Trade-Off Analysis among Multiple Water Uses in a Hydropower System: Case of São Francisco River Basin, Brazil
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 141, Issue 10
Abstract
This paper evaluates the impacts of multiple water uses on the operation of a system of existing reservoirs that originally were designed for hydropower generation. The research reported in this paper utilizes a nonlinear optimization model, developed to optimize hydropower production for a system of interconnected reservoirs. This model was modified to include water withdrawals for consumptive uses. The formulated multiobjective optimization problem is solved by employing the weighting method. The formulation considers water allocation policy for consumptive uses and individual hydropower plants. By parametrically varying the weighting coefficients, the tradeoff relationship (Pareto front) between hydropower generation and water demand for consumptive uses was traced out. The modified model is applied to the São Francisco River Basin in Brazil, where there are several hydropower plants in operation with a total installed capacity of 10.7 GW. The river basin is an important agricultural land that requires water supply for crop irrigation. The power generation loss as a result of increased water demand due to consumptive uses was evaluated. Water demand scenarios range from current estimated consumptive uses to the amount expected to be granted by the federal government in the future. It is concluded that these demands cannot fully be met in critical drought periods, and the proposed methodology can be helpful in leading to more equitable solutions among competing water users.
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Acknowledgments
The research reported in this paper was supported by Fundação para o Desenvolvimento Tecnológico da Engenharia (FDTE), within the scope of the research and development project code ANEEL PE-0061-0108/2009 and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), Brazil, under Grants 08/58508-1 and 13/03432-9. The constructive and in-depth reviews of four anonymous reviewers are acknowledged.
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Received: May 29, 2014
Accepted: Jan 26, 2015
Published online: Mar 9, 2015
Discussion open until: Aug 9, 2015
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