Water and Energy International

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• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  A geospatial assessment of flood susceptibility in Viluppuram region of Tamil Nadu

  • Author: Alex Immanual R Jeyasingh, J. Patricia Kalai Arasi, R. Susan Poonguzhali, M. Suguna Devakumari

• Artificial neural network model for scour prediction at pile groups

  • Author: Javed Alam, Mohd Muzzammil, Md Atif Raza, Vaqar Sultan

• Non-traditional risks to nuclear energy: A case of Kudankulam nuclear power plant

  • Author: Shambhu Sajith, RS Aswani, Anil Kumar

• CASE STUDY

  Comparative evaluation of ARIMA and ARCGIS solar analyst for spatial insolation forecasts - A case study

  • Author: Ahzam Shadab, Shamshad Ahmad, Saif Said

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Power distribution companies: Operational skills and training need assessment of junior managers

  • Author: Ruchi Tyagi, Suresh Vishwakarma, Nidhi Bhatia

• Comparative analysis of waste treatment and energy recovery technologies using traditional incineration method and torrefaction method

  • Author: Amit Kulshreshtha, Kanchan Saxena, S R Dhakate, Himanshu Phuloria

• Extract discussion of experts ... on power engineers whats-app group “SPARK....Ignited to Share”

  • Author: P.K. Pattanaik

• PROCEEDINGS PAPER

  National workshop on reinforced soil walls distresses and remedies 5th - 6th April 2024, New Delhi

• Report on attendance at world tunnel congress 2024 19th to 25th April 2024, China

• Rendezvous with the officers of NDSA and NHPC Ltd.

• Hands-on training on power system network study and analysis 3-5 April 2024, New Delhi

• Training on EHV substation engineering and insulation coordination 8th - 10th April 2024, Hitachi energy TEC, Vadodara

• One day International Conference on transmission/ distribution planning for mega cities/ big cities 26th April 2024, hotel le meridien, New Delhi

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  CBIP activities during - April - May, 2024

• PROCEEDINGS PAPER

  Major activities undertaken by CBIP during 2023-24

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Growth of installed capacity

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Reintegration of the spillway shutters of Krishnagiri Dam Tamil Nadu - A case study

  • Author: R. Rani, C. Johnci Rani, Jose Jerald Das

• Sholayar Dam - Masonry dam and distress that it subjected to - remedial measures taken up - A case study

  • Author: A. Anandan, A. Dhandapani, S. Ashwin

• Tm's output in T01 of usbrlp; An efficient and safe hybrid tunnelling method

  • Author: H. Bineshian, S. Gupta, R.K. Hegde

• Harnessing the power of geophysics for tunnel/ underground projects in pre-construction, construction, and maintenance stages

  • Author: Sanjay Rana, Varun Narayan Mishra, Praveen Kumar Rai

• Dimensioning of electrical clearance of ohl using correlation between weather condition and lightning strike probability

  • Author: B. Rusek, S. Steevens, K. Kleinekorte, M. Hannig, C. Balzer, V. Hinrichsen, C. Neumann

• Passive loops: Effects on distance protections and lightning performances of EHV overhead lines

  • Author: M. Forteleoni, G. Gemelli, S. Gentili, F. Palone, L. Buono, M. Rebolini

• Easier short-circuit and switching conditions in bus-node substations

  • Author: G. Koeppl, TH Aschwanden

• Study on the effective inspection & replacement strategy for 145KV GIS

  • Author: T.H. Kim, J.J. Kim, H.A. Jang, W.Y Yun

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to Launch the Nationwide ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain-2024’ Campaign from New Delhi

• Un report calls for global water cooperation to preserve peace

• Govt Asks all gas-based plants to be operational from may 1 to june 30 as electricity demand surges

• THDC India AIMS to make rs 12,000-crore coal-based thermal power project operational by september

• Power Minister RK Singh warns of debt trap for using borrowed money to provide free electricity

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Board's Association with international and National Organizations

• FROM THE DESK

  From editor's desk

  • Author: A.K. Dinkar

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Green Energy Driven Irrigation System: A Game Changer in Irrigation Productivity of Assam

  • Author: Gopal Chetri, Manoranjan Kalita

• Assessing Groundwater Quality by using Water Quality Index Method in the Villages of West Godavari District, A.P., India

  • Author: G. Suribabu, B. Hema Sundar, K. Naga Murali Krishna, Assdv. Prasad Raju, P. Raghuram, T. Rambabu, J. Jeevan Kumar

• REVIEW ARTICLE

  Review on Sustainable Concrete: Steel, Copper, and Ferronickel Slags as Alternative Materials

  • Author: Mohammad Afaque, Surendra Roy, Rizwan Ahmad Khan

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Secure Data Transmission in National Grid: A Data Diode-Based Approach for Transmitting Telemetering Data from Station SCADA to Grid in Nuclear Power Plants

  • Author: Shashank Singh, Purva Bhoj, M. Ananthachari, K. Murdia

• Let’s Work together for Electrical Safe India

  • Author: Rajesh Kumar Arora

• Challenges for Designing the HVDC Cable Installation Methodology for Metropolitan Cities in India

