Workshops and Training
EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION
Workshop
One of the objectives of Hydro Lab is to offer training and education to the professionals involved in the field of hydropower and water resources engineering and create awareness among the concerned authorities and stakeholders. The following major international workshops/seminars have been conducted by Hydro Lab in cooperation with National and International partners.
Major training conducted by Hydro Lab are presented below:
| S. N. | Title of Workshop/Training | Dates Conducted | Location | Organisers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sediment measurements for successful Hydropower development | 11 - 22 November 2001 | Kathmandu, Nepal | ICH and Hydro Lab |
| 2 | Headworks design in steep sediment loaded rivers | 14 - 20 November 2005 | Kathmandu, Nepal | ICH and Hydro Lab |
| 3 | Sediment sensitive operations in hydropower systems | 11 - 20 February 2008 | Kathmandu, Nepal | ICH and Hydro Lab |
| 4 | Sediment workshop | 14 - 21 November 2010 | Kathmandu, Nepal | ICH and Hydro Lab |
| 5 | Headworks design workshop | 22 - 28 September 2013 | Kathmandu/Pokhara, Nepal | ICH and Hydro Lab |
| 6 | Reservoir Sedimentation and its Sustainability: Bathymetric Survey of Reservoirs by DGPS | 24 - 26 September 2014 | Chhukha, Bhutan | ICH – HLPL & DGPC, Bhutan |
| 7 | Sediment Sensitive Operations of Hydropower Systems | 05 - 11 April 2016 | Kathmandu, Nepal | ICH and Hydro Lab |
| 8 | Multimodal Sediment Disaster | 29 October – 01 November 2017 | Kathmandu, Nepal | NHA, HLPL and DPRI-Kyoto University, Japan |
| 9 | Sediment Management in Hydropower Development and Operation | 02 - 07 October 2018 | Kathmandu, Nepal | ICH and Hydro Lab |
| 10 | Sediment Management in RoR Hydropower Projects | 26 November – 02 December 2020 | Conducted online (due to Covid-19) | ICH and Hydro Lab |
| 11 | Planning and Design of Hydropower Headworks in Sediment Loaded Rivers | 03-08 November 2022 | Kathmandu, Nepal | ICH and Hydro Lab |
| 12 | Planning and Design of Hydropower Tunnels in Himalayan Geology | 28 November to 1 December 2023 | Kathmandu, Nepal | ICH, Hydro Lab and NTA |
| 13 | Sediment Management in Reservoir and Peaking Reservoir Hydropower Projects | 21 - 25 October 2024 | Kathmandu, Nepal | ICH and Hydro Lab |
(DGPC: Druk Green Power Corporation, Bhutan, DGPS: Differential Global Positioning System, DPRI: Disaster Prevention Research Institute, HLPL: Hydro Lab, ICH: International Centre for Hydropower, Norway, NHA: Nepal Hydropower Association, NTA: Nepal Tunnelling Association, RoR: Run of River)
Professionals from Bhutan, Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Iran, Kenya, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Sri Lanka and Vietnam have taken part in the workshops/trainings. These workshops/seminars have been extremely useful in sharing effective ways of handling sediments, design of headworks in steep sediment loaded rivers and sediment sensitive operations of hydropower systems. Several short workshops/seminars and talk programmes together with Nepal Hydropower Association, Nepal Norway Alumni Association, Independent Power Producers Association, Institute of Engineering, Nepal Tunnelling Association etc. have also been organized by Hydro Lab.
“Hydro Lab is a member of the Multimodal Sediment Disaster Network”
EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION
Training
In addition to the workshop and seminar, Hydro Lab is providing customized trainings to national and international professionals. Several groups from Bhutan, Tanzania and Nepal were trained on flow measurement, sediment sampling and laboratory analyses at Hydro Lab on numerous occasions.
Hydro Lab has also assisted with the establishment of the Sediment Laboratory and training on laboratory analyses for the Department of Energy and Chhukha Hydropower Plant in Bhutan, Nathpa Jhakri Hydropower Plant in India, and Liberia Electricity Corporation in Liberia.
