CONCEPTUAL ELECTROMECHANICAL DESIGN OF NEW HYDROPOWER PLANTS (RESERVOIR & RUN-OF-RIVER)

For the considered project, this report provides detailed conceptual design and viability analysis. A set of alternative plans and options for hydropower generation plants are considered. These plans are based on the proposed canals, water demands, consequent irrigation systems, and hydrology characteristics of various options. In addition, the report provides a summary the main operational characteristics of energy sources and power plants. The report also summarizes the classifications of hydropower plants (HPPs) according to various aspects, such as water flow regulation, load, and head. Storage-based HPPs are given more attention due to their relevance to the considered project. These HPPs are either equipped with bondage, or reservoir for regulating their reducing the natural drawbacks of the variability and possible intermittency in the stream flows; however, run-of-river alternative plans are also considered. The main structural components and their functions of these types of HPPs are presented considering the proposed schemes of the HPPs in the project. The report also summarizes the conceptual electrical design of various electromechanical and electrical components. Conceptual estimates of the capital and running costs as well as the viability analyses of various alternatives plans are also presented in the report.