  • Author: Ameya Phadnis, Vijaykumar Patle, Yash Giri, Pranav Pawar, Chaitanya Kunte, Kunal Jain, Sonu Karekar

• Extract Discussion of Experts …. on Power Engineers Whats-App group “SPARK…Ignited to Share”

  • Author: P.K. Pattanaik

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  Highlights from the ICOLD 2024 Symposium

• Conference on Future Trends and Innovations in Sprayed Concrete in Underground Structures – 9-10 January 2025, New Delhi

• Conference on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) – 13th January 2025, New Delhi

• Hands-on-Training Programme on Mastering Rock Tunnel Design and Analysis with Advanced Geotechnical Software Tools – 14 - 15 January 2025, New Delhi

• Conference on Pumped Storage for Sustainable Power Systems – Implementation Challenges and Way Forward – 20th January 2025, New Delhi

• Conference on Innovative Applications of Geosynthetics in Sustainable Infrastructure and Environmental Protection – 21 - 22 January 2025, New Delhi

• Hands-on-Training on Numerical Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams – 23 - 24 January 2025, New Delhi

• Conference on Cutting-Edge Technologies and Sustainable Practices in Tunneling for India’s Infrastructure Boom – 28 - 29 January 2025, New Delhi

• National Conference on Cyber Security in the Power Sector – Collaboration is the Key to success – 6th - 8th January 2025, New Delhi

• National Tutorial on Resources Adequacy for Better Power Portfolio Management – 16th – 17th, January 2025, New Delhi

• CBIP Activities during – January - February 2025

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Growth of Installed Capacity

• Sliding Stability of Arch Dams Using FEA and Displacement Criterion

  • Author: S.L. Lalli, F. Lopez, M. Mckay

• Geotechnical Instrumentation Of Haraz Reservoir Dam Performance Analysis: A Comprehensive Safety Study During Construction

  • Author: Izadparast Seyyed Majid, Niroumand Habib, Akbari Hossein, Kazemi Tose Amir, Shoara Saeed

• The benefits of nuclear turbogenerators for grids of the future

  • Author: Vincent Fernagut, Thierry Vinas, Hervé Biellmann, Martin Toulemonde, Vincent Dubs, Baptiste Guidoux, Florent Charvet, Jacques Marchand

• Incorporating Fibre Optic Arc Flash Detection into a Conventional Generator Protection Scheme

  • Author: James Dash, Len Gunn

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  India’s Wash Innovations Lead Global Discourse at World Economic Forum 2025

• India’s Power Consumption up Nearly 6 PC to 130.40 BN Units in December

• India’s 2024 Power Output Growth is Slowest since Pandemic

• FROM THE DESK

  From Editor's Desk

  • Author: A.K. Dinkar

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Assessment of Seasonal and Annual Dependable Flows for River Baspa at Kuppa Barrage using Flow Duration Curves

  • Author: N. Vivekanandan, C. Srishailam, R.G. Patil

• Enhancing the Durability of RCC Residential Buildings: The Critical Role of Water Management

  • Author: T A Anil Raj, Mohammed Yaqoot, Anil Kumar

• Transforming Sediment into a Resource: SWAT-Based Modelling for Sediment Deposition, Climate Change Impacts, and Strategies for Reuse and Water Storage Restoration at Bisalpur Dam

  • Author: Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Archana Sarkar, Rohit Goyal

• Mitigating Risk Hazards in Tunnels with Innovative Triangular Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Lining

  • Author: Avni Katariwala, Atul Desai

• Enhancing Dam Resilience : Addressing Both Seismic and Non-Seismic Influences

  • Author: Parth A. Anajwala, Atul K. Desai, Jayantilal N. Patel

• Vulnerability Disclosure Program and Organizational Security Culture: Aligning Incentives for Proactive Threat Management in India

  • Author: Ravi Ranjan Kumar, Manowar Ismail

• From Natural Gas to Renewables: Strategic Policy Adjustments for a Sustainable Energy Future in India

  • Author: Sumeet Gupta, Suman Kumar Mukherjee

• Artificial Intelligence in Project Management - Types, Risks and Future Trends

  • Author: Hemlata Vyas

• Enhancing Power Quality in Single-Phase Systems Using Photovoltaic and Hybrid Energy Storage with Adaptive Control

  • Author: Shiv Saurabh, Adesh Kumar, Roushan Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Arora

• Extract Discussion of Experts …. on Power Engineers Whats-App group “SPARK…Ignited to Share”

  • Author: P.K. Pattanaik

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  Conference on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) – 13th January 2025, New Delhi

• Seminar on Climate Change Resilient Insulators and Associated Hardware for Long-Term Grid Reliability – 27th January 2025, New Delhi

• National Conference on Sustainable Energy Transition and Achieving Carbon Neutrality in the Power Sector – 30th - 31st January 2025, New Delhi

