Penstock Approaching Ponds
The penstock, the pipe transporting the water from the dams to the power station, are approaching the dams.
The rainy season near, workers are digging hard to complete the ditches so that the penstock may be laid and covered again. Hard rain will make this work difficult, and may lead to delays… To add to the challenges, the terrain close to the dams is very steep and requires digging through a hill. Thus, heavy equipment is used, like this excavator, which digs a deep trench through a hill just before the penstock will split into two smaller pipes leading to the two ponds.
Photo: Basil Rolandsen (www.bouvet.info)