Hydroelectric Power

Reservoir, run-of-river and pumped-storage hydropower; dams, turbines and environmental impact.

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Alpaslan-2 Dam: Hydroelectric Infrastructure on the Murat River

Alpaslan-2 Dam is a 280 MW hydroelectric embankment dam on the Murat River in Muş Province, Turkey, commissioned in 2021 after significant c...

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Seimare Dam: Arch Dam Infrastructure on the Seimare River

Seimare Dam is a 180 m arch dam in Ilam Province, Iran, featuring a 480 MW hydroelectric power station on the Seimare River.

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Hatillo Dam: Hydroelectric Infrastructure in the Dominican Republic

The Hatillo Dam is the largest reservoir in the Dominican Republic, providing 8 MW of hydroelectric power and flood control on the Yuna Rive...

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Imha Dam: Hydroelectric Infrastructure and Floating Solar Hybridization

Imha Dam is a South Korean embankment dam featuring a 50 MW hydro plant and a 47 MW floating solar array commissioned in 2025.

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Santa Luzia Dam: Arch Dam Infrastructure on the Unhais River

Santa Luzia Dam is a concrete arch dam in Portugal, designed by André Coyne and operated by Energias de Portugal.

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Shimokotori Dam: Hydroelectric Infrastructure in Gifu Prefecture

Shimokotori Dam is a rock-fill dam in Japan, completed in 1973, powering a 142 MW station owned by Kansai Electric Power.

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Eibenstock Dam: Hydroelectric Infrastructure and Water Management in Saxony

Eibenstock Dam is Saxony's largest dam by height and volume, providing drinking water, flood protection, and hydropower.

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Hojum Hydroelectric Power Station

Hojum Hydroelectric Power Station in Trollhättan, Sweden, features underground turbines on the Göta älv river.

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Isawa Dam: Embankment Infrastructure on the Isawa River

Overview of the Isawa Dam in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, an embankment dam completed in 2013 with a 15.7 MW hydroelectric power station.

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Boyabat Dam: Hydroelectric Infrastructure on the Kızılırmak River

Overview of the Boyabat Dam in Turkey, a 513 MW hydroelectric facility on the Kızılırmak River completed in 2012.

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Vorotan Cascade: Hydroelectric Infrastructure in Armenia

The Vorotan Cascade is a major hydroelectric complex in Armenia with 404.2 MW capacity, comprising three power plants and five reservoirs on...

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Tasang Dam: Proposed Hydroelectric Infrastructure on the Salween River

Tasang Dam is a proposed multi-purpose hydroelectric project on Myanmar's Salween River, featuring significant capacity and regional controv...

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Volobe Hydroelectric Power Station: Infrastructure and Development in Madagascar

Details on the 120 MW Volobe Hydroelectric Power Station under construction in Madagascar, including technical specs, funding, and grid impa...

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Tipaimukh Dam: Proposed Hydroelectric Infrastructure on the Barak River

Proposed 1500 MW hydroelectric dam on the Barak River in Manipur, India, facing environmental and transboundary disputes with Bangladesh.

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Acaray Dam: Hydroelectric Infrastructure and HVDC Interconnection in Paraguay

Acaray Dam in Paraguay: 210 MW hydroelectric plant with historic Siemens HVDC back-to-back station for Brazil interconnection.

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Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station

The Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station is a 475 MW hydroelectric power plant on the Ob River in Russia, commissioned in 1950 and owned by Rus...

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Burton upon Trent Flour Mills: Heritage and Hydroelectric Conversion

Grade II listed flour mill in Winshill, Staffordshire, converted to residential use and hydroelectric power plant.

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Rampart Dam: The Proposed Yukon River Hydroelectric Project

The Rampart Dam was a massive proposed hydroelectric project on Alaska's Yukon River, cancelled in 1967 due to environmental and economic co...

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Khudoni Hydro Power Plant: Infrastructure, Controversy and Svaneti

Analysis of the projected Khudoni HPP in Georgia, its 700 MW capacity, and the environmental and cultural controversies in Upper Svaneti.

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Coo-Trois-Ponts Hydroelectric Power Station

Overview of the Coo-Trois-Ponts pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Belgium, its infrastructure, and operational history.