The Operation of Flood Control in Large Hydroelectric Power Systems - the Brazilian Experience (PAP014382)

Código

PAP014382

Autores

PAULO DINIZ DE OLIVEIRA, LUIZ GUILHERME F. GUILHON, Fernanda S. Costa, IGOR PINHEIRO RAUPP, Jorge Machado Damazio

Tema

Floods in a changing climate

Resumo

This paper presents a Brazilian?s Interconnected Power System real flood attenuationexperience during the second biggest flood at the Parana River basin, in the southeast of Brazil, fromNovember 2006 to April 2007. It will be presented the decision making process regarding the planning,programing and operation levels and the support provided for the flood attenuation set of models. It willalso show the institutional articulation involving the BIPS?s agents and, mainly, the National Water Agency(ANA).