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Billion-dollar dam - drilling at Nam Theun 2
18 December, 2006
The Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric plant is a landmark project in Asia and the biggest construction project ever undertaken in Laos. Landlocked and heavily forested, the location of the site presents its own challenges to the contractors selected to work on the project. Here we look at how drilling was performed in such difficult conditions

Soft ground tunnelling at Middle Marsyangdi
12 December, 2006
Ram Hari Sharma presents a case study of Middle Marsyangdi hydroelectric project in Western Nepal and describes the tunnel excavation technique using steel pipe canopy where the ground condition is loose, unconsolidated or exceptionally poor rock mass

Drilling at new heights
16 March, 2006
Heavy-duty drill rigs are being used to construct the Bakun hydroelectric project, one of the highest CFRDs in the world

Vast expansion at Sauda-Sonna
28 February, 2006
Maurice Jones visited Norway’s Sauda-Sønnå project and discovered that speed was an essential ingredient during construction work to extend the areas hydro resources

Tapping the potential at the Klovtveit project
03 January, 2006
High speed drill bits are being put to use in Norway’s Kløvtveit hydroelectric project