Water and Energy International

Table of Contents

• RESEARCH NOTE

  A snapshot on “the land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement bill, 2011”

  • Author: M.M. Madan

• Power Grid's 1200 KV test station dedicated to the Nation

• UHV Transformers for 1200 KV national test station - Concept to Commissioning

  • Author: S.K. Agrawal, B.N. De. Bhowmick, S.B.R. Rao, Akhil Sundaran

• Development of India's first phase shifting transformer

  • Author: S. Sachdeva, R.K. Singh, S.K. Gupta, J.S. Kuntia, R.K. Tiwari

• Operation, maintenance and condition monitoring practices for long service life of transformers: Tata power experience

  • Author: S.G. Patki, M.V. Kini, T. Muralikrishna, A. Mukherji, S.K. Prasad

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Recent trends in high voltage cable accessories for extruded AC power cables

  • Author: Alexander Eigner, Fency Anthony

• Role of geoinformatics in slope stability assessment and monitoring

  • Author: P.K. Champati Ray

• Conjunctive use - Coping with water logging and salinity

  • Author: D.K. Chadha

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Growth of Installed Capacity

• Ukai Dam

• International conference of CIGRE Asia oceana regional council - HV & EHV insulated cables (B1)- 22–23 January 2013 at CBIP, New Delhi

• Tutorial Course on Transformers

• 5th International conference on large power transformers – modern trends in application, installation, operation & maintenance

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  Lifetime Achievement Award to Shri Satish Kumar, Director (Electrical), DMRC

• BHEL CMD -Top rankers entrepreneurial path breaker award 2013

• DMRC's new director (operations)

• New Milestone for BHEL

• DERC to remove influence of discoms on CGRF

• Delhi discoms demand yet another hike in charges

• Govt to change power connectivity norms to improve grid functioning

• Kudankulam plant misses another deadline

• Coal block allocation: Finmin frowns on discount to power sector

• Solar power tender in Tamil Nadu gets lukewarm response

• Floods bring Indonesia's capital to near standstill

• India signs mou for Rwanda's water resources development

• Pulichintala irrigation project on Krishna River to ready by july 2013

• Demand for scarce Narmada waters for Dholera special investment region

• Strengthening works on Periyar DAM Resumed

• What is the difficulty in notifying Cauvery Tribunal award, Supreme Court asks centre

• Centre to publish final cauvery award next month: Minister

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Real-time Monitoring and Capture of Power System Transients

• Life Extension of Nelson River HVDC System

• The Using Differential Protection Based Wide Area Protection to Prevent Large Contingencies in the Power Grids

• Planning of Interconnections in Central America and East Africa, considering uncertainties

• Impact of a Fire in Electrical Equipment Containing Insulating oil Contaminated with Polychlorinated Biphenyls

• Modelling of Water Withdrawal for Pollutant Flushing in the Tidal River Network, Pearl River Delta, China

• Community Supported Agriculture is Thriving in the Central Valley

• A Field Demonstration of the Entropy-Weighted Fuzzy DRASTIC Method for Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment

• Groundwater Resources Assessment under the pressures of Humanity and Climate Change (GRAPHIC)

• A Continuous Simulation Model for Design-Hydrograph Estimation in Small and Ungauged Watersheds

• Climate Variability and Change in Africa: A Review of Potential Impacts on Terrestrial Water Resources

• Modelling Indicators of Water Security, Water Pollution and Aquatic Biodiversity in Europe

• Spatio-Temporal Variability of Streamflow in the Yellow River: Possible Causes and Implications

• FROM THE DESK

  From Editor's desk

  • Author: V.K. Kanjlia

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Nea's experience, leaning and challenges in developing cross border interconnection links in particular reference to Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur 400 kV cross border interconnection

  • Author: Ram Chandra Pandey, Rajan Dhakal

• Private sector investment in the power sector of Bangladesh: Role of private sector cross border energy trade in South Asia

  • Author: Manzur Ahmed

• Road map for cross border electricity trade/power trading & development of exchanges – Bhutan's perspective

