Consultant – Hydropower Projects
Chartered Civil Engineer
Consultant
12+ Years Experience
Chartered Civil Engineer
Sampath has more than 13 years of experience in small hydropower projects.
- Dentified a range of hydropower project portfolio for a leading small hydropower developer in Africa.
- Has specialised in cost effective designs, feasibility studies, project identification and project management.
- Holds a Master’s of Science –Water Science and Engineering with specialisation of Hydraulic Engineering and River Basin development, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, Netherlands.
- Former Research Scientist, ALPHEUS Project of European Union, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.
- Currently engaged as Senior Hydropower Project Management Consultant, Turbulent NV, Belgium, development of global run-of-river hydropower portfolio development.
Projects
Development of global run-of-river hydropower portfolio development, Belgium (Portfolio of Projects ranging from 15 kW - 2 MW)
Designing hydraulic structures and managing and supervision of all technical studies and project management tools development
European Union - ALPHEUS Project, Europe (The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Denmark and France) (Feasibility study for Innovative Low head Sea Water Pumped Hydropower Projects development in the North Sea(Install Capacity -2000MW and Storage - 20GWh)
Bathymetry analysis using QGIS and identification of potential sites within the North sea.
Conceptual designs of hydraulic structures and optimization.
Development of innovative Construction methods and construction planning.
Developing the Dam design by coordinating the work with all project stakeholders in the European Union.
RWIMI Hydropower Project, Uganda (5.5 MW)
Project Manager during construction
SIRONKO Small Hydropower Project, Uganda (7.1 MW)
Developing the detailed feasibility study, design optimization, and completion of all project reports as necessary for the regulators and lenders.
NCHWERA Small Hydropower Project, Uganda (9 MW)
Completed the pre-feasibility report, conducted site surveys, and completed the conceptual designs.
NYAMINDI Cascade Development, Kenya (24 MW)
Worked as the Team Leader of Nyamindi Cascade of Projects in Kenya. This comprises three projects with a combined capacity of 24 MW.
Complete detailed feasibility study, including conceptual design, dealing with all international partners, conducting all technical meetings, project optimization, engineering designs, and financial evaluation of all projects.
NUGURURU Small Hydro Power Project, Kenya (20 MW)
Pre-feasibility study, including conceptual design
NZOIA Small Hydro Power Project, Kenya (8 MW)
Pre-feasibility study, including conceptual design
Luongo Hydropower Project, Zambia (40 MW)
Detailed feasibility study, regulatory approvals.
Lukulu Small Hydropower Project, Zambia (6 MW)
Detailed feasibility study, regulatory approvals.
Lower Kotmale Small Hydropower Project, Sri Lanka (4 MW)
Civil engineer during construction
Koladeniya Small Hydropower Project, Sri Lanka (1.2 MW)
Civil engineer during construction