Exploring Trade-offs in Reservoir Operations through Many Objective Optimisation: Case of Nile River Basin

Water storage and diversion capacity of reservoirs in the Nile Basin are benefited for various purposes including agricultural irrigation and hydro-energy production. Filling and operation of the recently constructed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have been subject to heated debate for its implications on downstream countries Sudan and...

Will the Benefits Keep Flowing?: Analysing the Effects of an Uncertain World on the Objectives of the Akosombo Dam

The Akosombo dam in Ghana's Lower Volta River Basin provides essential economic benefits through hydropower generation, flood protection, and irrigation opportunities. However, since its construction was completed in 1965, the livelihood of the riverine communities drastically changed. The seasonal peak and low flows in the river, which provided...

Multi-sector Water Allocation: The impact of nonlinear approximation network hyperparameters for multi-objective reservoir control