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LNEC offers course for professionals at the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Plant LNEC offers course for professionals at the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Plant
2025-01-24


A Dam Operation and Safety Course (CESB) was held at LNEC for senior technicians from the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Plant (HCB), in Mozambique.
The course was taught by researchers from the Hydraulics and Environment Department of (DHA), the Geotechnics Department (DG) and Concrete Dams Department (DBB), covering the aspects of hydrology, hydraulics, environment, geotechnics and structures of the dam engineering.

HCB technicians had four daily training sessions lasting one and a half hours, for eight days. A visit was also made to the LNEC facilities associated with dam engineering studies and the course ended with a two-day study visit to the dams and other hydraulic works in operation by the Alqueva Development and Infrastructure Company (EDIA).

These actions carried out by LNEC contribute to the training of HCB technicians in their day-to-day work in the safe and efficient management of the Cahora Bassa dam.
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