IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/rensus/v184y2023ics1364032123003672.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Assessment of reservoir trapping efficiency and hydropower production under future projections of sedimentation in Lancang–Mekong River Basin

Author

Listed:
  • Chuenchum, Pavisorn
  • Xu, Mengzhen
  • Tang, Wenzhe

Abstract

Sedimentation poses a significant threat to the long-term sustainability of hydropower generation. However, there is a lack of studies examining the relationship between sediment trapping efficiency and electricity generation on a basin-wide scale over time. This study aims to assess the efficiency of hydropower production in terms of reservoir sediment trapping. Modified Brune's method examined the relationship between trapped sediments in reservoirs and hydropower production, considering sediment projections for the near future. We divided the cases of existing and planned reservoirs in the mainstream river and subbasins to assess cumulative sediment trapping. Using the Lancang-Mekong River Basin as a case study, the following main findings were observed. Firstly, the existing reservoirs, under baseline conditions (2018), had the potential to trap approximately 60.9% or 82 Mt/yr of the total sediment load. Secondly, around 69% or 110 Mt/yr of the total sediments could be significantly trapped when considering the existing reservoirs and those planned according to the development plan of riparian countries. Thirdly, the hydropower production efficiency of most reservoirs in 2030 and 2040 experienced a significant decline of approximately 10%–20% and more than 30%, respectively. Therefore, sediment management is crucial for maintaining efficient hydropower production and achieving sustainable hydropower development through effective planning strategies.

