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Leei-Luoh

Wang, MSCE, PE

Planning of Hydropower and

Water Resources Development

2543 Cobblewood Drive, Northbrook, Illinois 60062,

U.S.A.

Telephone / Fax: +1-847-***-****

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Specialty

Areas Privatization of hydropower development. Selection of optimum

river basin development plan, least-cost generation expansion plan, initial

project and project development level including project size and installed

generating capacity. Resources Planning. More than 40 years of experience.

Key

Qualifications

As team leader or project manager, Mr. Wang supervises/conducts planning

studies, and preparation of budgets, work schedules, and reports. He also

coordinates work assignments, monitors costs, and provides liaison with

clients. As resident chief of party in Nepal, Mr. Wang assisted local

government agencies in establishing "one-Window" approach of

issuing licenses and permits, and World Bank Power Development Fund, and

processing two Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) hydropower projects.

He also supervised preparation of guidelines for design and safety consideration,

and manuals for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process of hydropower

projects in Nepal.

Mr. Wang has served as staff consultant to the Asian Development Bank

(ADB), Independent Power Producers, and consulting firms for review of

technical documentation for privatization of hydropower projects, load

forecasts, least-cost generation expansion plan, and economic analysis

of potential hydroelectric and multi-purpose water resources development.

He has also served as a river basin management specialist to ADB and conducted

a two-week workshop on Yangtze River water and soil conservation and environmental

protection.

Education

and Training

Master of Science in Civil Engineering (majored in Water Resources Engineering),

Utah State University, 1966

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Hydraulic Section, National

Taiwan University, China, 1958.

Professional Registrations: Illinois

International

Work Experience China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,

Honduras, Iceland, India, Kazakhstan, Korea, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Peru,

Taiwan, Venezuela.

Languages English, Chinese

Employment

History

September 2000 to Present. Multinational Environment and Social

Assessment Services (MESAS), Washington D.C., U.S.A. Senior

Associate

June 2000 to Present. International Resources Group, Washington

D.C., U.S.A.

January 2002 to Present: Consultant

June 2000 to December 2001: Chief of Party, Private Sector

Hydropower Development Project, Nepal

1966 to June 2000. Harza Engineering Company, Chicago, Illinois,

U.S.A.

1999 to June 2000: Partner, Privatization and Project Development

1996 to 1998: Senior Associate and Principal Planning Engineer

1986 to 1995: Associate

1993 to 1995: Planning & Licensing Department, Planning

Section, Head

1985 to 1992: Energy Resources Planning Section, Head

1978 to 1984: Senior Planning Engineer

1971 to 1978: Planning Engineer

1966 to 1971: Water Resources Section, Water Resources Planning

Engineer

1966.Utah Water Research Laboratory, Utah State University,

Graduate Research Assistant

1964 to 1965.International Engineering Company, Assistant

Engineer

1962 to 1964.Utah State University, Graduate Student

1959 to 1962. Taiwan Provincial Water Conservancy Bureau,

Taipei, Assistant Engineer

1958 to 1959.Chinese Air Force, Taiwan, Engineering

Officer

Professional

Experience

September 2000 to Present: Senior Associate, Multinational

Environment and Social Assessment Services, Inc.

Resident Assignment:

Private Sector Hydropower Development Project, Nepal. Client:

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Nepal Mission.

The specific objective of the project is increased private sector in investments

in environmentally and socially sound hydropower development in Nepal.

As Chief of Party, was responsible for overall management of the project.

Assisted Department of Electricity Development (DoED), Government of Nepal,

in establishing "one-Window" approach of issuing licenses and

obtaining permits and approvals, and World Bank Power Development Fund.

