scholarly journals The Case of Upper Karnali Hydroelectric Project

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
Hari Man Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
National Interest ◽  
Hydroelectric Project ◽  
Run Of River

The Upper Karnali Hydroelectric Project, being one of the most attractive and suitable run-of-river hydropower projects for consumption of the energy in Nepal, should have been developed by Nepal for self consumption through self-construction and self-financing. The author describes that in Nepal things are not happening in a way to safeguard Nepal’s long-term national interest through deriving multiple benefits from modest and gradual way of utilization of better hydropower sites for own sake. Even the meager free entitlements are highly exaggerated in a falsified way to please India instead of striving hard for fulfilling its own need by own efforts.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hn.v16i0.12213  HYDRO Nepal  Journal of Water Energy and EnvironmentIssue. 16, 2015 January Page: 14-17 Upload date: March 1, 2015

Donald Trump’s Asia Policy

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 82-95
Author(s):  
Lowell DITTMER
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
American Foreign Policy ◽  
National Interest ◽  
Free World

The election of Donald J Trump has greatly changed American foreign policy. Trump has introduced two policy innovations: (i) minimise American role as leader of the free world in favour of a more narrowly focused national interest; and (ii) renegotiate the terms of American relations with its main adversaries. While the first has the most significant long-term international consequences it has been inconsistently applied. Trump’s attention is on the latter, greatly impacting American Asia policy.

Southern Africa: A Cataclysm Averted?

Worldview ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Ross K. Baker
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
American Foreign Policy ◽  
National Interest ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
World Power ◽  
External Relations ◽  
The Republic

In a time when idiocies such as the domino theory comprise a substantial part of American foreign policy one has to look hard for evidence that authentic national interest is anywhere being invoked as a rationale for external relations. That the Republic of South Africa seems to be a world power demonstrating innovation in diplomacy and putting shibboleths in their rightful place says something about the genera] bankruptcy of Western statecraft. While Ford and Kissinger flail about seeking justifications for American failures and misalliances, a moldy, outcast regime in Pretoria has embarked upon a path of diplomatic initiative which has effectively breached the wall of isolation that has surrounded it for two decades. The motives of the regime of John Vorster may be sinister and base, but there appears to be a far more sophisticated perception of long-term interests in Pretoria than in Washington.

Self-Interest and the Distant Vulnerable

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Glanville
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
National Interest ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Prompt Action ◽  
Do So

What interests do states have in assisting and protecting vulnerable populations beyond their borders? While some political leaders and commentators promote a circumscribed understanding of the national interest that rules out accepting substantial risks and costs for the sake of the distant vulnerable, others endorse an “enlightened” conception of the national interest that recognizes the long-term utility to be gained by helping them. However, while this notion of “enlightened” self-interest gives states reason to act in some instances, it fails to prompt action in other cases where the suffering of strangers is less strategically important. Some leaders and commentators have responded to this problem by reaching for some other, less material conception of the national interest to justify assisting the distant vulnerable, but they have often struggled to find the language they need. This article finds a solution in the debates about self-interest waged in seventeenth-century Europe. Dissatisfied both with Hobbes's narrow understanding of self-interest and Pufendorf's more “enlightened” understanding, Leibniz defended a more generous and “disinterested” conception, grounded not in considerations of material utility but in the pleasure to be derived from helping those in need. This article demonstrates two ways in which this “disinterested” conception of self-interest can be of use today. First, it provides resources for explaining why states already sometimes act in “disinterested” and altruistic ways. Second, it provides leaders with a tool for persuading people to help the distant vulnerable, even when it appears to be in neither their narrow nor their “enlightened” interests to do so.

scholarly journals Nepal’s Water Resources: Blessing or Curse ?

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Rabindra Bahadur Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Flood Hazards ◽  
Hydroelectric Project ◽  
Hydropower Potential ◽  
Democratic Nation ◽  
Economic Growth Rates ◽  
Run Of River

