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KUCHING, Oct 5 — Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) tonight assured the public that the integrity of its cofferdams constructed for the Baleh dam remain stable and safely intact, following a viral video showing seepage from their structure. “The cofferdams are constructed to create a dry working...
Advertisement Building a huge dam just upstream from a legendary UNESCO World Heritage site in an earthquake prone region poses serious risk to the local population and the town of Luang Prabang, warns a leading Thai earthquake specialist. Dr. Punya Churasiri, formerly the earthquake expert at Chulalungkorn University’s geology department, has considerable field research experience in northern Laos. As construction on the dam moved forward, he told The Diplomat, “We worry about what could happen and the possibility of damage to the World Heritage site.” The main developer and builder of...
ENGIE has confirmed it has provided Latrobe City Council with a final engineering report into the condition of the Hazelwood Pondage, amid community calls to have the report made public.
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Central Otago farmers say proposed dam safety rules 'scary' 10 Mar, 2021 03:30 AM 3 minutes to read The Lower Manorburn Dam, near Alexandra, will be one of the dams affected by new dam safety regulations to be introduced later this year.Photo / SRL Archive The Lower Manorburn Dam, near Alexandra, will be one of the dams affected by new dam safety regulations to be introduced later this year.Photo / SRL Archive Otago Daily Times By: Yvonne O'Hara Proposed safety regulations for dams are "scary", Central Otago farmers' Otago Water Resource Users Group chairman Ken Gillespie says. He said the ne...
Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 12:54 pm The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has announced that Cabinet has approved policy decisions for the development of new safety regulations for dams to protect people, property and the environment from potential dam failures. “Dams are an essential part of our infrastructure – for water supply, power generation, irrigation, mining and storm water management. Cabinet’s decision today recognises the importance of ensuring this part of our infrastructure remains robust, safe and well cared for,” says Amy Moorhead, MBIE’s Building P...