简介：ThegovernmentofPakistanhasannouncedanewhydropowerpolicywhichaimstomeetthefutureelectricitydemandsofthecountryatreasonablerated.TheMinistryofWaterPowerResourceshasorganisedacommitteetoprepareitsrecommendationsforthenewpolicy.Thecommitteewillalsoidentifynewprojects.

简介：TheconstructionoftheTisAbayIIhydropowerprojectinEthiopia,whichisconsideredtobeakeyelementinEthiopia'spowerdevelopmentprogramme,isnearingcompletion.ItishopedthattheUS$63Mproject,whichisfundedbytheEthiopiangovernment,willhelpthecountrymeetits10-12%annualgrowthinelectricitydemandandsupporttheexpandingeconomy.

简介：Rivericeisanimportanthydraulicelementintemperateandpolarenvironmentsandwouldaffecthydrodynamicconditionsofriversthroughchangesbothintheboundaryconditionsandthethermalregime.Theriverbendhasbeenreportedasthecommonlocationfortheinitiationoficejamsbecausethewaterflowalongariverbendismarkedlyaffectedbythechannelcurvature.Inthisarticle,theexperimentalstudiesabouttheiceaccumulationinariverbendarereviewed.Basedonexperimentsconductedsofar,thecriteriafortheformationoficejamsintheriverbend,themechanismsoftheiceaccumulationintheriverbendandthethicknessprofileoftheiceaccumulationintheriverbendarediscussed.Thetwo-equationturbulencemodelisusedtosimulatetheiceaccumulationunderanicecoveralongariverbend.Aformulaisproposedfordescribingthedeformationoftheicejambottom.Ourresultsindicatethatallsimulatedthicknessoftheiceaccumulationagreesreasonablywellwiththemeasuredthicknessoftheiceaccumulationinthelaboratory.