For half a century, Nepal has been chanting the ‘Mantra’ of 83,000 MW hydropower potential. When Nepal was in its childhood as a young democratic nation in the 1950s, India, with its vast ‘experience’ under the British colonial rule (colonial mindset), extracted lop-sided agreements on the Koshi, Gandaki and Mahakali rivers.Whereas India irrigates 12,200,000 acres of land, flood mitigates flood hazards and benefits from other intangible benefits. Nepal gets a meager 160,000 acres irrigation facility (1.3 percent of total irrigation benefits) from these unequivocal biased agreements. The adverse social and ecological impacts in Nepal are unaccounted for.Such water resource agreements have resulted in the sad present-day plight of Nepal: social life and industries are in total disarray with dismally low economic growth rates (GDP) forcing millions of Nepalese to seek employment abroad.Before it gets out of hand, India’s direct/indirect domination over Nepal’s water resources and politics should end, so that Nepal can develop its economy and hydropower in peace.Nepal should first develop run-of-river projects as per the modality of 456 MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project (cost 1000 US$/kWh) and medium size storage hydropower projects (140 MW Tanahu). Muddling with large storage projects like 1200 MW Budhi Gandaki HEP will only further delay the execution of RoR projects. NEA’s technical capability should be improved to build and oversee hydropower projects and INPS.HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water, Energy and EnvironmentIssue: 19Page: 11- 15

scholarly journals Generation of Daily Synthetic Series of Inflow Volume to the Las Cruces Dam, Nay., Mexico, Using the Svanidze Method

10.29007/2pj3 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itzel Velazquez ◽  
Maritza Arganis ◽  
Ramón DomÍnguez Mora ◽  
Rosalva Mendoza Ramírez ◽  
Eliseo Carrizosa Elizondo
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Normal Distribution ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Hydroelectric Project ◽  
Historical Series ◽  
Periodic Time Series ◽  
The Mean ◽  
First Moment ◽  
Distribution Assumption

The generation of synthetic series is important for simulations of the behavior in the long term of a reservoir or systems of them. The Svanidze method is easy to use to generate periodic time series for a selected period of time (monthly, fortnightly, weekly). Compared with other methods (eg PAR, PARMA) this method does not require a normal distribution assumption for the series. In this work the Svanidze method was applied to obtain synthetic series of the daily inflow volume to the Las Cruces hydroelectric project, located in the state of Nayarit, Mexico; with this method we achieve the objective of reproducing the behavior of the historical series at least in its first moment (the mean). In addition, similar correlation coefficient are observed from one day to the next with respect to what happened historically.

scholarly journals Impact of Construction Method and Ground Composition on Headrace Tunnel Stability in the Neelum–Jhelum Hydroelectric Project: A Case Study Review from Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1655
Author(s):  
Hafeezur Rehman ◽  
Abdul Muntaqim Naji ◽  
Kyoungmin Nam ◽  
Saeed Ahmad ◽  
Khan Muhammad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Successful Operation ◽  
Tunnel Excavation ◽  
Cost Overruns ◽  
Tunnel Stability ◽  
Hydroelectric Project ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Headrace Tunnel ◽  
Excavation Area

During underground construction, the behavior of the ground is influenced by characteristics of the rock mass with situ stresses and ground water, cross section of the excavation area, excavation method, and the rate of excavation. These fundamental features are considered to ensure the support and stability of underground excavations and achieve long-term successful operation. However, the ground composition of the Himalayas hinders tunnel excavation, especially in case of mechanized tunneling; this causes time and cost overruns. This study has reviewed the recently completed Neelum–Jhelum Hydroelectric Project; the project complexities, geological environments involving significant overburden and tectonic stresses, and effects of the excavation method on tunnel stability were analyzed. The major challenges that were encountered during construction are discussed herein along with their countermeasures. An analysis of project-related data reveals that latest techniques and approaches considering rock mechanics were used to complete the project; the existing approaches and methods were accordingly verified and extended. Apart from ground composition, the excavation methods used play an important role in the occurrence of severe rock bursts. Thus, the findings of this study are expected to be helpful for future tunneling projects in the Himalayas.

scholarly journals Rediscovering the Transition in China’s National Interest: A Neoclassical Realist Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-105
Author(s):  
Xiaodi Ye
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Single Case ◽  
National Interest ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Interesting Phenomenon ◽  
Realist Approach ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Significant Attention

Recently, China’s core national interest proposal has drawn significant attention from scholars, triggering a wide range of discussions on this interesting phenomenon. However, the existing literature remains largely limited to single-case studies and has neglected several crucial questions: What is the major difference between China’s national interest and core national interest? What factors may cause a transition from a national interest to a core interest? How can we understand this long-term transition? Based on these questions, this article constructs a neoclassical-based analytical framework to trace that transition, arguing that the major difference between these two concepts is the scope of their application. Meanwhile, the transition in China’s national interest can be categorised as “defensive national interest,” “constructive national interest,” and “adversary core interest” from the beginning of the 1980s to 2017 – with the scope expanded accordingly from the domestic and regional levels to the inter-regional one.

