Emergency responders spent close to 15
Published local news reports quote Bigyan
hours searching for the bodies of the three
Owner SSE is involved in the generation,
Prasad Shrestha, Upper Tamakoshi project
workers, while three others were treated at
transmission, distribution and supply of elec-
chief, saying an initial inspection of the project
the site before being transported to a hospital
tricity and owns 63 hydro plants, as well as
site following the earthquake showed the dam
in Altamira.
wind, biomass and marine renewables projects.
sustained settlement. But, there was no other
SSE also plans to build a 1.4-MW hydro
Police in Brazils Para state are investigating
the silos collapse, which was able to hold about
damage.
plant in the Den of Airlie that will provide
Te project is one of several revealed by
additonal power to the local community and it
Nepals Finance Minister Baburam Bhattarai
500 tons of cement. CCBM said it will help
also owns thermal power generation facilities
in September 2008 as part of a government
Te US$26 billion Belo Monte project,
in the UK.
initiative to increase the countrys hydroelec-
being built on the Xingu River, will have a
tric capacity by 10,000 MW by 2018.
capacity of 11,200 MW.
hydroelectric project suffers settlement
Three killed at Belo Monte
SA made a deal to acquire a 49% share in the
Nepals Electricity Authority has released
hydropower plant worksite
plant from mining company Vale.
a list of earthquake damaged state- and
Tree workers were killed and several oth-
Belo Montes completion deadline is 2018,
independently-owned hydroelectric projects
ers sustained injuries when a cement silo
but in June, developer Norte Energia fled a
that includes the US$664 million 456-MW
collapsed at the Belo Monte hydropower
request for a construction extension.
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SMALL HYDRO
Iran to build dozens of plants in

Indonesia through 2020
which began in May with the reactivation of

the Rina project in East Siang district. Phase
1 of the US$71.5 million project seeks an
additional 500 MW of small hydro capacity

in the next two years. MNRE seeks to add an
Irans government has fnalized a deal to develop 48 small hydropower plants in
additional 4,500 MW of small hydropower
Indonesia within the next fve years.
in the subsequent three years, for which
Te agreement, signed by Indonesian Economics Afairs Coordinating Minister
preparation including appropriate policy
Sofyan Djalil and Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian, refects other recent
interventions will be done in the frst two
eforts between the countries to strengthen economic ties.
years of the mission.

NMSHs objective is to address issues
Te hydroelectric projects will range in capacities between 1 MW and 10 MW.

Iranian power plant companies, whose technical capabilities are internationally
responsible for decline of the small hydro
competitive, could help Indonesia in building power plants, Chitchian said. Currently,
sector in India and to regenerate private sector
11.7 GW of hydroelectricity is distributed on the national grid, which indicates the
interest in making investments.
capabilities necessary for cooperation with the Indonesian government.

London investment frm acquires
small hydro developer
India reactivates fve stalled proposals
Sippi,150 kW Mechuka and 500 kW Siri
Ancala Partners LLP has acquired Green
Development of fve small hydro projects
Korong.
Highland Renewables, a Scottish company
in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh
In February, Indias Ministry of New &
has resumed, including 2 MW Rina, 50
Renewable Energy (MNRE) released details
Green Highland has ofces in Perth and
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Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon gets go-ahead

Progress on the 320-MW Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon hydroelectric
Te reorganization of the center, which ofers independent, accred-
project in Wales has taken a signifcant step forward with the granting
ited grid-connected test berths for full-scale prototypes, as well as test
of planning consent.
sites in less challenging conditions of the coast of Orkney, Scotland,
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TLSB chief executive Mark Shorrock, who envisions similar lagoon
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in the world, with a number of prominent wave, tidal and ocean energy
companies having been deployed at the site.
scalable blueprint, paving the way for a feet of lagoons.
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Netherlands tidal energy project advances
Newport, elsewhere in the UK and overseas must each make their
Tocardo Tidal Turbines has announced plans to install the largest
own compelling social, environmental and economic case to proceed..
tidal energy project in Te Netherlands with an array of fve turbines.
TLSB expects commercial operation of the plant to begin in 2019.
Due to be operational later this year and with a total capacity of

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EMEC managing director Neil Kermode said: Te last year has
generating tidal energy.
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conditions, I am going to have to restructure EMEC. Regrettably, this
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variable renewables. On that basis, they conclude that pumped-storage

capacity added in 2014 was in China. According

hydroelectricity should be separately evaluated when considering

to a new International Hydropower Association

options to support power system operations due to their commercial

(IHA) briefng, some 21.25 GW of new hydro-

competitiveness, large capacity and storage duration. Tis means they

power was installed in China that year.

Other active countries include Brazil and

with high shares of variable output renewable energy, IRENA says.

Malaysia with more than 3.3 GW installed

Furthermore, IRENA argues that pumped-storage hydroelectricity

each, Canada up by 1.7 GW, Turkey 1.4 GW,

should be considered both within national boundaries and in neigh-

boring countries: Tis means the analysis of these technologies must

of 1.2 GW and 1.1 GW, respectively.

be extended to the impact they may have in supporting grid operation

Commenting on the fgures, Richard Taylor, chief executive of IHA,

said: Tis new information shows that hydropowers strong growth

and participating in diferent markets. Tis includes, for instance,

Certainly Taylor is correct to pick up on major growth of hydropower

technology capable of cost-efectively storing large amounts of elec-

in the developing world as a key development theme, but he also

tricity (eg terawatt-hours) over multiple days, the agency concludes.

highlighted the growing recognition of the diversity of services that

hydropower has to ofer: Not just in terms of clean energy generation,

of hydropower pumped storage capacity to date, with 26 GW, 23

but also the contribution it can make in providing a range of water

GW and 20 GW, respectively. Meanwhile, Europe has around 230

services and solutions to climate change.

pumped-storage hydroelectricity plants installed with a total capacity

A precursor to the 2015 Hydropower Status Report, which is due

Tis is signifcant as the fgures highlight the growing attractiveness

of 41 GW. Of this total, around 7 GW is located in Italy and France,

Additional energy storage capacity is evidently key to a greater role

Te IHA fgures preceded a new energy storage technology roadmap

from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Titled:

Renewables and Electricity Storage, the document indicates priorities

storage technology available.

For all the drive in R&D to develop alternatives to pumped storage,