Nile Basin Initiative Regional Power Trade Project Review of Hydropower Multipurpose Project Coordination Regimes Best Practice Compendium June 2008 Nile Basin Initiative June 2008 Review of Hydropower Multipurpose Project Coordination Regimes Best Practise Compendium TABLE OF CONTENT List of Tables..............................................................................................................6 List of Figures ............................................................................................................6 LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS..........................................................8 FOREWORD..............................................................................................................10 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................................11 RÉSUMÉ....................................................................................................................18 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ............................................................27 1.1 THE NILE BASIN INITIATIVE ......................................................................................... 27 1.2 STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM ................................................................................... 28 1.3 THE EASTERN NILE SUBSIDIARY ACTION PROGRAM (ENSAP) ..................................... 28 1.4 NILE EQUATORIAL LAKES SUBSIDIARY ACTION PROGRAM (NELSAP) ........................... 28 1.5 THE NILE BASIN REGIONAL POWER TRADE PROJECT................................................... 28 2. OBJECTIVES, METHODOLOGY AND OUTPUT ..............................................30 2.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ........................................................................................ 30 2.2 GENERAL APPROACH.................................................................................................. 30 2.3 LITERATURE REVIEW AND INFORMATION COLLECTION.................................................. 31 2.3.1 Objective.......................................................................................................... 31 2.3.2 Methodology .................................................................................................... 31 2.4 REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF ALL NBI AND OTHER SELECTED MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT COORDINATION REGIMES ........................................................................................................ 31 2.4.1 Objective.......................................................................................................... 31 2.4.2 Methodology .................................................................................................... 31 2.5 FINALIZATION OF THE COMPENDIUM OF BEST PRACTICES AND ORGANIZATION OF A WORKSHOP ............................................................................................................... 32 2.5.1 Objective.......................................................................................................... 32 2.5.2 Methodology .................................................................................................... 32 2.6 MAJOR OUTPUTS OF THE STUDY.................................................................................. 33 3. CONCEPT OF MULTIPURPOSE PROJECTS ..................................................34 3.1 OVERVIEW................................................................................................................. 34 3.2 MAIN CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................................. 36 3.3 TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPURPOSE SCHEMES ...................................... 37 3.4 EMERGING FINANCING MODELS .................................................................................. 38 3.5 ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF MULTIPURPOSE DAMS........................................................... 39 3.5.1 Water supply.................................................................................................... 39 3.5.2 Irrigation........................................................................................................... 40 3.5.3 Flood control .................................................................................................... 42 3.5.4 Tourism............................................................................................................ 42 3.5.5 Inland navigation.............................................................................................. 43 4. CASE STUDIES .................................................................................................45 4.1 MAJOR EXISTING MULTIPURPOSE AND HYDROELECTRIC DAMS IN THE NBI AREA............. 45 4.2 GLOBAL PROJECTS TO BE INCLUDED FOR LESSONS LEARNED EXAMPLES ....................... 45 4.3 SELECTED PLANNED MULTIPURPOSE PROJECTS IN THE NBI AREA ................................. 45 5. MAJOR EXISTING MULTIPURPOSE PROJECTS IN THE NBI AREA ............46 5.1 HIGH ASWAN DAM, EGYPT ......................................................................................... 46 5.1.1 General ............................................................................................................ 46 5.1.2 Project description ........................................................................................... 46 5.1.3 Benefits and Impacts ....................................................................................... 47 Page3 of 156 Nile Basin Initiative June 2008 Review of Hydropower Multipurpose Project Coordination Regimes Best Practise Compendium 5.1.4 Mitigation Measures, Public Participation and compliance with today’s standards ......................................................................................................... 49 5.1.5 Lessons Learned ............................................................................................. 50 5.2 FINCHA DAM, ETHIOPIA .............................................................................................. 50 5.2.1 General ............................................................................................................ 50 5.2.2 Project description ........................................................................................... 50 5.2.3 Benefits and Impacts ....................................................................................... 51 5.2.4 Mitigation Measures, Public Participation and compliance with today’s standards ......................................................................................................... 53 5.2.5 Lessons Learned ............................................................................................. 53 5.3 KOKA DAM, ETHIOPIA ................................................................................................. 53 5.3.1 General ............................................................................................................ 53 5.3.2 Project description ........................................................................................... 53 5.3.3 Benefits and Impacts ....................................................................................... 54 5.3.4 Mitigation Measures, Public Participation and compliance with today’s standards ......................................................................................................... 55 5.3.5 Lessons Learned ............................................................................................. 56 5.4 MEROWE DAM, SUDAN............................................................................................... 56 5.4.1 General ............................................................................................................ 56 5.4.2 Project description ........................................................................................... 56 5.4.3 Benefits and Impacts ....................................................................................... 57 5.4.4 Mitigation Measures, Public Participation and compliance with today’s standards ......................................................................................................... 59 5.4.5 Lessons Learned ............................................................................................. 60 5.5 OWEN FALLS DAM, UGANDA....................................................................................... 60 5.5.1 General ............................................................................................................ 60 5.5.2 Project description ........................................................................................... 60 5.5.3 Benefits and Impacts ....................................................................................... 62 5.5.4 Mitigation Measures, Public Participation and compliance with today’s standards ......................................................................................................... 63 5.5.5 Lessons Learned ............................................................................................. 64 5.6 ROSEIRES DAM, SUDAN ............................................................................................. 64 5.6.1 General ............................................................................................................ 64 5.6.2 Project description ........................................................................................... 65 5.6.3 Benefits and Impacts ......................................................................................