Risk Management and Analysis in Hydro-Electric Projects in India

International Journal of Civil Engineering

© 2018 by SSRG - IJCE Journal

Volume 5 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2018

Authors : Sonia Sharma, Shantu Kar

10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V5I3P101

How to Cite?

Sonia Sharma, Shantu Kar, "Risk Management and Analysis in Hydro-Electric Projects in India," SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 5,  no. 3, pp. 1-7, 2018. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V5I3P101

Abstract:

Risks are very common in the construction of hydroelectric projects as hydro projects are very complex structures. Hydroelectric projects are susceptible to various technical, socio-political, construction and environmental risks. The track record of construction industry to deal with these risks has not been very good. This paper deals with identification of different risk factors and analyzing various risks involved in hydroelectric projects.Responses were collected from experts in different organizations through questionnaire survey and then collected data were analyzed to rank the different risk factors depending on their probability and impact to the hydroelectric projects. Main contributing risk factors in hydroelectric projects include land acquisition problems, resettlement & rehabilitation, flooding, complexity of project, non-availability of hydrological data.

Keywords:

 Risk, Risk Management, Construction, Hydro-electricProjects.

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