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No.31 10/2017 | ENGLISH | HYDRONEWS WATER FOR INTERVIEW MINI-GRID ATLANTA CHAUDIÈRE FALLS SOLUTIONS Page 10 Page 32 Page 36 MAGAZINE OF ANDRITZ HYDRO FISH- FRIENDLY DESIGNS Page 18 2LATEST NEWS NO. 31 / 2017 HYDRONEWS LATEST NEWS LATEST NEWS LATEST NEWS LATEST NEWS LATEST NEWS LATEST NEWS VIETNAM CHINA PORTUGAL THÁC CÁ 2 AND FENGNING II ALTO TAMEGA DONG SUNG New contract; June 2017; 1,800 MW; New contract; June 2017; 16 MW each; New contract; July 2017; 922 tons; Fengning Pumped Storage Ltd. Co.; two Xuan Thien Yen Bai Co.Ltd.; electro- Iberdrola Generación Espana S.A.U.; 306 MW/ 333MVA pump units incl. Balance mechanical equipment including a hori- hydro-mechanical equipment including of Plant, Electric Power Systems (EPS) as zontal shaft Bulb turbine-generator for trash racks, gates and stop logs as well well as protection and control systems and each plant incl. mechanical auxiliaries, as control systems; governors; closing scheduled for mid-2021; electric power systems, and automation; completion mid- respectively end of 2019; SMALL & MINI HYDRO NORWAY VASSENDEN MEXICO CANADA "from-water-to-wire" package; GARTSHORE TEMASCAL I 9.96 MW; Helgeland Kraft AS Project update; June 2017; 338 MW; New contract; June 2017; 23.5 MW; Great Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE); Lakes Power Limited; general major reha- unit #4 successfully delivered and ready bilitation incl. new Kaplan runner, for commissioning, guaranteed values of stator winding and turbine governor; power and efficiency exceeded; site completion planned October 2018; works for unit #3 started; AUSTRIA WÖLZERBACH one 500 kW horizontal axial turbine; Murauer EnergieZentrum CANADA PAKISTAN AUSTRIA CHENAUX GS TRAUNLEITEN GOLEN GOL New contract; June 2017; 143.7 MW; Bulb turbines and synchronous Project update; June 2017; 110 MW; Ontario Power Generation; replacing of all generators; 2 x 10.3 MW ; Water & Power development authorities control and protection systems for eight Wels Strom GmbH (WAPDA); rotor and stator of unit #1 suc- generators; including design, installation cessfully installed; pre-assembly for unit and commissioning; completion sched- #2 and #3 ongoing; closing scheduled for READ MORE ABOUT uled end of 2019; SMALL & MINI HYDRO PROJECTS end of 2018; Page 38 LATEST NEWS LATEST NEWS LATEST NEWS LATEST NEWS LATEST NEWS LATEST NEWS LATEST NEWS HYDRONEWS NO. 31 / 2017 3 State-of-the-art technology for fish-friendly design and Mini-Grid solutions Wolfgang Semper Harald Heber Dear Business Friends, With some 22% of the world’s demand for electricity Around the globe, the market for small and mini hydro- currently generated from renewable resources, the 74% of power is steadily growing. Besides numerous new that total coming from hydropower already makes it by far projects, older and less efficient sites are being modern- the largest clean power contributor. Many developing ized and refitted. An example is the historically significant countries have now also started to realize the low and Chaudière Falls site – in the heart of the city of Ottawa, very low head hydropower potential of their rivers. For all Canada, the country’s oldest operational hydropower modern hydropower applications optimization across a plant, where the most powerful ECOBulb* turbines to date range of economic parameters and environmentally- have been installed by ANDRITZ HYDRO. friendly solutions are crucial. Fish migration has become a highly significant issue, for instance. ANDRITZ HYDRO is Rural Electrification is also becoming a very important fully committed to the continuous development of fish- element of the hydropower market. To meet this demand friendly solutions for hydropower turbines and structures, ANDRITZ HYDRO has developed special Mini-Grid and has been for decades. The cover story in this edition solutions for off- and micro-grid applications to bring of HydroNews provides an overview of the ANDRITZ electricity to remote areas and support economic HYDRO design strategy to ensure high survival rates development. where fish populations encounter hydropower develop- ments. The experienced ANDRITZ HYDRO employees remain very active in project execution worldwide – as the current In a generally very challenging energy market, global engagements in Angola, Brazil, Lao PDR and Switzerland investment in hydropower plants has remained buoyant demonstrate. With evolving requirements for environmen- and project activities have reflected this stability in recent tally-friendly and economic hydropower solutions, new years. ANDRITZ HYDRO continues to make its contribu- possibilities for small and mini-hydro, as well as refurbish- tion with unique projects all over the world. Recent ment and rehabilitation opportunities, ANDRITZ HYDRO examples include contracts for the three-nation Rusumo is confidently looking forward to the future hydropower Falls project in Rwanda, the fish-friendly solution at Rock market. Island in the USA, Nam Na 1 in Vietnam and Dnipro 1 in the Ukraine. Originally built in 1932, Dnipro is still the With kind regards largest hydropower plant in the country and is now being and sincere thanks for your continued