Using a Deep Learning Framework to Forecast Reservoir Water Availability in India

This research paper presents a deep learning framework developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) to forecast reservoir water volumes in India over a 90-day period to mitigate risks of water-driven power outages.

• WRI developed a near-real-time reservoir water volume forecast for a 90-day window using a Bayesian long short-term memory sequence-to-sequence-to-sequence deep learning model based on global meteorological data.
• A pilot project applying this model to 11 Indian reservoirs that supply water for thermal coal power generation showed a coefficient of determination score of 92% for short-term forecasts (1-14 days) and 56% for long-term forecasts (15-90 days).
• The forecasting tool is intended to help decision-makers avoid acute water-driven power outages and support water-prudent policies, though it is explicitly not intended for reservoir management operations.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Using a Deep Learning Framework to Forecast Reservoir Water Availability in India. https://www.wri.org/research/using-deep-learning-framework-forecast-reservoir-water-availability-india

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Using a Deep Learning Framework to Forecast Reservoir Water Availability in India. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/using-deep-learning-framework-forecast-reservoir-water-availability-india.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendusing, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Using a Deep Learning Framework to Forecast Reservoir Water Availability in India}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/using-deep-learning-framework-forecast-reservoir-water-availability-india}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }