Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Hydropower : Handbook for Practitioners and Decision Makers

Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Hydropower : Handbook for Practitioners and Decision Makers

The Handbook for practitioners and decision makers seeks to raise awareness among utility managers, decision makers, and other stakeholders of the importance and benefits of developing robust operation and maintenance (O&M) strategies for existing and greenfield hydropower plants. This handbook...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER MAINTENANCE
HYDROPOWER OPERATIONS
REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT
UPGRADING
MODERNIZATION
ENERGY FINANCE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/786961581011552697/Handbook-for-Practitioners-and-Decision-Makers
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33313
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spelling okr-10986-333132021-05-25T09:32:30Z Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Hydropower : Handbook for Practitioners and Decision Makers World Bank HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER MAINTENANCE HYDROPOWER OPERATIONS REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT UPGRADING MODERNIZATION ENERGY FINANCE The Handbook for practitioners and decision makers seeks to raise awareness among utility managers, decision makers, and other stakeholders of the importance and benefits of developing robust operation and maintenance (O&M) strategies for existing and greenfield hydropower plants. This handbook also aims at providing guidance for owners in preparing and implementing a long-term O&M strategy, defined as an informed set of high-level information (including a diagnosis) and decisions towards effective and safe O&M of hydropower facilities, including (i) objectives to be reached, (ii) activities and organizational decisions to reach these objectives and (iii) adequate resources (human, financial…). Through eight steps, this handbook proposes a framework and processes to establish an O&M strategy adapted to local contexts. It also presents the basic principles of O&M for hydropower and provides examples of the consequences of inadequate O&M policies, programs, and procedures. The handbook was developed along and benefited from the lessons learned of six case-studies in Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria, Liberia, Uganda, and Uruguay/Argentina and which are depicted in the companion report Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Hydropower: Six Case Studies. They gather examples and lessons learned from the implementation of O&M strategies, while sharing views on remaining challenges and future directions. 2020-02-11T19:35:49Z 2020-02-11T19:35:49Z 2020-01-17 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/786961581011552697/Handbook-for-Practitioners-and-Decision-Makers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33313 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Energy Study Argentina Brazil Liberia Nigeria Pakistan Uganda Uruguay
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topic HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER MAINTENANCE
HYDROPOWER OPERATIONS
REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT
UPGRADING
MODERNIZATION
ENERGY FINANCE
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HYDROPOWER MAINTENANCE
HYDROPOWER OPERATIONS
REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT
UPGRADING
MODERNIZATION
ENERGY FINANCE
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Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Hydropower : Handbook for Practitioners and Decision Makers
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Liberia
Nigeria
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description The Handbook for practitioners and decision makers seeks to raise awareness among utility managers, decision makers, and other stakeholders of the importance and benefits of developing robust operation and maintenance (O&M) strategies for existing and greenfield hydropower plants. This handbook also aims at providing guidance for owners in preparing and implementing a long-term O&M strategy, defined as an informed set of high-level information (including a diagnosis) and decisions towards effective and safe O&M of hydropower facilities, including (i) objectives to be reached, (ii) activities and organizational decisions to reach these objectives and (iii) adequate resources (human, financial…). Through eight steps, this handbook proposes a framework and processes to establish an O&M strategy adapted to local contexts. It also presents the basic principles of O&M for hydropower and provides examples of the consequences of inadequate O&M policies, programs, and procedures. The handbook was developed along and benefited from the lessons learned of six case-studies in Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria, Liberia, Uganda, and Uruguay/Argentina and which are depicted in the companion report Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Hydropower: Six Case Studies. They gather examples and lessons learned from the implementation of O&M strategies, while sharing views on remaining challenges and future directions.
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title Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Hydropower : Handbook for Practitioners and Decision Makers
title_short Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Hydropower : Handbook for Practitioners and Decision Makers
title_full Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Hydropower : Handbook for Practitioners and Decision Makers
title_fullStr Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Hydropower : Handbook for Practitioners and Decision Makers
title_full_unstemmed Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Hydropower : Handbook for Practitioners and Decision Makers
title_sort operation and maintenance strategies for hydropower : handbook for practitioners and decision makers
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
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