Estimating route-specific passage and survival probabilities at a hydroelectric project from smolt radiotelemetry studies

2002 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 1385-1393 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R Skalski ◽  
Richard Townsend ◽  
James Lady ◽  
Albert E Giorgi ◽  
John R Stevenson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinook Salmon ◽  
Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha ◽  
Columbia River ◽  
Specific Detection ◽  
Survival Probabilities ◽  
Hydroelectric Project ◽  
Detection Probabilities ◽  
Likelihood Model ◽  
Release Study ◽  
Run Of River

A tag–release study is illustrated using radio-tagged chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) smolts to concurrently estimate passage rates and survival probabilities through the spillway and turbines of a hydroelectric project. The radio antennas at the forebays of the dam were arranged in double arrays allowing the estimation of route-specific detection probabilities and converting smolt detections to estimates of absolute passage. A maximum likelihood model is presented using the downstream detection histories to jointly estimate the route-specific passage and survival probabilities. In turn, these estimates were combined to estimate smolt survival through the dam, pool, and the entire hydroelectric project. The detailed migration information derived by these techniques can be used to evaluate mitigation programs focused on improving downstream passage of migrating salmonid smolts. At a mid-Columbia River hydroproject, the average spillbay survival calculated across replicate releases of hatchery and run-of-river yearling chinook salmon smolts was 1.000 ( estimated standard error, [Formula: see text] = 0.0144). Average survivals through the two different powerhouses at the hydroproject were estimated to be 0.9409 ([Formula: see text] = 0.0294) and 0.9841 ([Formula: see text] = 0.0119). Project survival after combining the route-specific survival and passage probabilities was estimated across stocks to be 0.9461 ([Formula: see text] = 0.0016).

The Real World: The Pangue Hydro Project Revisited

1998 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Winthrop
Keyword(s):  
International Finance ◽  
World Bank ◽  
World Bank Group ◽  
Hydroelectric Project ◽  
Power Company ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Bank Group ◽  
Hydro Project ◽  
Term Benefit

In a past column I reported on the controversy surrounding the construction of the Pangue Hydroelectric Project by the Chilean power company ENDESA, an undertaking funded by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector lending arm of the World Bank Group (see Practicing Anthropology 19(4): 35-36, Fall 1997). That column focussed on the experience of anthropologist Theodore Downing, who was retained by the IFC to evaluate the Pehuen Foundation, an organization established to channel a portion of revenues from the Pangue Project for the long-term benefit of the indigenous Pehuenche communities affected by the dam.

scholarly journals Disputing the ‘National Interest’: The Depoliticization and Repoliticization of the Belo Monte Dam, Brazil

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ed Atkins
Keyword(s):  
National Interest ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Dam Construction ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Hydroelectric Project ◽  
Primary Documents ◽  
Subsequent Discussion ◽  
Resistance Movement ◽  
Political Character ◽  
Belo Monte

The construction of a hydroelectric project transforms the watershed in which it is located, leading to a moment of contestation in which the scheme is challenged by opposition actors. This paper explores the interplay between pro- and anti-dam coalitions contesting the Belo Monte Dam in Brazil by discussing how each group inscribes the project with a particular resonance in policy. Drawing upon the work of Chantal Mouffe on agonism and Tania Murray Li on ‘rendering technical’, the subsequent discussion analyzes semi-structured interviews, questionnaires, and primary documents to explore how the storylines advanced by pro- and anti-dam actors contest the political character of Belo Monte. It is argued that within these storylines, Belo Monte’s positioning within the ‘national interest’ represents a key site of the project’s depoliticization and repoliticization—which are understood as the respective denial and illumination of the project’s location within a wider terrain of political antagonism and conflict. Whilst pro-dam actors assert the apolitical character of the project by foregrounding it within depoliticized questions of economic benefits, anti-dam actors reground the project within a context of political corruption and the circumvention of dissent. With this paper providing evidence of how contests over dam construction are linked to the concealing and/or illumination of the project’s political content, it is argued that the repoliticization of a project by a resistance movement can have consequences far beyond the immediate site of construction.

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