Evolution de la conception et de la gestion des aménagements hydroélectriques

Changes in the conception and management of hydroelectric plants

¹ Adjoint au Chef de Service de la Production Hydraulique d'Electricité de France
² Direction Générale, Mission Environnement
³ Direction de l'Equipement, Centre National d'Equipement Hydraulique

Abstract

Present conceptions of hydroelectric plants take into account all social and environmental data. Measures are taken to adapt purely energetic development management to satisfy other uses: tourism and leisure, irrigation, industrial needs, natural environment etc. while at the same time respecting the rights of the statutory body. Thus in Saint-Egrève on the Isère, the construction of the dam and the factory on the river bed, in preference to the construction of a lateral canal, has integrated the special features of the site: reduction in consumption of agricultural land, protection against high waters, preservation of the natural environment and development of tourism and leisure.