It is sad to see the CGIAR system being used to present thinly disguised propaganda as science.
The study of dam cited costs carefully avoided comparison with other sectors which would reveal that most public finance projects suffer similar challenges. Even in the private sector, many IT projects, for instance, fail to deliver anything close to the benefits initially promoted. Yet they form the basis of many successful businesses.
The notion that aquifers can provide equivalent storage to large dams is fantasy in many parts of the world, including much of Africa.
The fact that the only technology to store energy at national grid scale depends on dams and hydropower is conveniently ignored, thus carefully avoiding the critical role that flexible hydropower will play in the power systems of the future.
I could go on but see no point and only contribute to ensure that it is clear that the quality of work presented by no means represents ether a consensus or good science.
It is sad to see the CGIAR system being used to present thinly disguised propaganda as science.
The study of dam cited costs carefully avoided comparison with other sectors which would reveal that most public finance projects suffer similar challenges. Even in the private sector, many IT projects, for instance, fail to deliver anything close to the benefits initially promoted. Yet they form the basis of many successful businesses.
The notion that aquifers can provide equivalent storage to large dams is fantasy in many parts of the world, including much of Africa.
The fact that the only technology to store energy at national grid scale depends on dams and hydropower is conveniently ignored, thus carefully avoiding the critical role that flexible hydropower will play in the power systems of the future.
I could go on but see no point and only contribute to ensure that it is clear that the quality of work presented by no means represents ether a consensus or good science.