Itaipu Project Charter

PROJECT CHARTER,SCOPE AND WBS -ITAIPU POWER

Project Name: Construction of Itaipu Power Project and associated infrastructure Project Charter Project Start year 1975, End year 1982 for construction of Dam and and Project for power generation Scope

1984

Project Administrator: Itaipu Binacional, a joint Paraguayan and Brazilian government commission INITIATION:

SYNOPSIS:

Itaipu would be one of the world's largest hydroelectric power plant. Will besituated on the border of Paraguay and Brazil, with a generating capacity of 12,600 Mw,at a cost of about $U.S. 18 billion.The project's complex dam structures would stretch to 4.8 miles across the Parana River and reach a height of 643 ft. Would impound a reservoir 125 miles long and contain 23.5 million acreft of water. The dam is capable of producing 14 Gigawatts of electricity.10 Generators produce power of 50 Hz for Paraguay and the other 10 producing 60 Hz power for Brazil Paraguay's power demand increased at annual rate of 14% on an average and had reached 228MW.Only about 40% of households had electrical service as of that year, making the potential demand very large, and further yearly increases rate of 10% were predicted. Brazil on the other side of the territory had a tremendous economic growth during the late 70s and Rio was in a race to become one of the densely populated cities in the world. Their only option was to make best use of the existing natural resources i.e Parana river – 7th longest river in the world..

PURPOSE/ BUSINESS NEED:

The total length of the dam is 7235 m. The crest elevation is 225 m. Itaipu is actually four dams joined together — from the far left, an earth fill dam, a rock fill dam, a concrete buttress main dam, and a concrete wing dam to the right. The spillway has a length of 483 m. The maximum flow of Itaipu's fourteen segmented spillways is 62.2 thousand cubic metres per second, into three skislope formed canals. It is equivalent to 40 times the average flow of the nearby natural Iguaçu Falls.

SCOPE

The flow of two generators (700 m3·s−1 each) is roughly equivalent to the average flow of the Iguaçu Falls (1500 m3·s−1). If Brazil were to use Thermal Power Generation to produce the electric power of Itaipu, 434,000 barrels (69,000 m3) of petroleum would have to be burned every day. The dam is 196 metres high, equivalent to a 65-story building

Situated on the border of Paraguay and Brazil,with a generating capacity of 12,600 Mw, and will cost of about $U.S.18 billion assuming that the economic condition would be stable including the steel costs and availability of qualified labourers. Controls have to installed to monitor and control the budget. Budget Timeline

The project including the dam and generator should be completed by mid1984.

Project Magnitude issues, observations & comments:

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

PROJECT

The region where Itaipu is settled was a reason of land dispute between Brazil and Paraguay since the colonial period. In the 60’s the great hydroelectric potential of the Paraná River to produce electricity was proved and the dispute intensified. The military dictatorships governments of the countries came up with a solution that would solve the land dispute and provide energy for the increasing consumption in both countries, represented by the construction of the power plant, through the Itaipu Treaty. Afterwards, Brazil and Paraguay also signed an agreement with Argentina, since the Paraná River is one of the rivers that form the Río de La Plata, meaning that a bad water management in the dam flow could result in floods in Argentina. All minor changes in the scope can be approved by Itaipu Binacional. Any major change that will significantly alter the structure of this charter is to be approved by the Governments of Paraguay and Brazil.( minor and major changes will be decided by both the Govts) The project management process approved by the PMI’s Body of Knowledge (PMBK) will be used to manage project.

MANAGEMENT: Human Resources:

Itaipu Binacional (project duration)—plan, manage, control project Financial Resources: US $ 18 b

RESOURCES: COMMUNICATION AND REPORTING:

Status report by the Itaipu Binacional would be on quarterly basis and as needed as the project progresses. Within the project team and between different teams on weekly basis and as needed as the project progress.

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Sponsor: Date:

August 06, 1975 Scope Statement

Project Objectives The objective of this project is the construction of Generating station and dam as per the following the specifications and time table established by the customer, the governments of Paraguay and Brazil . Project Scope Description Itaipu Binacional, a joint Paraguayan and Brazilian government commission has been given the mandate to construct the dam across the Parana River and generation station.This project is the initiative of Governments of Paraguay and Brazil. The project involves: Financing, recruitment, construction of temporary infrastructure (dorms, cafeteria, offices, storage, etc), purchase of machinery, purchase materials. And the construction of Dam and the Generation Station. Detailed Scope 1) To generate electricity for growing demand of Brazil & Paraguay by using the resource which is available in abundance in Brazil & Paraguay 2) Suitable Location already identified at Itaipu at the border of Brazil & Paraguay 3) Sourcing of Man, Material, 4) Construction of channel to reroute the water away from the construction site 5) Construction of Secondary dams to increase the water at the main dam for generating desired electricity 6) Construction of Copher dams to prevent flow of water to the construction site. 7) Building a Spill-wave to handle overflow of water at the edge of the dam 8) construction of the Generation Station.

Activities/Tracks 1) Survey of the Area of construction 2) Creation of diversion channel 3) Building a secondary dam Parallel Activity: Casting of 18 massive concrete blocks while the work on walls in progress 4) Creating housing & other facilities for workforce 5) Accurate Design & Creation of spill-wave 6) Transportation of turbines through special vehicles Project Requirements Check the Scope Document

Project Boundaries The total length of the dam is 7235 m. The crest elevation is 225 m. The Dam is actually four dams joined together — from the far left, an earth fill dam, a rock fill dam, a concrete buttress main dam, and a concrete wing dam to the right. The spillway has a length of 483 m. The maximum flow of Itaipu's fourteen segmented spillways should be 62.2 thousand cubic metres per second, into three skislope formed canals. Installation of two generators 700 m3·s−1 each Project Deliverables: 1) Constructing the Main dam 2) Building a secondary dam 3) Accurate Design & Creation of spill-wave 4) Installation of two generators 700 m3·s−1 each 5) Dam should be able to with stand heavy water pressure due heavy inflow

Project Acceptance Criteria: 1) Delivery of the various phases of the project as per schedule 2) Expenditures to build project structures not exceeding 18 billion US $ 3) Generates 12,600 Mw of power on an average annually upon project completion

Work Breakdown Structure

Risks – Internal and External that could affect the project Animosity between partnering countries Rainy season may affect the construction also may increase the water flow which could affect the project and endanger the life of the workers Equipment delivery may be delayed Instability of local currency Political unrest

Health. Some water-related diseases can increase unless precautions are implemented (e.g. vector control, prevention) schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, encephalitis, malaria, etc. Resettlement issues. Reservoir creation may involve inundation of houses, villages, farms and infrastructure such as roads and transmission lines. Wildlife. Loss and extinction of wildlife. Fish. Fish migrations may be impaired without passage facilities. Biomass removal. Related to whatever water quality is needed downstream, to fisheries, and to navigation. Water weeds proliferation can increase disease vectors, and transpiration increases water loss and impairs fish and water quality. Clogging impairs navigation, recreation and irrigation. Erosion upstream. It leads to sedimentation which can impair storage; increased erosivity below dam. Cultural property. Archeological, historic, paleaontologic,religious and esthetics or natural unique values may be endangered by the dam construction. Induced seismicity. Tectonic movements may increase or decrease.The pressure applied to often fragile geological structures by the vast mass of water impounded by a large dam can -and often does-give rise to earthquakes. Local climate may be modified by large reservoirs, especially in terms of humidity and local fog Temperature of released water may be higher or lower than ambient river temperature (depending on pattern of release); this will have varying impacts on downstream water users. Construction of the dam included using 12 800 000 m³ of concrete. Using this concrete would produce transportation waste as carbon dioxide and other emissions caused by transportation. If the check dams built to divert the Parana river not able to hold the driver If the spillway are not able to hold on the water pressure when they are opened. If the dam itself is not able to hold the water pressure in case of heavy inflow due to heavy rain.