Suggested Citation

  • Chuenchum, Pavisorn & Xu, Mengzhen & Tang, Wenzhe, 2023. "Assessment of reservoir trapping efficiency and hydropower production under future projections of sedimentation in Lancang–Mekong River Basin," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 184(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:184:y:2023:i:c:s1364032123003672
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2023.113510
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032123003672
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113510?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Kuriqi, Alban & Pinheiro, António N. & Sordo-Ward, Alvaro & Garrote, Luis, 2019. "Flow regime aspects in determining environmental flows and maximising energy production at run-of-river hydropower plants," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 256(C).
    2. G. Grill & B. Lehner & M. Thieme & B. Geenen & D. Tickner & F. Antonelli & S. Babu & P. Borrelli & L. Cheng & H. Crochetiere & H. Ehalt Macedo & R. Filgueiras & M. Goichot & J. Higgins & Z. Hogan & B., 2019. "Mapping the world’s free-flowing rivers," Nature, Nature, vol. 569(7755), pages 215-221, May.
    3. R. J. P. Schmitt & S. Bizzi & A. Castelletti & G. M. Kondolf, 2018. "Improved trade-offs of hydropower and sand connectivity by strategic dam planning in the Mekong," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 1(2), pages 96-104, February.
    4. Yuichiro Yoshida & Han Soo Lee & Bui Huy Trung & Hoang-Dung Tran & Mahrjan Keshlav Lall & Kifayatullah Kakar & Tran Dang Xuan, 2020. "Impacts of Mainstream Hydropower Dams on Fisheries and Agriculture in Lower Mekong Basin," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-21, March.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Zhong, Ruida & Zhao, Tongtiegang & Chen, Xiaohong, 2021. "Evaluating the tradeoff between hydropower benefit and ecological interest under climate change: How will the water-energy-ecosystem nexus evolve in the upper Mekong basin?," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 237(C).
    2. Li, Mingxu & He, Nianpeng, 2022. "Carbon intensity of global existing and future hydropower reservoirs," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 162(C).
    3. Zhu, Guojun & Guo, Yuxing & Feng, Jianjun & Gao, Luhan & Wu, Guangkuan & Luo, Xingqi, 2022. "Analysis and reduction of the pressure and shear damage probability of fish in a Francis turbine," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 199(C), pages 462-473.
    4. Zhai, Yijie & Ma, Xiaotian & Gao, Feng & Zhang, Tianzuo & Hong, Jinglan & Zhang, Xu & Yuan, Xueliang & Li, Xiangzhi, 2020. "Is energy the key to pursuing clean air and water at the city level? A case study of Jinan City, China," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 134(C).
    5. Golpîra, Hêriş, 2020. "Smart Energy-Aware Manufacturing Plant Scheduling under Uncertainty: A Risk-Based Multi-Objective Robust Optimization Approach," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 209(C).
    6. Priyanka Mallick, 2022. "Transboundary River Cooperation in Mekong Basin: A Sub-regional Perspective," Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, , vol. 9(1), pages 50-71, April.
    7. Wang, Peng-Tao & Wei, Yi-Ming & Yang, Bo & Li, Jia-Quan & Kang, Jia-Ning & Liu, Lan-Cui & Yu, Bi-Ying & Hou, Yun-Bing & Zhang, Xian, 2020. "Carbon capture and storage in China’s power sector: Optimal planning under the 2 °C constraint," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 263(C).
    8. Wang, Guotao & Liao, Qi & Wang, Chang & Liang, Yongtu & Zhang, Haoran, 2022. "Multiperiod optimal planning of biofuel refueling stations: A bi-level game-theoretic approach," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 200(C), pages 1152-1165.
    9. Schmitt, Rafael Jan Pablo & Rosa, Lorenzo, 2024. "Dams for hydropower and irrigation: Trends, challenges, and alternatives," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).
    10. Cook, David & Malinauskaite, Laura & Davíðsdóttir, Brynhildur & Ögmundardóttir, Helga, 2021. "Co-production processes underpinning the ecosystem services of glaciers and adaptive management in the era of climate change," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 50(C).
    11. Yakun Zhang & Wenzhe Tang & Colin F. Duffield & Lihai Zhang & Felix Kin Peng Hui, 2021. "Environment Management of Hydropower Development: A Case Study," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-12, April.
    12. Antonopoulos, Ioannis & Robu, Valentin & Couraud, Benoit & Kirli, Desen & Norbu, Sonam & Kiprakis, Aristides & Flynn, David & Elizondo-Gonzalez, Sergio & Wattam, Steve, 2020. "Artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches to energy demand-side response: A systematic review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 130(C).
    13. Farrell, C.C. & Osman, A.I. & Doherty, R. & Saad, M. & Zhang, X. & Murphy, A. & Harrison, J. & Vennard, A.S.M. & Kumaravel, V. & Al-Muhtaseb, A.H. & Rooney, D.W., 2020. "Technical challenges and opportunities in realising a circular economy for waste photovoltaic modules," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 128(C).
    14. Kang, Yating & Yang, Qing & Bartocci, Pietro & Wei, Hongjian & Liu, Sylvia Shuhan & Wu, Zhujuan & Zhou, Hewen & Yang, Haiping & Fantozzi, Francesco & Chen, Hanping, 2020. "Bioenergy in China: Evaluation of domestic biomass resources and the associated greenhouse gas mitigation potentials," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 127(C).
    15. Naresh Suwal & Alban Kuriqi & Xianfeng Huang & João Delgado & Dariusz Młyński & Andrzej Walega, 2020. "Environmental Flows Assessment in Nepal: The Case of Kaligandaki River," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-23, October.
    16. Jia, Jinda & Shan, Xiaobiao & Upadrashta, Deepesh & Xie, Tao & Yang, Yaowen & Song, Rujun, 2020. "An asymmetric bending-torsional piezoelectric energy harvester at low wind speed," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 198(C).
    17. Xu, Mengmeng & Lin, Boqiang & Wang, Siquan, 2021. "Towards energy conservation by improving energy efficiency? Evidence from China’s metallurgical industry," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).
    18. Rastegarzadeh, Sina & Mahzoon, Mojtaba & Mohammadi, Hossein, 2020. "A novel modular designing for multi-ring flywheel rotor to optimize energy consumption in light metro trains," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 206(C).
    19. Yuan, Mengyao & Tong, Fan & Duan, Lei & Dowling, Jacqueline A. & Davis, Steven J. & Lewis, Nathan S. & Caldeira, Ken, 2020. "Would firm generators facilitate or deter variable renewable energy in a carbon-free electricity system?," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 279(C).
    20. Jackson, Nicole D. & Gunda, Thushara, 2021. "Evaluation of extreme weather impacts on utility-scale photovoltaic plant performance in the United States," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 302(C).

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:184:y:2023:i:c:s1364032123003672. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/600126/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.