Key factors for the success of village hydro-electric programmes

N.P.A. Smith

Renewable Energy, 1994, vol. 5, issue 5, 1453-1460

Abstract: Village-scale hydro-electric programmes exist in many developing countries throughout the world. Well-implemented schemes provide a cheap and reliable source of power from a renewable, indigenous source. Despite the massive demand and scope for these programmes, they tend to be very small-scale and, though beneficial to the villages that they electrify, they only make a minor impact on overall rural electrification needs. This paper addresses the key technical, organisational and economic factors for successful village hydro-electric programmes in order to promote a wider and more sustainable use of small-scale hydro power for rural development.

Keywords: Micro-hydro; rural electrification; renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(94)90187-2

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