  • Author: Karma P. Dorji

• Way forward to enhance bilateral trade through exchange

  • Author: Rajiv K. Mishra

• South Asia international conference cross border electricity trade

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Optimal design of hybrid renewable energy sources for cardboard factory

  • Author: Doaa M. Atia, Hanaa T. El-Madany

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Design considerations for Vishnugad Pipalkoti dam in highly Seismic environment

  • Author: R.K. Vishnoi, Sandeep Singhal, Pradeep Kumar

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Designing RCC mixes for various cementitious contents by using fly ash from five different thermal power stations in India

  • Author: P.R. Bhamre, S.D. Kulkarni, M.N. Rangnekar, S.P. Patil, S.A. Patil

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Construction of RCC dams: Delivery systems

  • Author: Goran Vujasinovic

• Training Programme for Ghana Engineers: Dam safety aspects of Embankment and Concrete Dams

• Training Programme on: Analysis and design of concrete gravity dams

• Silver jubilee celebrations of Indian chapter of IGS

• Growth of installed capacity

• Statewise and yearwise numbers of MI schemes completed till 31.03.2013 since inception under AIBP

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  Power ministry awaits Karnataka's response on discom debt recast

• Tata power developing 160 MW wind projects in India

• TN will have surplus power by year end: Jayalalithaa

• Ceaasks CERC to expedite tightening of power grids’ frequency

• Planning commission suggests open sale of power

• Mundra compensatory tariff: Mahaviraran bats for roe cut

• Another water leak at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant

• Turkey's underwater rail link opened, to connect Asia to Europe

• Govt approves Rs 7.15 crore for irrigation anicuts

• Aerial technology used to find drinking water

• National hydroelectric power corporation to modify Subansiri dam design, add safety measures

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Practicable Expert System for the Improved Interpretation of Dielectric Response Diagnostic Methods of Power Transformers

• Trends in Monitoring and Diagnostics of Wind Generators

• New Paper-free Insulation Technology for Dry High-voltage Condenser Bushings

• Study of the Interest of Thermo-Chemical Non Equilibrium in the Case of High-Voltage Circuit Breaker Simulations

• A Hydrological Study of on-Site Soil Absorption Systems

• The Effect of Pressure on Leakage in Water Distribution Systems

• Optimisation of Water Networks Using Linear Programming

• Testing of Evaporation Reduction Methods in Humid Climates

• Basic Water Treatment, 4th Edition

• Long-Term Hazard to Drinking Water Resources From Landfills

• Briefing: Discharge Coefficient for Sluice Gates

• Design Flood Flows With Climate Change: Method and Limitations

• A Water Vapour Flux Tool for Precipitation Forecasting

• Groundwater Intrinsic Vulnerability and Risk Mapping

• Stable Isotope Methods in Groundwater Engineering

• Role and Size of Informal Sector in Waste Management – A Review

• FROM THE DESK

  From Editor's desk

  • Author: V.K. Kanjlia

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Smart, utility-grade Wi-Fi mesh for distribution grids

  • Author: Paul Schwyter, Philipp Schneider

• Last mile connectivity challenges in Smart Grid

  • Author: Chander B. Goel, Shailesh Thakurdesai

• Comprehensive cybersecurity strategy for smartgrid equipment manufacturers

  • Author: M.A. Alvarez, T. Arzuaga

• Cyber security – secure communication design for protection and control ieds in sub-station

  • Author: T. Sukumara, T. Sukumara, Janne Starck, Janne Starck, S.G. Kishan, S.G. Kishan, G. Harish, G. Harish, Eashwar Kumar, Eashwar Kumar

• Renewable generation plant communications

  • Author: Laureano Bouzon

• Renewable generation – tariff mechanism for enabling DSM and DR at consumer level

  • Author: N.S. Sodha, A.S. Kushwaha, Kumud Wadhwa, Sachin Shukla

• REPORT (R&D)

  Report and recommendation of tutorial & colloquium on smart grid

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Hydropower development in Himalayan region - SWOT approach of hydraulic factors

  • Author: V.S. Rama Rao, M.R. Bhajantri, V.V. Bhosekar

• Hydraulic design considerations for spillways in Himalayan regions

  • Author: V. V. Bhosekar, M.R. Bhajantri

• RESEARCH NOTE

  International conference-roller compacted concrete Dams 13–14 november 2013 at New Delhi

• Seminar - sustainable development of Hydropower in India 21–22 november 2013, New Delhi

• 4th general body meeting of Indian National Hydropower Association (INHA)

• Growth of installed capacity

• Yearwi se C.L.A./Grant released for MI schemes under AIBP (as on 23.8.2013)

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  Power ministry seeks gas for Dabhol

• PFC extends deadline for bidding of bhedabahal UMPP

• Cabinet to take up financial restructuring of state discoms

• Aptel notice to Gujarat solar developers on GUVNL's plea

• Rs 5,000-Crore hydro power plant on Narmada breaks even

• ‘Hybrid’ nuclear plants could make a dent in carbon emissions

• Govt to monitor water use in 5 more irrigation projects

• India pressuring China over Tibetan water: Chinese think tank

• Power producers want room in PM's panel on hydropower

• TN moves SC for constitution of Cauvery Management Board

• CAD project for Anjunem irrigation begins functioning

• State grants Rs. 90 crore for micro irrigation projects

• Asia's biggest micro-irrigation project in ramthal -the project when completed, will cover 24,000 hectares in Hungund taluk

• India firms UP its strategy on Brahmaputra water diversion: India's action plan to pre-empt Chinese threats to divert Brahmaputra waters involves several key govt departments

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  400 kV 2500 SQMM XLPE Cable Systems Type Test and Prequalification Test with their Accessories

• Reliability of Transmission Towers under Extreme Wind and Ice Loading

• Substation Upgrade of Existing Facilities – A Succeed Experience

• Projects BorWin2 and HelWin1 – Large Scale Multilevel Voltage-Sourced Converter Technology for Bundling of Offshore Windpower

• Remote Access to Substations: State, Possibilities, Challenges

• Basis of Asset Management Program Implementation in Transmission Owner in Chile

• Institutional Capacity Building of the Load Despatch Centres in India

• The Impact of Improved Transmission System Efficiency and Utilization on Reducing Electricity Industry Carbon Footprint

• Hydropower (Large, Small and Pumped Storage) in India, Market Outlook to 2025, 2013 Update -Capacity, Generation, Regulations and Company Profiles

• Multi-Objective Modeling in Riverware for USACE-SWD

• Optimization of Design of Power Intake for Loharinag Pala HEPP, Uttarakhand

• Imaging the Failure of a Rock-fill Dam Following Liquefaction

• Current Research in Embankment Dam Engineering at Imperial College London

• Landslide Lazard and Risk Assessment on the Scottish Road Network

• Cooling Mass Concrete: Owyhee, Hoover, and Building Large Dams

• FROM THE DESK

  From Editor's desk

  • Author: V.K. Kanjlia

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Latest trends in power transformer technology

  • Author: M. Vijay Kumaran

• Moisture in power transformers - How to estimate and what to Do?

  • Author: Matz Ohlen

• Transformer Testing

  • Author: Matz Ohlen

• Fingerprinting (RLA) of Power Transformers

  • Author: Lars Adeen

• Phase shifting transformers

  • Author: S.V. Kulkarni

• National conference on latest trends in design, testing, RLA studies of transformers (including phase shifting transformers) and other high voltage substation equipments

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Core strength variation of in-situ concrete

  • Author: Rajeev Kumar, Rajeev Gupta, N.K. Khoth

• Sustainable development of hydroelectric power - an overview

  • Author: O.R. Lalitha

• REPORT (R&D)

  “Natural disasters with special reference to Uttarakhand” – Brief report 20 December 2013, New Delhi

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Growth of installed capacity

• Consolidated Table Showing the Details of MI Projects Under AIBP

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  UP - Private power distribution in 4 cities after LS polls

• Act amendment - FOR bat for wide consultations in power distribution

• Grid interlinking - More power to southern states likely from January 2014

• Powergrid to launch aerial surveillance of networks

• India to set up HVDC transmission line with Nepal, Bhutan

• R-Power starts generation from Sasan UMPP second unit

• Tata Power completes restoration work at Mundra plant

• French energy major GDF Suez set to make debut in Indian power sector

• TNERC to come up with solar power tariff soon

• Vijayawada, Mahabubnagar in AP to be developed as Solar cities

• Power ministry to move Cabinet for amending Electricity Act

• A law for private participation in 13 public service areas

• Delhi - DERC turns down TPDDL tariff-hike proposal

• Delhi - Private Discoms demand another tariff hike

• Maharashtra sets up panel on tariff revision for adani owned Tiroda plant

• Delhi - CAG audit of discoms may be inevitable, tariff cut in doubt

• Telengana - Power headache will only split

• Cost of nuclear power using imported fuel proving high, DAE in a fix

• PIL contending Kalpakkam in seismic region dismissed

• New body to monitor Tungabhadra, Almatti water

• Maharashtra gets its first tiger canal crossing at bor

• Centre's backing is a big boost for polavaram project in AP

• Mapping of aquifers

• India gives $3.8 MN for flood control in Nepal

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Chimony dam to BE scanned for faults

• J&K govt floats RFQ for setting up of 23 mini hydro power projects

• Incentives for groundwater conservation

• DDP and DPAP areas

• India has small hydro capacity of 19,749 mw at 6,474 sites

• Hydro power need of hour: experts

• Expert team visits Jangipur area in West Bengal to assess the extent of erosion by river Ganga

• Bengal to instal ‘Early warning system’ for flood

• ICA gives go ahead to Kishenganga project

• Irrigation dept divers to open stuck sluice gate of Choral

• Restoration of old harwan reservoir on in full swing

• Jain irrigation bags world's largest integrated micro irrigation project

• Technologically advanced projects and emerging concerns

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Commissioning Test on the 1000 kV UHV AC Demonstration Project and Operation Monitoring of the Main Equipments

• Impact of Demand-side Technology Readiness on Market Designs

• Tuned Medium-Band UHF PD Measurement Method for GIS

• Current State of On-line Partial Discharge Diagnosis Methods in Hydro-Generator Using a Novel Noise Reduction Method

• Direct Current in Transformers: Effects and Compensation

• Salinity Effect on the Corona onset for a765 Kv AC substation Connector

• Asset Management for Power Cable Systems - Total Cost Optimization Based on the Application of Diagnostics

• On Modeling the Dynamic Response of the 190m-High Tl Tower for the Crossing of Trombetas River in the Amazon Region

• Changes in Requirements for Substation Equipment and Examples of New Technologies Applied to Existing Facilities

• Technical Guidelines for First HVDC Grids - A European Study Group Based on an initiative of the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies

• Dynamic Compensation of Reactive Power by Variable Shunt Reactors – Control Strategies and Algorithms

• Development of Output Control Technologies for a Large-Scale PV System with Battery Storage—Wakkanai Mega-Solar Project

• Lightning Invasion Overvoltage Study for UHVAC Substation

• Consideration on Japanese Market Designs Realizing Low-carbon Society through Advanced Technologies Development

• Modelling Heat Exchange between RCC Dam and reservoir

• CASE STUDY

  Validation of TBM Advance Rate Predictions, with Reference to a Case Study in Iran

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Energy Dissipation of Skimminig Flow Over Stepped Spillways

• Hysteresis of the Hydraulic Jump Controlled by Sill in a Rectangular Channel

• Technical Note: Submergence of Rectangular Orifices and Broad-Crested Weirs

• Improvement of a Drainage System for Flood Management with Assessment of the Potential Effects of Climate Change

• Morphed Block-crack Preferential Sedimentation in a Reservoir Bed: a Smart Design and Evolution in Nature

• Relationship between Bedload and Suspended Sediment in the Sand-bed Exu River, in the Semi-arid Region of Brazil

• EDITORIAL

  From Editor's desk