Processed two Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) hydropower projects, and

prepared guidelines for design and safety consideration of hydropower

projects and manuals for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process

of hydropower projects (June 2000 to December 2001)

Selected Short-term Consulting Services:

Yunnan Province Hydropower and Water Supply Projects, China. Client: An International Energy and Water Supply Development Corporation. Power and Water Resources Development Specialist, conducted a preliminary assessment of several potential hydropower and water supply projects for private development in Yunnan Province. Met with local government officials to discuss China's new policy for private sector investment in the Western China Region, conducted field reconnaissance of potential project sites, and reviewed pre-feasibility or feasibility reports of these projects prepared by the Chinese design institutes. Also met with staffs of the Chinese design institutes to discuss and review planning process and preliminary design of these projects, and prepared an assessment report containing findings and recommendations for use in decision making process for proceeding with the project development by the client. (February–March, and July–August, 2003)

Increased Private Sector Participation in Environmentally and Socially

Sustainable Hydropower Development, Nepal (funded by the U.S. Agency for

International Development (USAID), Nepal Mission for the period of 2002-2006). Client: International Resources Group, Ltd., Washington

D.C. Provides technical support to Department of Electricity

Development, Government of Nepal in a number of activities. These activities

include: feasibility study of one or more export projects, ratification

of power trade agreement with India, and enhancement of Nepalese capability

for regional energy development and trade (Consultant for the period of

January 2002 to present and Acting Chief of Party, January March

2002).

Zhanghewan Pumped-Storage Project, Hebei, China. Client:

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Served as Power System Planner/Economist Expert to participate in ADB's

Technical Assistance for the 1,000-MW Zhanghewan Pumped-Storage Project

in Hebei, China. Worked with the Hebei Electric Power Company, and Chinese

design and economic research institutes in China, and was responsible

for review of power system planning including load and energy demand forecast,

least-cost expansion plan, project operation, and economic analysis (1995,

96, 97, and 1999).

Rio Patuca Hydroelectric Projects, Honduras, C.A. Client:

An International Energy Development Corporation. Lead a team of 23

and conducted a field reconnaissance, and preliminary study of identification

and selection of potential project sites for development of power potential

of the Rio Patuca in Honduras. Alternative schemes consisting of various

combinations of alternative projects were formulated. Project layouts

were conducted, quantity and cost were estimated, and a screening study

was made to select the optimum scheme for power development of the Rio

Patuca, and initial project. The initial project will consist of a 100-m

high, concrete-faced rockfill dam, a chute spillway, and an underground

powerhouse containing three 90-MW generating units (1997 98).

Zhiganglaka Hydroelectric Project, Qinghai, China. Client:

An International Energy Development Corporation. Served as Project

Manager and Power Planning Engineer and conducted a preliminary assessment

study and technical review of the 192-MW Zhiganglaka Project in Qinghai

Province, China.

The assessment study was conducted to identify the existence or likelihood

of potential fatal flaws, and assess the construction costs and energy

production of the project as estimated by a Chinese design institute.

The technical review of the project included a more detailed review of

hydrology and energy production, turbine and equipment design, and construction

cost and schedule.

The Zhiganglaka Project, located on the Yellow River, will consist of

a 19-m high earth and rockfill dam, a gated overflow spillway, and a surface

powerhouse containing six bulb units. Each unit is rated at 32 MW under

a rated head of 13 meters and a discharge of 284 cms (1997-98).

Xucun Hydroelectric Project, Yunnan, China. Client: An

International Energy Development Corporation. As Power Planning Specialist,

conducted a preliminary assessment of the Xucun Hydroelectric Project

in Yunnan, China. Construction of the project started in January 1997.

The assessment concentrated on identification of fatal flaws, and estimates

of construction costs and energy production.

The project will consist of a rockfill dam with a central impervious

core, a chute spillway, left- and right-bank spilling/sluicing tunnels,

water conductors, and a surface powerhouse. The dam will have a maximum

height of 67 meters. The powerhouse will contain three Francis units.

Each unit will have a generating capacity of 26 MW under a head of 45

meters and a discharge of 68 cms (1997-98).

Bhote Koshi Hydroelectric Project, Nepal. Client: An

International Energy Development Corporation. Worked with project

resident engineer and EPC contractors in Nepal to develop a staged diversion

scheme and construction schedule for the 45-MW Bhote Koshi Project. Assisted

the project owner, an international energy development corporation, in

negotiation of change orders of the contract with the EPC contractor.

