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Resilience International
Hydraulic
Design of hydraulic works for the transport and disposal of water in anthropic areas, both free surface and under pressure.
INGULA PUMPED STORAGE SCHEME (SOUTH AFRICA)
Construction of the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, a 1340 MW capacity hydroelectric plant, with an energy storage capacity of 21,000 MWh. Works include the construction of an intake canal, two headrace tunnels with a total length of 2,000 metres, an underground powerhouse which will house four Francis type pump/turbines 335 MW each and a transformer cavern. Works include also the construction of a tailrace tunnel 2,450 metres long, of ventilation and surge shafts, of a tailrace outlet canal and of the intake and outlet structures.
THEUN HINBOUN EXPANSION PROJECT (LAOS)
The project is the expansion from 220 to 440 MW of the installed capacity of the existing hydroelectric power plant. The expansion project will comprise the construction of a rolled compacted concrete dam 65 meters high with a crest length of about 500 meters that includes a power station with two 30 MW turbine-generator units. Works include also the construction of a new water intake and a second concrete lined headrace tunnel, 5.500 meters long, with internal diameter of 6,5 meters located parallel to the existing tunnel, a steel penstock 1.000 meters long with diameter ranging between 5,8 and 5,3 meters and a new power station, with one Francis type 220 MW turbine-generator unit, located on the right side of the existing power station.
YINDAJIHUANG PROJECT (CHINA)
The Yindajihuang Water Supply Project is located in the Qinghai Province and has the aim of supplying water to the provincial capital, Xining.