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Pharping hydropower plant
As of 2023, China has the largest hydropower installed capacity in the world, significantly surpassing other countries. The Three Gorges Dam, located on the Yangtze River, is the world's largest hydroelectric power station by installed capacity. China's extensive investment in hydropower infrastructure has enabled it to dominate the global hydropower market. Other countries with notable capacities include Brazil and Canada, but they lag behind China's total output.
Nepal's natural resources include hydropower potential, forest resources, minerals like limestone and zinc, and agricultural land for crops like rice, wheat, and tea. Hydropower is a significant resource, with Nepal having the potential to generate a large amount of clean energy from its rivers. However, challenges such as political instability and lack of infrastructure hinder the effective utilization of these resources.
A giant tube in a hydropower plant is typically known as a penstock. It is a large pipe or conduit that carries water from the reservoir to the turbines, where the potential energy of the water is converted into mechanical energy to generate electricity. The size of a penstock can vary depending on the capacity and design of the hydropower plant.
Hydropower creates electricity.
Nepal is the Second Richest Country (after Brazil) in Water Resources.The water has the capacity of generating 83,000 mega watts of hydro power potentiality but Nepal only utilizes 2 percent of hydro-electricity of its total production capacity. Also, Nepal has most costly Electricity all over the world.
International Hydropower Association's motto is 'Advancing Sustainable Hydropower'.
The purpose of hydropower is to generate electricity.
Hydropower technology
A large hydropower dam on average costs 1800 million in 2010 USD with an average installed capacity of 630 MW.
yes hydropower is renewable. renewable means it will be there for ever. as long as water is on the earth we will have hydropower.
The oldest Hydropower power plant is in Darjeeling District in West Bengal. It's installed capacity is 130KW and was commissioned in the year 1897.