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SANTO ANTÔNIO An Amazonian Example of Sustainable Hydropower (page 22) 02-2017 ENGLISH HYDRONEWS No.30 MAGAZINE OF ANDRITZ HYDRO page 10 MEGATRENDS Scenarios of the Future 2 Editorial HYDRONEWS No. 30 Dear Business Friends, © iStock.com/YiuCheung Global demographic, technological and activities of ANDRITZ HYDRO world- economic megatrends – such as urbani- wide. A special highlight is the com- zation, climate change, and the rising pletion of the hydropower plant Santo de mand for electricity – will bring about Antônio in the Amazon region of Brazil, major social and political changes which has the world’s most power- over the coming decades to 2050. At ful bulb turbines installed to date. The ANDRITZ HYDRO we consider this successful commissioning of this pro- “Scenario 2050” a motivating vision – ject, which went ahead on schedule, yet finding tomorrow’s solutions today. again underscores ANDRITZ HYDRO’s high level of technical competence So far, the enormous potential of hydro - when it comes to low-head hydraulic power has not been fully exploited. In power plants. Other examples include fact, it can still make a significant con- the new contracts for electro-mechan- tribution to the redesign of global energy ical equipment and hydraulic steelwork supply on the road to sustainability. engineering for the Gouvães pumped At the moment the general conditions storage power plant in Portugal, as well in the hydropower market are very chal- as for Nam Theun I in Lao PDR, Yusufeli lenging indeed. With investment level- in Turkey, and the John Day refurbish- ling off, the market appears to be rather ment project in the USA. stagnating. However, in Europe and North America especially, further invest- Each of these projects can be linked ments in the aging pool of facilities and to at least one of the key megatrends IMPRINT in the expansion of pumped storage mentioned above. In view of this, we Publisher: ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH, A-1120 Vienna, Eibesbrunnergasse 20, Austria hydropower are needed urgently to en- are looking ahead to the coming devel- Phone: +43 50805 0, sure future network stability. In South opments in the hydropower market with E-Mail: [email protected] Responsible for the content: Alexander Schwab America, Asia, and Africa, projects to optimism. Editorial Board: Clemens Mann, Bernhard harness vast hydro resources are under Mühlbachler, Jens Päutz, Hans Wolfhard Project Manager: Judith Heimhilcher development. Editorial Assistance: Marie-Antoinette Sailer Copyright: ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH 2017, All rights reserved. This latest edition of Hydro News pro- With kind regards and our sincere thanks Graphic design: A3 Werbeservice Circulation: 17,500 vides an overview of the various recent for your continued trust Printed in: English This issue includes links to videos on external websites whose content we can’t influence. The opinions expressed in the videos are person- al views of the speaker, which must not match with the positions of ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH. The initiator of the video is responsible for the W. Semper H. Heber accuracy of the content. NEW INTERVIEW TOP STORY Santo Antônio Megatrends An Amazonian Example of Scenarios of the Future Sustainable Hydropower 10 22 Content 02 EDITORIAL SITE REPORT 04 LATEST NEWS 20 Pembelik, Turkey 21 Reisseck II, Austria NEW PROJECTS 26 La Grande 3 & 4, Canada 06 Tedzani III, Malawi 27 Generator Rehabilitation Program, 07 Song Lo 6, Vietnam Tasmania 08 John Day Lock and Dam, USA 09 Wettingen, Switzerland TECHNOLOGY 14 Yusufeli, Turkey 28 Concrete Volute Pumps 15 Huinco and Matucana, Peru 16 Nam Theun I, Lao PDR 30 HIGHLIGHTS 17 Gouvães, Portugal 18 Búrfell Extension, Iceland 36 EVENTS 19 Manic-5, Canada iPad App Android App Online magazine Vietnam Nam Na 1 Latest ANDRITZ HYDRO has received an order from Hung Hai Group of companies for the supply, supervision, and commis- sioning of the electro-mechanical equipment for the Nam Na 1 hydropower plant in Vietnam. News The hydropower plant is located on the Nam Na River, in the Lai Chau Province. With an installed capacity of 30 MW it will supply an annual average of 134 GWh of renewable energy to Fiji the national grid. The hydropower plant is scheduled to be put Wailoa into commercial operation in 2018. ANDRITZ HYDRO has received a further order for the replace- ment of three spherical valves at the Wailoa hydropower plant in Fiji, supplying up to 80 MW to the 150 MW grid on the main Fijian island of Viti Levu. The order was placed by the Fijian Electricity Authority. A previously ordered main inlet valve also manufactured by ANDRITZ HYDRO was already installed with a station outage of only four days in 2016. Costa Rica Rio Macho In December 2016, with the Final Accep tance Certificate (FAC) for unit five, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) completed the good collaboration with ANDRITZ HYDRO Germany during the Rio Macho project in Costa Rica. Langenprozelten After this last step, all five units of the Rio Macho hydro- Since August 2016, the world’s most powerful single-phase power plant are rehabilitated and successfully put into com- hydropower motor generator is in operation at the pumped mercial operation. storage power plant Langenprozelten in Germany. Dismantling and reassembling of the second machine will start in the sec- ond quarter of 2017 and should be completed until end of 2017. With an output of 2 × 94 MVA, Langenprozelten is Deutsche Bahn’s primary peak-load power plant, providing sufficient electrical energy to sustain 50 InterCity trains travelling at 200 km/h. An article with detailed information about the refurbishment of the first machine was published in Hydro News 29. 5 Latest News HYDRONEWS No. 30 DR Congo Mwadingusha ANDRITZ HYDRO has been awarded in a consortium a con- tract for the refurbishment of the existing Mwadingusha hydro- power plant in the Katanga Province, DR Congo. The hydro- power plant is equipped with six Francis units with a capacity of 11.8 MW each. The scope of supply for ANDRITZ HYDRO comprises re- placement of four turbine units, generators, governors, inlet valves, exciters, voltage regulations, and draft tube stop logs including dismantling, erection, and commissioning. Angola Laúca After two years of work, the rotor of unit #1 at the Laúca hydro - power plant in Angola has been successfully installed. This large project on the Kwanza River consists of two machine halls, for which ANDRITZ HYDRO is supplying elec - tromechanical equipment for six 340 MW Francis turbines in- cluding generators, transformers, control and protection sys- tems as well as auxiliary equipment. Rwanda Rusumo Falls In November 2016, ANDRITZ HYDRO signed a contract for design, supply, instal lation, and commissioning of electro- mechanical equipment for the Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project with Rusumo Power Company Ltd. The new power station will be located at the border between Rwanda and Tanzania. The project is a joint development of three east African nations Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania. ANDRITZ HYDRO’s scope of supply comprises the deliv- ery of three 27,5 MW vertical Kaplan turbines and its auxilia- © Rune Freyer ries, generators, EPS, powerhouse cranes, draft tube gates and stop logs as well as the control and protection system of Uganda the whole power plant. Completion of the project is planned Nkusi for the end of 2019. In November 2016, ANDRITZ HYDRO received a contract for the complete electro-mechanical equipment for the new 9.6 MW Nkusi hydropower plant in Uganda. The customer requested a complete “from water-to-wire” package to ensure a high quality delivery with minimal in- terphases and simplified logistics. The scope of supply for ANDRITZ HYDRO consists of engineering, two identical hor- izontal Francis turbines, generators, and all equipment and installation up to the 33 kV switchgear. Transportation up to Nkusi site, supervision of installation, and commissioning complete the contractual scope of supply. The HPP Nkusi project should be completed mid-2018. 6 New Project HYDRONEWS No. 30 Tedzani III by Walter Schwarz [email protected] Shire River Malawi – The Elec tri city Supply Cor- All installation works will be done by Machine hall before rehabilitation po ra tion of Malawi Ltd (ESCOM) and local ESCOM staff under supervision of ANDRITZ HYDRO signed a contract for ANDRITZ HYDRO. Specialist training in Sys tem (GCMS), which is interfacing rehabilitation, modernization and upgra- Malawi as well as in Austria also forms with all ESCOM hydropower plants has ding of the Tedzani III hydropower sta- part of the contract. A project team from been awarded to ANDRITZ HYDRO. tion in March 2016. ANDRITZ HYDRO Austria is commit - As such it underlines the technological ted to complete the project within less know-how and confirms the high pro- HPP Tedzani III is located in southern than 20 months, so the Tedzani III fessionalism of ANDRITZ HYDRO em- Malawi, about 100 km northwest of the hydropower plant will be put back into ployees. city of Blantrye – Malawi’s center of fi- operation by the end of 2017. nance and commerce and the second largest city in the country. The majority Following the projects HPP Nukla A, TECHNICAL DATA of the country’s hydropower stations are HPP Tedzani I and II and HPP Wovwe, Output 2 × 25.6 MW located on the Shire River; such as HPPs the order for HPP Tedzani III is the Head 44.80 m Nkula A and Nukla B, HPPs Tedzani I, II fourth contract for ANDRITZ HYDRO Speed 187.50 rpm and III, and HPP Kapichira. Impressively, in Malawi. Recently, a further contract Runner diameter 2,950 mm more than 90% of Malawi’s power gen- for a Generation Control and Mo ni tor ing eration comes from hydropower. ESCOM will execute the Tedzani III project together with ANDRITZ HYDRO as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM).