Technology

Hydro Power

ARQ has become increasingly involved in hydropower projects, particularly in central Africa and elsewhere.  Outside Africa, ARQ provided design and supervision services on the 230 MW Changuinola 1 hydropower scheme in Panama and is providing services on the 150 MW Ayvali HEPP, the Kotanli 50 MW HEPP and the Koroglu 80 MW HEPP in northeastern Turkey.

In Laos, ARQ assisted with design on the 150 MW Nam Theun 4 and the 500 MW Nam Theun 1 hydropower schemes, while ARQ is assisting with specialist services during construction on the Trung Son 260 MW hydropower project in Vietnam. Currently ARQ is providing engineering design services for the 850 MW Ratle HPP project in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, India.

Pictures are of:

• Ayvali Dam & HEPP in Oltu River, Black Sea Region, Turkey. The Ayvali HEPP will develop approximately 150 MW of electricity to be fed into the Turkish national grid.
• Kotanli Dam & HEPP in Kura River North east Turkey. The Kotanli dam is 85m high and was designed by ARQ as an arch/gravity RCC dam, the first in Turkey.