WATER POWER
VOL. 51 , NO. 4 , APRIL 1999

WORLD NEWS 2

TENDERS 12

DAIRY 14

UPRATING AND REFURBISHMENT

Looking forward to URHP '99 in Berlin 16

The uprating industry in Europe assessed 20

Spotlight on the US 22

Counting the cost of maintaining ageing dams 25

AGEING

Time takes its toll on concrete 28

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

EDF's experience put to use in Argentina 31

Offering operators cost/benefit control 35

PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE
Save our dams 37

USCOLD brings education to the fore 40

R&D
Putting the minimum gap runner to the test 42

TECHNOLOGY 43

MACHINERY FOR SALE 44

LITERATURE UPDATE 45

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY 46

WORLD MARKETPLACE 48


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WATER POWER & DAM CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING

Vol. 51, No. 5

WORLD NEWS 2
DIARY 11

TENDERS 12

INSIGHT

Feedback from the World Commission on Dams Forum 14

EUROPE

A Spanish failure highlights the weaknesses of tailings dam 16
Planning by river basin area — an EC Directive examined 22

SOFTWARE

Will1 January 2000 be a problem for you? 24

INVESTMENT

How PP&L found out about the benefits of hydro power 30
Using private investors to meet Brazil's irrigation needs 32
Introducing the International Private Water Association 33
Investing in India: a progress report 34

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Assessing Chinese dam safety and monitoring techniques 38

POWERHOUSE

What drives turbine designers? 39

TECHNOLOGY 40
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY 42
WORLD MARKETPLACE 44

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WATER POWER & DAM CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING
VOL. 51, NO. 6, JUNE 1999


WORLD NEWS 2


DIARY 10

TENDERS 11


INSIGHT
The World Commission on Dam's pilot case study 13



NORTH AMERICA

What's on at Waterpower '99 16

Restructuring the hydro industry 20

Campaigners for legislative reform take a firm political stand 22

Collaborative relicensing the Avista ,way 25

Cushman's 25-year licensing project 26

Reflecting on US hydro power, by the president of the NHA 28


RCC DAMS

Report from the International Symposium on RCC dams 32


Grout enriched RCC moves into Malaysia 34

An economical route to rehabilitation 40


AGEING

Reaping the benefits of condition monitoring 47

INSTRUMENTATION

Spotlight on hydrostatic-season-time models 52

RECRUITMENT 56

LITERATURE UPDATE 57

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY 58

WORLD MARKETPLACE 60

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Water Power

YEARBOOK 1999

CONTENTS

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................2
Diary of events ......................................................................................................................................................4


Addresses_______________________________________

International organisations.................................................................................................................................14
Committees of the International Commission on Large Dams .....................................................................18
Technical Committees of the International Commission on Large Dams ....................................................32


Hydro machinery__________________________________

Turbine contracts ................................................................................................................................................34
Generator contracts ............................................................................................................................................52
Governor contracts ..............................................................................................................................................59


Dams 8: hydro plants_______________________________

Dams under construction ...................................................................................................................................68
The world's major dams ft hydro plants..............................................................................................................82
Pumped storage plants ....................................................................................................................................104
Roller compacted concrete dams....................................................................................................................112
Concrete faced rockfill dams............................................................................................................................117


Large hydro power caverns__________________________

Hydro power caverns introduction....................................................................................................................123
Hydro power caverns tables .............................................................................................................................126


Buyers' Guide_____________________________________

Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................139
Company data ..................................................................................................................................................140
Product/category list..........................................-...............................................................................................228
Country abbreviations........................................................................................................................................229
Products ft services ...........................................................................................................................................230
Company names (Alphabetical) .......................................................................................................................287



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WATER POWER
VOL. 51 , NO. 7 , JULY 1999



WORLD NEWS 2

TENDERS 10

DIARY 13

INSIGHT
Are we renewable? Hydro struggles for recognition 14

WORLD COMMISSION ON DAMS
The Commission shifts its focus to Latin America 17

CONSTRUCTION
Iranian project nears completion 18

The dam construction industry's roll of honour 23

Tackling complex international issues at Three Gorges 26

SEISMIC ANALYSIS
Developing new risk analysis techniques 30

MAINTENANCE
Competition heats up in the French speed governor market 35

SMALL HYDRO
Assessing potential in Italy and Portugal 36

RECRUITMENT 41

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY 42

WORLD MARKETPLACE 44

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WATER POWER & DAM CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING

VOL. 51, NO. 8, AUGUST 1999



WORLD NEWS 2

TENDERS 12

LETTER TO THE EDITOR 14

TURBINES
Celebrating 80 years of the Kaplan turbine 16


INSIGHT
Turkey's ambitious construction programme 19


WATERPOWER '99
100-year storms greet industry members in Las Vegas 24


WORLD COMMISSION ON DAMS
The WCD meets the media in the UK 26

FINANCE

New opportunities for financing hydro upgrades 28

Optimism on hydro project financing 30

CONTROL
Developments in hydro governors 32

SEASIA
An economic crisis in Thailand slows development in Laos 34

A rebirth for the Bakun project? 39

ICOLD considers Asia's needs 40

Balambano is top of the form 42

TECHNOLOGY 45

ROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY 46

WORLD MARKETPLACE 48

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WATER POWER & DAM CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING
Volume 51, Number 9 , September 1999



WORLD NEWS 2

TENDERS 13

DIARY 14

CFRD
Designing and constructing Puclaro dam 16

Spotlight on CFRD in China 20

ENVIRONMENT
Investigating the delay in Indian hydro projects 24

Sensor fish lead the development of fish friendly turbines 27

How green is your hydro? 28

For better or for worse?—researching the effects of dam removal 30

R&D
Wave energy makes progress in Scotland 32

ECONOMIC OPERATION
Utilising hydro-meteorological data for increased efficiency 34

Japanese steel company looks ahead to better times 36

TECHNOLOGY
Wise up on oil lealKs 38

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY 42

WORLD MARKETPLACE 44