HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND POWER MANAGEMENT Dehli, 2. november 2006

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HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND POWER
MANAGEMENTDehli, 2. november 2006

• Norwegian Hydropower Development Policy and
  Experience
• A brief Historical Survey
• Bjørn Wold
• Deputy Director General
• Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
  (NVE)

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Water - a major natural resource
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Water resources utilisation
Transport
Grain and saw mills
Small scale hydro
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Extensive legal development 1906 1917Main
principles still valid

• National control
• Reversion to the State after 60 years
• License from government
• Full economic compensation for any damage to
  third parties
• Royalty power
• Licence fee and development fund

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20 th CENTURY HYDROPOWER FOR INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT
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New important principles

• Public participation
• Transparency
• Environmental impact assessments
• Supervision
• Dam safety
• Environment

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Big dams and environmental conflicts

• Conservation and protection plans
• Master plan for further development
• Environmental issues most important
• What is environmentally acceptable?

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Norwegian power generation Installed capacity

• 1937 450 power stations mean cap. 5 MW
• Today 618 power stations above 1 MW
• total installed capacity 28267 MW
• mean yearly production 119,7 TWh.
• 291 units 1-10 MW
• 250 units 10-100 MW
• 77 units larger than 100 MW
• Largest one 1200 MW
• Large number of small hydropower stations (less
  than 1 MW)

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Brief history

• 1879 First hydropower dam
• 1882 First hydropower generation
• 1890 First city to be fully electrified
• 1937 450 Power stations 25 of population
  without electricity
• 1960-75 More than 10 new large hydropower dams
  built each year
• 1970 All generating stations interconnected
  through a national grid
• 1991 De-regulation of the power market
• 1950-today Extensive cooperation with and
  deliveries to developing as well as developed
  countries

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CONCLUSION

• Hydropower played a key role in development and
  industrialisation of Norway.
• All energy installations have environmental
  impacts.
• Hydropower is a main supplier of renewable and
  environmental friendly energy.
• Norway has long traditions and expertise in both
  legal and technical matters in the power sector.
• Indo Norwegian cooperation to be strengthened.