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Hydro power or water power is the electrical energy generated from falling or running water. The hydro power portal provides an overview on hydro energy related information on energypedia. Look for specific topics, latest articles or uploaded documents and announce upcoming events.

Hydro Power Basics

• Basic Information about Hydro Power
• FAQ on Hydro
• Facts on Hydro Power
• World Commission on Dams (WCD) Report
• Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP)

Management, Operation and Business Models

• Promotion of Local Planning / Design Capacities
• Promotion of Private Sector Participation
• Metering and Billing Systems
• Tariffs
• Operation and Maintenance
• Off-grid to On-grid

Policy Framework for Hydro Power

• International Organisations
• Institutions -  Micro Hydro Power
• Institutional Set Up- National Level
• Regulations for Installation & Operation of Small Hydro Power Plants (country specific)
• Feed-in Policies
• Small Hydro Power Framework Conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Technological Aspects of Hydro Power

• Micro Hydro Power (MHP) Plants
• Civil Engineering
• Components of a Hydropower Plant
• Importing - Licensing - Technology Transfer
• Local Production / Planning Capacity
• Upgrading of Water Mills / Rehabilitation of Power Plants
• Pico Hydro Power
• All Micro Hydro / Pico Hydro Power Articles
• All Micro Hydro Articles
• Planning a Mini Hydro Power Project
• All Small Hydro / Mini Hydro Power Articles
• Hydro Battery Charging Station
• Electric Retrofitting of Existing Dams

Financing Models and Costs for Hydro Power

• Hydropower - Types of Financing
• Cost Analysis
• Grants, Subsidies
• Loans (soft loans, commercial loans)
• Venture Capital
• Project Financing
• Involvement of MFIs
• Risk Coverage
• Management Cost Calculation Model
• Analysis Tool for the Financial Feasibility of Micro Hydro Power (MHP) Projects
• All Articles on Financing Hydro Power

Social and Environmental Impacts / Monitoring Hydro Power

• Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts of MHP
• Monitoring
• Social Implications of Load Management
• Integration of Gender Issues
• Consumer Awareness and Communication
• Mitigation and Intervention Techniques
• Environment Assessment and Watershed Action Planning
• Causes and Features of Watershed Degradation related to MHP projects
• Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP)
• MHP Indonesia - Impact on Sustainability
• Indonesian MHP Sites: Survey on Key Performance Indicators (2012)
• Hydro Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
• Environment Assessment Related to MHP Projects in Ethiopia
• Remote Monitoring

Monitoring & Evaluation of Solar Energy

• Monitoring of Solar Home System (SHS)
• PicoPV Consumer Surveys
• Questionnaire on Sustainability of Rural Solar Home Systems (SHS) Electrification
• Remote Monitoring

Climate Change and Hydro Power

• Hydropower- A Catalyst for Climate Change Mitigation
• Carbon Markets for Small Hydro Power

Case Studies on Hydro Power

• Micro Hydro Power in Ethiopia - Analysis and Lessons Learned
• Small Hydropower Project Nepal
• Lessons Learnt for Community Based Pico- and Micro-hydropower Schemes
• Peru (ITDG)
• Productive Use of Energy for Micro-hydro Power in Indonesia
• Community Based Rural Electrification – Micro Hydro Kenya

Hydro Power Resources

• Mini-Grid Webinar Series 2019
• Mini-grid Webinar Series 2017
• Hydropower - Tools
• Hydropower Database - add your project!
• Micro and Mini Hydropower - Online Library
• Good and bad of mini hydro power vol.1
• Good and bad of mini hydro power vol.2
• Pros and Cons - Micro Hydro Power (MHP)
• Manuals
• MHP Case Studies
• RE Project Resource Center
• Tender Documents
• Micro Hydro Power (MHP) Tree DiagramWorld Commission on Dams (WCD) Report
• Hydro Energy in Specific Countries
• Renewable Energy Project Resource Center
• External Micro Hydro Power (MHP) Links

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Hydro Publications

• Private Sector Driven Business Models for Clean Energy Mini-Grids: Lessons learnt from South and South-East-Asia
• Improving Policies and Instruments to Address Cumulative Impacts of Small Hydropower in the Amazon
• Renewable Capacity Statistics 2019

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