Level: Basic
TCM Section(s):
0.0. General Reference
7.2. Schedule Planning and Development
Venue: 2023 AACE International Conference & Expo
Abstract: Canada is the world's fourth largest generator of electrical hydropower with facilities that have been around for more than one hundred years. Hydropower projects are inherently complex projects since these types of projects are structurally massive, technically complicated, and often involve many stakeholders. Building hydropower projects in Canada brings its own challenges due to remoteness, as well as freezing conditions that could reach as low as –50 C degrees. As a summary of lessons learned, this paper provides an overview of hydropower construction and reviews the overall scope including land acquisition, camp, and river management. The benefits and unique characteristics of a hydropower project are reviewed, along with the additional challenges of these projects when located in remote locations in Canada. This paper discusses the main components of the principle and supporting infrastructure from an engineering and construction perspective and provides a high-level 1 schedule for the construction sequence of the main components of the principle and supporting infrastructure. Lastly, this paper includes lessons learned from hydropower projects.
TCM Section(s):
0.0. General Reference
7.2. Schedule Planning and Development
Venue: 2023 AACE International Conference & Expo
Abstract: Canada is the world's fourth largest generator of electrical hydropower with facilities that have been around for more than one hundred years. Hydropower projects are inherently complex projects since these types of projects are structurally massive, technically complicated, and often involve many stakeholders. Building hydropower projects in Canada brings its own challenges due to remoteness, as well as freezing conditions that could reach as low as –50 C degrees. As a summary of lessons learned, this paper provides an overview of hydropower construction and reviews the overall scope including land acquisition, camp, and river management. The benefits and unique characteristics of a hydropower project are reviewed, along with the additional challenges of these projects when located in remote locations in Canada. This paper discusses the main components of the principle and supporting infrastructure from an engineering and construction perspective and provides a high-level 1 schedule for the construction sequence of the main components of the principle and supporting infrastructure. Lastly, this paper includes lessons learned from hydropower projects.