Gaining through Training - The ICH Approach

ICH - CRHT-VII TTL KU DHULIKHEL 4th APRIL 2017

PROMOTING CAPACITY BUILDING

FOR THE POWER SECTOR

Capacity building• Needs Top Management support

• The process of improvement should be Continuous and Sustainable

• Investment in financial as well as human resources

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Competitiveness

To be competitive in the powerbusiness, investing in personneltraining helps to achieve:

Organizational objectives.

Increased energy production

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International Centre

for Hydropower

International member association

Active in renewable energy

Emphasis on hydropower

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ICH Promotes:

Clean Energy

Sustainable Development

Environmental and Social

Responsibility

Cultural Diversity

• Is a non-profit organization

• Is based on membership

• Supports competence raising in the

hydropower industry

• Promotes Sustainable development

of hydropower resources.

International Centre for

Hydropower

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Objectives of ICH

• To act as a forum for the industry by:

– Raising the skills of industry personnel

– Acting as a service organization to the industry

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Membership ICH have members from:

Hydropower generating companies

Hydropower supply industry

Consulting companies

Cooperating agencies

Authorities

Research institutions

Universities

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Membership status• 85 members

– 14 Norwegian + 7 Mutual members

– 64 International from 26 other countries:• India

• Nepal

• Sri Lanka

• Tanzania

• Belgium

• Pakistan

• Colombia

• Costa Rica

• Honduras

• China

• United Kingdom

• Timor-Leste

• Zambia

• Uganda

• Vietnam

• Guatemala

• Iran

• Zimbabwe

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• Ghana

• Malawi

• Namibia

• Lao PDR

• Bhutan

• Kenya

• San Salvador

• Cambodia

Established in 1995ICH emerged from the NorwegianTechnical University and theHydropower industry.

With Norad as a major partner:

Built portfolio of courses spanningvirtually the whole range of issueswithin:

Planning, design, construction andoperation phases in thehydropower sector

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Core activity• Training courses in different aspects

of Hydropower.

• Study tours.

• Tailormade courses.

• International Conferences.

• Seminars and workshops.

• Activities in Norway and regionally in Africa, Latin Amerika and Asia.

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Training courses is the

main activity

• Some of the standard training programs currently offered by ICH:

– 3-week course ”Hydropower Development and Management”– 3-week course ”Hydropower and the Environment”– 1-week course ”Hydropower Financing and Project Economy”– 1-week course ”Contractual and Legal Aspects in Hydropower Development”– 1-week course ”The Process of Social Impact Assessment”– 1-week course ”Electricity Regulatory Initiative Seminar”– 1-week course ”Dam Safety Inspection”– 1-week course ”Risk Management in Hydropower Development”– 2-week course "Concession Agreements and Negotiation Techniques"– 2-week course ”Mediation and Negotiations in Hydropower Conflicts”– 1-week course ”Small Hydro Resources”– Partially Internet-based course ”Condition Monitoring and Maintenace Planning of

Turbines” (for Pelton and Francis types)– 1-week regional workshop on "Sedimentation Issues"

– Tailormade courses on request www.ich.no

Gender Equality

ICH is working towards bridging thegender gap by:

1. Encouraging women to apply andparticipate on the same merits asmen for the training programs

2. Increasingly using women as resourcepersons in its training activities

Several examples of women having started asICH students and now being engaged asresource persons in ICH training programs.

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International

networking• Joint members of

– INTPOW (Now NORWEP)

– NABA (Norway Africa Business Association)

– International Hydropower Association (IHA)

– International Network on Small Hydropower, China (IN-SHP)

– International Association for Small Hydro (India)

– European Small Hydro Association (ESHA)

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Future plans• Continued increased focus on Operation and Maintenance

• Develop new courses and hold annual regional courses

• Organize sediment-workshops in Nepal every 2 years, next 2018

• International Hydropower Conference in Colombia in Nov. 2017

Turbine Governor

Francis Turbine

Sediment Management

Dam Safety Inspection

Existing O&M programs

New O&M programs

• O&M Management

• Technical Operation

• Health Safety & Environment (HSE)

• Rehabilitation

• Optimisation

• Dam Safety II

• Pelton Turbine

• Kaplan Turbine

Summary

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• More than 7000 course participants

• Coming from over 80 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe

Involved in conferences in Indonesia, Zambia, Thailand, Nepal, Tanzania, Norway and Sri Lanka

Thank you!

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