Hydroelectric Power

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

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Lemonthyme Power Station: Engineering and Operations in the Mersey–Forth Scheme

Lemonthyme Power Station is a 54 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric facility in north-western Tasmania, part of the Mersey–Forth scheme.

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Kpong Dam: Engineering and Operations on the Volta River

Kpong Dam is a 160 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric facility in Ghana, operated by the Volta River Authority.

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Hauser Dam: Engineering Failure and Reconstruction on the Missouri River

History of Hauser Dam's 1908 collapse, reconstruction, and operations on the Missouri River in Montana.

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Baglihar Dam: Hydroelectric Infrastructure and the Indus Waters Treaty Dispute

Baglihar Dam is a 900 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric project on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir, central to the India-Pakistan Indu...

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Jhimruk Khola Hydropower Station

12 MW run-of-river hydropower plant in Pyuthan District, Nepal, owned by Butwal Power Company Limited.

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Carrapatelo Dam: Hydroelectric Infrastructure on the Douro

Carrapatelo Dam is a gravity dam on the Douro River in Portugal, featuring a 201 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant.

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Laxede Power Plant: Engineering and Operations

Technical overview of the Laxede Hydroelectric Power Plant in Norway, covering its run-of-river design, turbine specifications, and grid int...

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Siuri Khola Hydropower Station

Siuri Khola Hydropower Station is a 5 MW run-of-river hydro plant in Nepal's Lamjung District, owned by Nyadi Group Pvt Ltd.

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Dargai Hydropower Plant: Engineering and Operations in Khyber Pajhtunkhwa

Overview of the Dargai Hydropower Plant, a 20 MW run-of-river facility on the Swat River in Pakistan, commissioned in 1952.

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Chutak Hydroelectric Plant: Engineering and Operations

Overview of the Chutak Hydroelectric Plant in Ladakh, India, including its 44 MW capacity, Francis turbines, and Indus Waters Treaty complia...

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Iwa Khola Hydropower Project: Engineering, Finance and Operations in Taplejung

Overview of the 9.90 MW Iwa Khola run-of-river hydroelectric plant in Nepal, its financing and operational timeline.

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Yarrawonga Weir: Hydroelectric Power, Irrigation and Regional Infrastructure

Yarrawonga Weir is a major earth-filled dam on the Murray River, featuring a 9.5 MW hydro station and critical irrigation infrastructure.

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Khani Khola Hydropower Station

Khani Khola Hydropower Station is a 2 MW run-of-river plant in Nepal owned by Khani Khola Hydropower Company Ltd.

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Sabha Khola Hydropower Station

Overview of the Sabha Khola Hydropower Station, a 3.3 MW run-of-river plant in Sankhuwasabha District, Nepal.

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Teesta Low Dam - IV Hydropower Plant

160 MW run-of-river hydroelectric station on the Teesta River in Kalimpong, West Bengal, operated by NHPC Limited.

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Assessment of environmental flow requirements using a coupled surface water-groundwater model and a flow health tool: A case study of Son river in the Ganga basin

2021 scholarly article on assessing environmental flow requirements for the Son river in the Ganga basin using coupled hydrological models.

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Long Spruce Generating Station: Engineering and Operations

Overview of the Long Spruce Generating Station, a 1010 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant on Manitoba's Nelson River.

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Koma Kulshan Project: Run-of-the-River Hydroelectric Facility on Mount Baker

The Koma Kulshan Project is a 12 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant in Washington state, owned by Eagle Creek Renewable Energy.

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Daraudi A Hydropower Plant: Engineering, Construction and Regional Impact

Overview of the 6 MW Daraudi A run-of-river hydropower plant in Nepal, its construction history, technical specifications, and local socio-e...

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Mardi Khola Hydropower Station

4.8 MW run-of-river hydroelectric plant in Kaski District, Nepal, developed by Gandaki Hydropower Development Co. P. Ltd.