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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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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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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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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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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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