trust, refurbished and the existing generating equipment replaced. Wolfgang Semper Harald Heber 27 COVER STORY Fish-friendly Designs 18 18 32 INTERVIEW Franz Kropp Chaudière Falls 32 TECHNOLOGY Mini-Grid Solution 36 06 EVENTS 42 41 24 OUROUR PROJECTSPROJECTS ININ THIS THIS ISSUE ISSUE NEW PROJECTS SITE REPORTS FOR FURTHER Dnipro 1 | Ukraine 06 Laúca | Angola 24 INFORMATION Graz-Puntigam | Austria 08 Pimental | Brazil 26 CONTACT US: Tiloth | India 09 Sogamoso | Colombia 27 Atlanta | USA 10 Xayaburi | Lao PDR 28 [email protected] Rusumo Falls | Burundi | Rwanda | Tanzania 14 Mwadingusha | DR Congo 30 Rock Island | USA 16 Hongrin Léman Ext. | Switzerland 31 Nam Na 1 | Vietnam 17 SMALL & MINI HYDRO Small Hydro Highlights 38 Innertkirchen 3 | Switzerland 40 Enjoy an interactive reading experience! View picture Online magazine Luachimo | Angola 40 galleries, videos and other additional content to each article. Simply scan the QR-code or check out: Namgang | South Korea 41 www.andritz.com/hn31-more Carhuac | Peru 41 IMPRINT: Project Manager: Judith Heimhilcher, Nadja Unmuth This issue includes links to videos on external websites Publisher: ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH, Editorship: Marie-Antoinette Sailer whose content we can’t influence. The opinions A-1120 Vienna, Eibesbrunnergasse 20, Austria Copyright: 2017, ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH expressed in the videos are personal views of the Phone: +43 50805 0 All rights reserved. speaker, which must not match with the positions of E-Mail: [email protected] Graphic Design: INTOUCH Werbeagentur ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH. The initiator of the video is Responsible for the content: Alexander Schwab Circulation: 15,500 responsible for the accuracy of the content. Printed on Editorial Board: Clemens Mann, Bernhard Mühlbachler, Printed in: English, French, German, FSC paper; ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH; Printed at WGA Jens Päutz, Hans Wolfhard Portuguese, Russian and Spanish Print-Producing, 6911 Lochau, www.wga.cc *Trademark of the ANDRITZ GROUP. For information regarding ownership and countries of registration, please visit www.andritz.com/trademarks. 6 NEW PROJECTS NO. 31 / 2017 HYDRONEWS NEW PROJECTS DNIPRO 1 IN THE FLOW OF HISTORY UKRAINE – Ukraine’s state-owned PJSC Ukrhydroenergo (UHE), the country’s largest hydropower company, has signed a contract with ANDRITZ HYDRO for the rehabilitation of three units at its Dnipro 1 hydropower plant. Awarded in late December 2016, this contract sees ANDRITZ HYDRO become the first European contractor for a large hy- dro rehabilitation project in Ukraine. At the lower reaches the Dnieper River is filled with rapids, which made it difficult to navigate until the 19th century. Today, this is the location of the Dnipro hydropower plant (also called Dnieper HES-1). The © PJSC Ukrhydroenergo (UHE) © PJSC Ukrhydroenergo plant spans the Dnieper River like a bridge Powerhouse HYDRONEWS NO. 31 / 2017 NEW PROJECTS 7 Experience further content Contract signing IN THE FLOW (UHE) © PJSC Ukrhydroenergo bank. At the time of its construction – at over 800 m length and more than 60 m height – the Dnipro dam was the largest in Europe. Even today, considered jointly with HPP Dnipro 2, with a total of 18 units and an installed capacity of more than 1,500 MW, the Dnipro plant is still the largest hydro- power plant in Ukraine. Now, after more than 70 years of operation, the existing gen- eration units of HPP Dnipro 1 have to be replaced with new units, providing higher Dnipro 1 | Ukraine output, efficiency and reliability. Technical data: ANDRITZ HYDRO is responsible for the Total output: 1,500 MW rehabilitation of three Francis turbines and Scope: 3 × 75 MW generators – units #1, #2, #3 – including dis- Voltage: 13.8 kV between the cities of Zaporizhia and mantling of the existing equipment and sup- Head: 35 m Dnipro petrovsk. ply, installation, and commissioning of the Speed: 83.30 rpm new units. Runner diameter: 5,740 mm This famous hydropower plant was the first power plant of the Dnipro cascade and One of the technical highlights of this con- was originally built by the former Soviet tract is the implementation of an umbrella de- Union in 1932. Until 2016 this power plant sign while keeping the historic upper bracket, important historical artifacts at the same was named after Lenin. In 2016, the which will be refurbished and brought into time. Rehabilitation of this historic and pres- Ukrainian government renamed it after the position but without function. According to tigious hydropower plant making it fit for the homonymous river. the contract time schedule, the last unit future is not only an interesting but also a should be finished and commissioned in late complex challenge. During World War II the Dnipro plant was 2021. severely damaged. After rebuilding, it was re-commissioned in 1949. Some decades This order represents not only a very im- AUTHOR later, HPP Dnipro was extended with a sec- portant step into the Ukrainian hydropower Dieter Erke ond power house (Dnipro 2) on the left river market, but the partial preservation of [email protected] 8 NEW PROJECTS NO.