@article{fdi:010077952,
  title = {{R}eservoir operation optimized for hydropower production reduces conflict with traditional water uses in the {S}enegal {R}iver},
  author = {{R}aso, {L}. and {B}ader, {J}ean-{C}laude and {W}eijs, {S}. {V}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}anantali is a dam located on the {S}enegal {R}iver and is mainly used for hydropower production. {B}efore the dam's construction, the annual river flood alimented the flood recession agriculture, a practice based on natural irrigation and fertilization of the flood plain, used traditionally by the local populations downstream. {A}nalysis of the actual reservoir operation shows that annual floods have been largely reduced for the benefit of hydropower production. {M}oreover, the {S}enegal {R}iver {B}asin authority is evaluating the construction of different new dams, which could reduce even further the water available for flood support, given that the current operational focus is on satisfying hydropower demand. {T}his study investigates the effects of an optimal reservoir operation strategy that maximizes hydropower production only, analyzing the results of this strategy in terms of effects on the two main objectives, i.e., hydropower production and flood support. {T}he problem of finding optimal reservoir operation strategy is solved by applying the stochastic dual dynamic programming method. {R}esults show the existence of a release strategy in which both objectives improve (+9% for hydropower and +7% for flood production) with respect to the historically observed operation. {T}his solution, however, may require the electric system to compensate for the variability in energy supply along the year.},
  keywords = {{FLEUVE} {SENEGAL} {VALLEE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {W}ater {R}esources {P}lanning and {M}anagement},
  volume = {146},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {05020003 [8 ]},
  ISSN = {0733-9496},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1061/(asce)wr.1943-5452.0001076},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077952},
}