Coordinated with the contractor to develop a submittal and review schedule

of project construction drawings.

The project will consist of a 21-m high concrete gravity dam, a gated

overflow spillway, water conductors, and a surface powerhouse. The water

conductors will include an intake, desanding basin, a 3,320-m long power

tunnel, a surge shaft, and 465-m long penstock. The powerhouse will contain

two 22.5-MW Francis units. The rated head and discharge of each unit are

134 meters and 18.3 cms (1997).

Hongjiadu Hydroelectric Project, China. Client: Asian

Development Bank. Served as Power System Planner/Economist Expert

for Asian Development Bank's Technical Assistance for preliminary analysis

of the 540-MW Hongjiadu Hydroelectric Project. Responsible for review

of power system planning including load and energy demand forecast, least-cost

expansion plan, project operation, and economic analysis (1995).

Changjiang (Yangtze River) Water and Soil Conservation and Environmental

Protection Workshop, China. Client: Asian Development Bank

(ADB). Served as River Basin Management Specialist to conduct a workshop

in China. The two-week workshop, sponsored by the Technical Assistance

Program of the ADB, was conducted for about 30 mid-level managers and

technical specialists from nine provinces within the upper and middle

reaches of the Changjiang River basin.

Responsibility included conducting four topics at the workshop. These

topics include water resources projects, hydrology and reservoir sedimentation,

system analysis and river basin modeling, and river and project planning

(1995).

Selected World Bank and Other International Lending Agency Funded

Projects:

Baise Multi-purpose Dam Project, Guangxi, China. Client:

Guangxi Youjiang Water & Power Corporation. Proposal Manager,

Contract Negotiator, and Project Coordinator and Water Resources Economic

Analyst for review of design, International Competitive Bid documents,

Environmental Impact Assessment, economic and financial analysis, and

institutional analysis, and training of Chinese staff for the Baise Project.

The project will provide protection against a 50-year flood for the river

reach between Baise and Nanning, improve navigation conditions of the

Youjiang River, and increase firm water supply for meeting growing demands

for irrigation, and domestic and industrial water uses in the lower reaches

of the Youjiang River. With a 580-MW power plant, the project will produce

an average annual energy of 1,690 million kWh. The project will also increase

the annual power production at existing downstream power plants by 150

million kWh. Construction of the project will be partially funded by a

World Bank loan.

As the Water Resources Economic Analyst, reviewed the river system/reservoir

operation study and defined reservoir operating rules for meeting multiple

objectives including flood control, power, water supply, and navigation.

Worked with Chinese engineers/specialists to estimate potential project

benefits of flood control, power, water supply, and navigation, and conducted

cost allocation and economic analysis to evaluate economic attractiveness

of the Baise Project (1999 to June 2000).

Ertan 500-kV Transmission Project, Sichuan, China. Client:

Sichuan Electric Power Administration. Project Coordinator. The project,

partially funded by a World Bank loan, will consist of 2,750 km of transmission

lines, one 500-kV switching station, and five 500 kV/220 kV substations.

Coordinated work assignments for review the design, technical specifications,

and bid documents prepared by Chinese engineers, monitored costs, and

provided liaison with the Sichuan Electric Power Administration (1994 99).

As the Team Leader and Economic/Financial Analyst for preparation of

the Ertan 500-kV transmission system report to the World Bank for the

Sichuan Electric Power Administration, China. Worked with Chinese engineers

in Chengdu for preparation of a project report to the World Bank for loan

application (1993).

Cimarron Hydroelectric Project, El Salvador, C.A. Client:

Comision Ejecutiva Hidroelectrica del Rio Lempa. As Project Coordinator

and Lead Planning Engineer, coordinated and conducted studies to formulate,

evaluate, and screen alternative schemes for development of power potential

of the upper Rio Lempa basin. Selected dam type, dam height, and power

installation of the Cimarron Project. The project will consist of a 170-m-high

concrete-faced rockfill dam, 8-km long power tunnel, and a powerhouse

containing three generating units. Each unit is rated at 81 MW under a

net head of 354 m (1996-97).

