Bujagali Dum Project

Barangaroo is an ambitious urban renewal project happening currently in Sydney. Since its approval in 2007, the Barangaroo project has been the focal point for groups such as Lend Lease to reestablish Sydney’s mark in the world. The project embodies urban efficiency and environmental sustainability (named as being “climate positive ”) with world-class architecture/design. Barangaroo is a historically prevalent landmark of Sydney with Aboriginal associations of the Cadigal people. Primarily being used as a loading dock for incoming ships, Barangaroo has and will be further transformed into a multifarious region of Sydney with Residential, Tourism and Recreation as the pivotal points of it. The Site will be divided into 3 main sections: Barangaroo South (tourism and retail); Barangaroo Central (Recreation, entertainment) and Barangaroo Point (Grand harbor Park of Sydney).

The West African nation of Niger has experienced one of the worst water crisis in the world that has left the population malnourished and in poverty. Location, climate and political instability can be attributed to the water scarcity, which not only leaves the nation lacking water, but in a state of underdevelopment. However, many non-government organisations have supported the nation and its people.

Achieving effective control of the water supply is a major problem. Many areas suffer low rainfall and must store water as insurance against delayed rains. Other areas have an overabundance of water, causing swamps to exist. Large areas suffer from periodic flooding. In recent years, progress has been made in the area of dams and reservoirs. With the continent's large rivers and waterways, Africa has probably the most potential for hydroelectric power in the world. However, the economic and the political standing of the region are not in a position to take advantage of this natural asset.

“When AES undertook primarily domestic contract generation projects where the risk of changes to input and output prices was minimal, a project finance framework was employed.”

Using named examples, assess the contribution of large scale water management projects in increasing water security. 15 Water security means having access to sufficient, safe, clean and affordable water. Theoretically, the world’s poorer countries are the most water insecure, suffering from both physical and economic water scarcity. One solution to tackle water insecurity is through large scale water projects for example the Three Gorges project in China, the South-North transfer project also in China and the restoration of the Aral Sea. However there is much controversy over whether these schemes are actually sustainable and therefore beneficial in the long run. The Three Gorges da project in China blocks the Yangtze River; it cost $50

7) See Table 1 NPV=42,318.71 IRR = 14% MIRR = 12% Payback period= 2.93 years. Yes the project should be undertaken.

Some cons that hydropower has include; Environmental impact, Displaced people, and Accidents. The environmental impact would be before producing hydropower, it is necessary to build a dam, changing water levels and flooding large areas. It is also necessary to build roads and power lines. This has a strong impact on wildlife and the ecosystem. When building a dam the construction of a large dam often requires that entire towns move out of the area. In the construction of the Three Gorges Dam it is estimated than 1.2 million people were displaced. lastly , in the past old dams often suffered breaches which led to floods and

and productive, but what if isn't. Kariba Dam is one of many projects funded by World Bank in

The background of this case study is that in 1889 the city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania the South Fork dam north of the town was not inspected or maintained regularly. therefore, the infrastructure

In this paper I will be discussing the renewable technology Hydropower and the pros and cons of it. I will be using three separate articles from GREENR focusing on hydropower as a whole and some of the possible downsides of this technology in addition to the very noticeable positive effects from hydropower. The three articles mentioned are "Building BRIC: Carrieann Stocks takes a look at recent developments in hydropower across Brazil, Russia, India and China." (International Water Power & Dam Construction) (Jan. 2015), "Electricity Production from Hydroelectric Sources, Top Ten Countries, 2003/4." (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Online Collection), and "Green streak." (Earth Island Journal) (Jun. 22, 2015). I will be discussing the possible reasoning behind some people not wanting to focus on this possibly very beneficial alternative and try to explain why “If Hydropower is available why don’t we use it?” Keywords: dams, turbine, hydroelectric, renewable resource, nonrenewable resource

BC Hydro predicts a 40 percent increase in electricity demand over the next 20 years. Since there will be increased demand in electricity The government attempts to solve this problem before cities run out of electricity., so cities do not run out of electricity. I understand that the Site C dam, not only help with supply of electricity but it will also increase job demand in Northern BC because the government promises to hire as many local people as possible.

Nile River, is the longest river in Africa. It is shared by: Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, north Sudan, Egypt, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, DRC, and Burundi. During the colonial time Egypt was given exclusive powers over the Nile River without considering other countries. The agreements signed were unfair and did not favor other countries including Uganda on utilization of Nile waters. The disagreements have created challenges for Uganda. It has missed its millennium goals. It cannot construct dams to generate power for running industries and domestic use, this has led to deforestation in such of alternative source of power, in addition, it is not supposed to use water for irrigation whereas Uganda’s economy relies on agriculture. It has also

Since the economic model for this project is based on many assumptions, it is important that

“Worldwide, hydropower facilities possess a significant amount of installed electric generating capacity. IEA statistics indicate that at the end of 2001 there was in excess of 450,000 MW of installed capacity within IEA member countries, with about half in Europe and half in North America. In addition to conventional hydropower, there is more than 80,000 MW of installed pumped-hydro capacity in IEA countries. In contrast, utility-scale wind power is relatively new in the electric market, but increasing rapidly” (Integration of Wind and Hydropower Systems)

One example of a hydroelectric dam funded by the World Bank is the Sardar Sarovar Dam in India. The World Bank funded Sardar Sarovar in 1985, approving $450 million in loans for the development of this dam. (Bosshard, 2008)