Hydroelectric Power

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

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Articles

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Lists of hydroelectric power stations

Overview of hydroelectric power station classifications: conventional, pumped-storage, run-of-the-river, and tidal.

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Pakpatan Hydropower Plant: Infrastructure and Financing

Overview of the Pakpatan Hydropower Plant in Punjab, Pakistan, a 2.82 MW low-head project on the Upper Chenab Canal.

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Pocinho Dam: Hydroelectric Infrastructure on the Douro River

Pocinho Dam is a concrete gravity dam and hydroelectric plant on the Douro River in Portugal, commissioned in 1982 with a capacity of 186 MW...

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Middle Chaku Khola Hydropower Station

Overview of the 1.8 MW run-of-river hydro plant in Sindhupalchok, Nepal, operated by Laughing Budha Power Nepal.

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Andhi Khola Hydropower Station

Andhi Khola is a 9.4 MW run-of-river hydroelectric plant in Nepal, owned by Butwal Power Company and connected to the national grid.

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Koteshwar Dam: Infrastructure and Role in the Tehri Hydropower Complex

Koteshwar Dam is a gravity dam on the Bhagirathi River in India, part of the Tehri Hydropower Complex with a 400 MW run-of-the-river power s...

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Environmental flow modelling of the Chalakkudi Sub-basin using ‘Flow Health’

Overview of the scholarly article on environmental flow modelling in the Chalakkudi Sub-basin using the ‘Flow Health’ metric.

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Rapides-des-Coeurs generating station

Hydroelectric plant on the Saint-Maurice River in Quebec, Canada, operated by Hydro-Québec with a capacity of 76 MW.

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Puwa Khola-1 Hydropower Station

4 MW run-of-river hydro plant in Ilam District, Nepal. Owned by Puwa Khola - 1 Hydropower Pvt. Ltd.

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Lower Chaku Khola Hydropower Station

1.8 MW run-of-river hydro plant in Sindhupalchok, Nepal, operated by Laughing Buddha Power Nepal Pvt. Ltd.

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Pompton Dam: Historic Spillway and Environmental Controversy

The Pompton Dam is a historic spillway in New Jersey, part of the Morris Canal system, facing removal debates.

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Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project: Run-of-the-River Infrastructure on the Indus

Overview of the 1450 MW Ghazi-Barotha hydropower project in Pakistan, its construction, financing, and operational role.

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Churchill Falls Generating Station: Hydroelectric Infrastructure and the 1969 Contract Dispute

Churchill Falls is a 5428 MW hydroelectric station in Labrador, Canada. Known for its underground powerhouse and the long-standing contract...

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Zangmu Dam: Hydroelectric Infrastructure and Transboundary Water Disputes

Zangmu Dam is a 510 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric project on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet, China, sparking downstream concerns in I...

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Ratle Hydroelectric Plant: Infrastructure and Indus Waters Treaty Dispute

Ratle Hydroelectric Plant is an 850 MW run-of-the-river project on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir, central to India-Pakistan treaty d...

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Menihek Hydroelectric Generating Station

Off-grid hydro plant in Labrador serving remote Quebec communities via interprovincial agreement.

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Samarra Barrage: Hydroelectric Infrastructure and Irrigation on the Tigris

Overview of the Samarra Barrage in Iraq, its 84 MW hydroelectric capacity, construction history, and role in Tigris flood control.

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Azad Pattan Hydropower Project: Infrastructure, Tariff and CPEC Integration

Azad Pattan is a 700.7 MW hydroelectric plant on the Jhelum River in Pakistan, owned by Gezhouba Group.

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Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Plant: Infrastructure and Regional Power Supply

Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Plant in India provides 390 MW of peaking power to the Northern Grid via a run-of-the-river scheme on the Chenab Riv...

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Devils Gate Dam and Power Station

Devils Gate Dam in Tasmania: concrete arch dam, Lake Barrington reservoir, and 63 MW hydroelectric power station.