Feasibility Study of Expansion of the Cerron Grande and 5 de Noviembre

Projects, El Salvador. Client: Comisión Ejecutiva

Hydroélectric del Río Lempa. Served as Project

Coordinator and Lead Planning Engineer for expansion of these two projects.

The existing Cerron Grande Project, consisting of two 67.5-MW generating

units, will be expanded with addition of a third 67.5-MW unit. The existing

5 de Noviembre Project has five generating units with a total installed

capacity of 81.4 MW. A new power plant is proposed for expansion of the

5 de Noviembre Project. The second power plant will contain two units

with a total installed capacity of 120 MW (1994 95).

Selected Hydroelectric and Pumped-Storage Projects:

Capacity Expansion of the Panama Canal, Panama, C.A. Client:

Panama Canal Authority. Task Leader for power market study of the

Panama National Integrated System. The Panama Canal Authority planed to

construct new storage projects to augment sources of water supply for

meeting the growing municipal and industrial water uses in the Canal Zone,

and increased lock operation. The new projects would include construction

of power generation facilities. A power market study was conducted to

determine future power needs of the Panama National Integrated System.

The results of this survey will be used in evaluation of economic attractiveness

of these new power facilities (2000).

Private Development of Hydroelectric and Multi-Purpose Water Projects,

China.Client: Various. Served as Task Manager for Harza Engineering

Company's program of identification and screening of potential hydroelectric

and multi-purpose water projects in China for private development. Met

with central, provincial, and local government officials in China to collect

pertinent information relating to policies, regulations, and potential

projects for the private development. Conducted initial screening of the

potential projects and site reconnaissance of selected projects, and reviewed

firm water yield, energy production, project layouts, and construction

cost and schedule developed by the Chinese design institutes, and conducted

presentations of the selected projects to the international energy and

water development corporations (1998 99).

Alto Piura Hydroelectric Project, Peru. Client: Direccion

Ejecutiva del Proyecto Especial Hidroenergetico del Alto Piura. As

Project Manager, managed and supervised the feasibility study, and prepared

study report. The project will consist of a diversion dam, a 12.8-km transbasin

diversion tunnel, a 4.8-km power tunnel, and a powerhouse containing two

35-MW Pelton units. The head on the generating units will be about 650

m.

Outflows from the powerhouse will be diverted through an 11.2-km long

tunnel and penstock, leading to a second powerhouse. The powerhouse will

contain two Pelton units at 30 MW each under a generating head of 580

m (1995 96).

Cuffs Run Pumped-Storage Project, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Client:

Mid-American and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company. Project Manager

for engineering studies for FERC licensing (1993) and prefeasibility study

(1978 79) of the 900-MW Cuffs Run Pumped-Storage Project. The study

includes preparation of layouts and preliminary designs of major structures,

development of a project construction schedule and construction cost,

review of geologic and geotechnical investigation; air quality analysis,

reservoir/power plant system operation, and fish protection design.

Maysville Pumped-Storage Project, Kentucky, U.S.A. Client:

American Electric Power Service Corporation and East Kentucky Power Cooperative,

Inc. Project Engineer for the 1,000-MW Maysville Project. The project

will involve use of an operating underground limestone mine as the lower

reservoir. Supervised studies for technical evaluation, estimation of

project construction cost, and environmental assessment of the project

development (1991).

Pumped-Storage Projects, U.S.A. Client: Various.

As Harza's section head of Energy Resources Planning, supervised the planning

and preparation of the FERC Preliminary Permit Application, and Initial

Consultation Package for the 900-MW Pickens County Project, GA (1986-88)

and the 500-MW Mississippi Valley Pumped-Storage Project, MN (1989-90).

Supervised the concept study of the 80-MW Gavin Pumped-Storage Project,

OH (1992 93).

Projects with Studies Conducted before Year 1991:Rocky Mountain Pumped-Storage Project, Georgia, U.S.A. Client:

Oglethorpe Power Corporation

Upper Han River Hydroelectric Projects, Korea. Client:

Korea Electric Power Company

Expansion of Canaveral Hydroelectric Project, Honduras. Client:

Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica

Arenal and Corobici Hydroelectric Projects, Costa Rica. Client:

National Power Company

Lower Caroni River Master Plan Study, Venezuela. Client:

C.V.G. - Electrificación del Caroní

Expansion of Safe Harbor and Holtwood Hydroelectric Project, Pennsylvania,

U.S.A. Client: Pennsylvania Power & Light and Baltimore

Gas and Electric Company

Bath County Pumped-Storage Project, Virginia, U.S.A. Client:

Virginia Power

Patia and Sogamoso Hydroelectric Projects, Colombia. Client:

Instituto Colombiano de Energía Eléctrica

Raising of Guri Dam, Venezuela. Client: C.V.G.

Electrificación del Caroní

Master Plan of Hydro Development in the Thjorsa River Basin, Iceland.

Client: National Power Company

Selected Water Resources and River Basin Development:

Optimization of Naryn-Syr Darya River System Operations, Central Asia

Republics. Client: U.S. Agency for International Development.

Task Leader for a detailed evaluation of the operation of the Naryn-Syr

Darya River System within the regional context, and specifically directed

toward three republics: Kyrgyz Republic, Southern Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.

Alternative operating scenarios were formulated and evaluated, and these

scenarios include various combinations of the demands for power generation,

municipal/irrigation water supply, and flows into the Aral Sea Region.

Power and irrigation values were estimated, and benefit-cost analyses

were conducted to define the optimum policy for operating storage reservoirs

on the Naryn-Syr Darya River (1998).

Chien-Min Water Storage Project, Taiwan. Client: Taiwan

Provincial Water Conservancy Bureau. As Lead Planning Engineer,

supervised planning studies on evaluation and selection of damsite and

dam type, and reviewed the feasibility study performed by the Taiwanese

engineers. The Chien-Min Project will consist of a storage reservoir formed

by a 105-m-high dam; a transbasin diversion facility, including a diversion

weir; and a 7.7-km-long water conveyance system. The project will provide

firm water supply for meeting the growing water demands of the Taichang

metropolitan area (1991).

Projects with Studies Conducted before Year 1991:Master Plan of the Tacna and Moquegua Department, Peru. Client:

Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo (INADE)

Feasibility Study and Predesign of the Two Forks Project, Colorado,

U.S.A. Client: Denver Water Department

Feasibility Study of Alternative Storage Projects, Colorado, U.S.A.

Client: Denver Water Department

West Slope Division, Colorado, U.S.A. Client: Denver

Water Department

Raising of Gross Dam, Colorado, U.S.A. Client: Denver

Water Department

Master Plan of the Puyango-Tumbes Basin, Ecuador/Peru. Client:

Comisión Mixta Ecuatoriano Peruana

Selected Rehabilitation and Upgrade of Existing Hydroelectric Projects:

TVA Conceptual Plan for Hydro Automation and Control, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Client: Tennessee Valley Authority, Prepared analytical

methodology for evaluation of costs and benefits for alternative automation

plans. Conducted cost-benefit analysis of the alternative plans for automation

of the operation of 30 hydroelectric plants including Raccoon Mountain

Pumped-Storage plant. Selected the optimum automation plan for each of

the 30 power plants, and ranked the plants based on economic returns with

the automation (1994).

Condition Assessment of Existing Hydroelectric Projects, Peru. Client:

Electroperu. As project manager, managed and conducted studies

to assess conditions and limitations of civil structures, and electrical

and mechanical system components of generating units at five existing

hydroelectric projects in the Electroperu's North-Central Interconnected

System. The five projects have a total of 21 generating units and total

combined installed capacity of 1,280 MW. Generating heads of these units

range from 215 to 748 meters. Determined rehabilitation requirement to

maintain these projects in reliable operating conditions, and estimated

cost for the rehabilitation. Evaluated the potential for expanding these

projects. Results of these studies were used to determine the feasibility

of privatization of the North-Central System (1993).