• Hands on Training on Substation Automation System and Transformer Protection

• Training on Power System Protection – 19 - 21 February 2025

• CBIP Activities during – February - March 2025

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Growth of Installed Capacity

• CASE STUDY

  Geological Challenges Faced in Construction of Concrete Dam and their Solution - A Case Study from Punatsangchhu-II (1020MW), Hydro Electric Project, Bhutan

  • Author: Arun Kumar, Rajesh Chandel, Ajay Kumar, Thinley Dorji

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Geotechnical Instrumentation of Haraz Reservoir Dam Performance Analysis: A Comprehensive Safety Study During Construction

  • Author: Izadparast Seyyed Majid, Niroumand Habib, Akbari Hossein, Kazemi Tose Amir, Shoara Saeed

• Insights to the New IEC 60034-33 – The Standard for Hydrogenerators and Motor-Generators for Pumped Storage

  • Author: Thomas Hildinger

• Practical Experience with the Thermal Evaluation and Classification of Type II Machine Insulation Systems According to IEC 60034-18-31

  • Author: Hans Bärnklau, Kai Neikes, Jens Proske, Lena Elspass, Stephan Schlegel

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  2nd All India State Water Ministers’ Conference from 18th – 19th February 2025 at Udaipur, Rajasthan

• Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation and Arghyam Sign MoU to Develop Digital Public Infrastructure for Wash Sector

• Union Budget 2025: India to Amend Atomic Energy & Nuclear Liability Laws to Boost Nuclear Energy Capacity

• Sterlite Power Commissions 123-KM Nangalbibra-Bongaigaon Transmission Line

• FROM THE DESK

  From Editor’s Desk

  • Author: A.K. Dinkar

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  CBIP day and award presentation ceremony 21st March 2025, New Delhi

• Deterministic and probabilistic analysis of local scour in alluvial bed

  • Author: Mohd Khalid, Mohammad Muzzammil, Javed Alam

• Management of water hyacinth in Mula & Mutha rivers of Pune city : Opportunities for sustainable development

  • Author: Sagar M. Gawande, Kalpesh Memane, Shubham Karkande

• Enhancing solar pump penetration in rural India: A collaborative ownership model for sustainable irrigation

  • Author: Shreyas Mane, Harshad Mandlik, Ravindra Bhanage, R.R. Pote, Srinivas Reddy

• Energy transition towards carbon-neutral power sector: Environment friendly & sustainable solution

  • Author: Ritika Gunawat, Sunil Kumar Batra, Rajesh Kumar Arora

• Extract discussion of experts .... on power engineers whats-app group “SPARK....Ignited to Share”

  • Author: P.K. Pattanaik

• PROCEEDINGS PAPER

  International conference on dam safety 2025 March 20-21, 2025, New Delhi

• Holi celebration in CBIP

• CIGRE India welcomes CIGRE president, Dr. Konstantin Papailiou 10th March 2025, New Delhi

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  CBIP activities during - March - April 2025

• Growth of Installed Capacity

• CASE STUDY

  Three dimensional limit equilibrium stability assessments - Case study analysis and application to embankments

  • Author: R.J. Mulji, P.J. Chapman

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Montegrande project - Main aspects of design

  • Author: A.M. Calcina, S.B. Katereniuk, M.C.L. Carvalho, C. Abrao Junior

• Effect of reservoir level fluctuation on the slope stability of earthen core rockfill dam (ECRD)

  • Author: Tarun Singhal, Ajay Kumar, Amit Mishra

• Scour assessment of a plunge pool applying numerical, physics-based and pressure-fluctuation based semi-empirical methods

  • Author: Fakhreddin Takhtemina, Cameron Fraser

• CASE STUDY

  Restoration of destabilized dam abutment slope: A case study of teesta low dam hydro project

  • Author: Shrish Dubey, Pradeep Kumar Garnayak, Deepak Verma

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Moneypoint synchronous condenser and flywheel - A zero carbon solution to increasing renewables and improving resilience on the irish electricity grid

  • Author: Katie Wall, Ruairi Costello

• Synchronous condenser to ensure stable, reliable and quality power in renewable energy rich regions - India perspective

  • Author: D.K. Chaturvedi

• Comparison of structural strength of UHV AC transformers with different outgoing modes under arc fault in oil

  • Author: Yikun Zhao, Ke Wang, Jinzhong Li, Shuqi Zhang, Jiaxi Li

• Impact of front of wave impulse testing on dielectric design of transformer

  • Author: Dharam Vir, Pradeep Ramaswamy, Tim Rocque, Ajith Varghese

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  India and Nepal sign memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector

• Parliament question: Water availability in the country

• Parliament question: Annual groundwater quality report

• 1.91 lakh circuit km transmission lines to be added by 2032

• Delhi's power demand likely to peak at 9,000 mw this summer, say discom officials

• Dvc's rs 1,500 crore push to modernise power supply

• House panel on power to discuss India's nuclear mission

• NTPC group achieves fastest 400 BU power generation in FY25

• FROM THE DESK

  From Editor's Desk

  • Author: A.K. Dinkar