Modernization Studies of Hydroelectric Facilities, Texas, U.S.A. Client:

Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). Project Engineer. LCRA

operates six hydro power plants with a total of 13 generating units, and

a combined operating capacity of 227.5 MW. The study included equipment

condition assessment and upgrades, review of operating and maintenance

practice and procedures, and staffing review. Total cost for recommended

repairs, replacements, and inspections of the hydroelectric facilities

for the period of 1993-2012 was estimated. Upgrading the existing generating

units to increase their combined peaking capacities by 49.8 MW was recommended

(1992).

Hydro Modernization and Ranking, Tennessee, U.S.A. Client:

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Project Manager for modernization

and upgrading of the 22 TVA hydroelectric power plants which contain a

total of 87 generating units with a total installed capacity of 2,705

MW. Coordinated and conducted studies to determine existing conditions

of the power plants and generating units, identify modernization concepts,

estimate costs and benefits, and rank and select the optimal modernization

concept. As of 1999, a number of the existing generating units have been

graded based on the selected concept. The increases in generating capacity

and energy production with the modernization matched very closely with

estimates developed in the study (1991).

Other Special Studies:EPRI Adjustable Speed Hydro Study, U.S.A. Client:

Electric Power Research Institute

Chickamanga Main Lock, Tennessee, U.S.A. Client: Tennessee

Valley Authority (TVA)

Headwater Benefits Study of the Snake River Basin, U.S.A. Client:

Federal Energy Regulating Commission (FERC)

Dambreak Studies, Colorado, U.S.A. Client: Denver

Water Department

Temperature Analysis of the Two Fork Reservoir, Colorado, U.S.A.

Client: Denver Water Department

Seismotectonic Investigations, Colorado, U.S.A. Client:

Denver Water Department

Technical

Papers & Publications

"Expansion of the 5 de Noviembre Hydroelectric Project, El Salvador,"

presented at the International Conference on Hydropower, San Francisco,

CA, July 1995 (V. Mendoza, E.G. Fuerta, L.L. Wang, and D. Sulkowski, co-authors).

"Optimal Unit Dispatch for Hydro Powerplants" presented at

the International Conference on Hydropower, Nashville, TN, August 1993

(M.A. Severin and L.L. Wang, co-authors).

"River/Reservoir Hydropower System Model," presented at the

International Conference on Hydropower, Niagara Falls, NY, August 1989

(P.G. Hartel and L.L. Wang, co-authors).

"Hydropower Simulation: An Overview," presented at the International

Conference on Hydropower, Portland, OR, August 1987 (H.H. Chen and L.L.

Wang, co-authors).

"Time-of-Day System Energy Costs with a Pumped-Storage Project,"

Proceedings of the 44th Annual American Power Conference, Chicago, IL,

April 1982 (L.L. Wang, G.R. Keesecker, and H.H. Chen, co-authors).

"Economic Evaluation of Expansion of the Existing Hydroelectric

Project in an Interconnected Electric System," Proceedings of the

International Conference on Hydropower, Washington, DC, June 1981 (L.L.

Wang, J. Rauscher, and D. Sulkowski, co-authors).

"Evaluation of Alternatives in Selection of Sites for Surface Water

Impoundments," Proceedings of the Symposium on Surface Water Impoundments,

Minneapolis, MN, June 1980 (J.R. Bizer and L.L. Wang, co-authors).

"Estimating Water Yields in Utah by Principal Component Analysis,"

Utah Water Research Laboratory Report PRWG 35a-l, Logan, UT, June 1967.

"Application of Multivariate Analysis in Predicting Water Yield,"

Master's Thesis, USU Graduate School of Engineering, Logan, UT, 1967.

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