Best Practices for Sustainable Development of Micro Hydro Power in Developing Countries

This report synthesizes the experience of micro hydro developments in Sri Lanka, Peru, Nepal, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. It attempts to draw out the Best Practice from this experience. Micro hydro plants are defined as having a capacity of between 1...

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Main Authors:	Khennas, Smail, Barnett, Andrew
Format:	ESMAP Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CALCULATION CAPACITY BUILDING CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSERVATION AREA DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DIESEL DIESEL GENERATORS DIFFUSION DONOR POLICY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ELECTRIC LIGHT ELECTRIC LIGHTING ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GRID ELECTRONIC LOAD CONTROLLER EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE END-USE END-USES ENERGY CONSUMPTION FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FORMAL DOCUMENTS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GRID EXTENSION HEALTH SERVICES HYDRO DEVELOPERS HYDRO DEVELOPMENT HYDRO INDUSTRY HYDRO PLANT HYDRO PLANTS HYDRO POWER HYDRO POWER PROJECT HYDRO PROJECT HYDRO PROJECTS HYDRO SCHEMES INCREASED ACCESS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS LIVING CONDITIONS LOAD CHARACTERISTICS LOAD FACTOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR MICRO HYDRO MICRO HYDRO SCHEME MICRO HYDRO SYSTEMS MODERN ENERGY POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY IMPACT POWER GENERATION PRIORITY AREAS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES RENEWABLES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ELECTRIFICATION THROUGH GRID EXTENSION RURAL ENERGY RURAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RURAL PEOPLE SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL JUSTICE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT WATER RESOURCES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/08/891679/best-practices-sustainable-development-micro-hydro-power-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20314

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spelling	okr-10986-203142021-04-23T14:03:37Z Best Practices for Sustainable Development of Micro Hydro Power in Developing Countries Khennas, Smail Barnett, Andrew ACCESS TO ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CALCULATION CAPACITY BUILDING CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSERVATION AREA DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DIESEL DIESEL GENERATORS DIFFUSION DONOR POLICY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ELECTRIC LIGHT ELECTRIC LIGHTING ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GRID ELECTRONIC LOAD CONTROLLER EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE END-USE END-USES ENERGY CONSUMPTION FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FORMAL DOCUMENTS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GRID EXTENSION HEALTH SERVICES HYDRO DEVELOPERS HYDRO DEVELOPMENT HYDRO INDUSTRY HYDRO PLANT HYDRO PLANTS HYDRO POWER HYDRO POWER PROJECT HYDRO PROJECT HYDRO PROJECTS HYDRO SCHEMES INCREASED ACCESS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS LIVING CONDITIONS LOAD CHARACTERISTICS LOAD FACTOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR MICRO HYDRO MICRO HYDRO SCHEME MICRO HYDRO SYSTEMS MODERN ENERGY POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY IMPACT POWER GENERATION PRIORITY AREAS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES RENEWABLES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ELECTRIFICATION THROUGH GRID EXTENSION RURAL ENERGY RURAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RURAL PEOPLE SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL JUSTICE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT WATER RESOURCES This report synthesizes the experience of micro hydro developments in Sri Lanka, Peru, Nepal, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. It attempts to draw out the Best Practice from this experience. Micro hydro plants are defined as having a capacity of between 10 kW and 200 kW. The report provides a rigorous comparative microeconomic analysis of the cost and financial returns of a sample of plants across the five countries. It draws out the macroeconomic, financial, and other institutional arrangements that appear important to the scaling-up of micro hydro investments. Summaries of the microeconomic analysis of the case studies of individual micro hyro plants are included in the annex to this synthesis report. The lessons for "Best Practice" are summarized in Section 5. 2014-09-30T20:42:20Z 2014-09-30T20:42:20Z 2000-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/08/891679/best-practices-sustainable-development-micro-hydro-power-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20314 English en_US ESMAP technical paper;no. 6 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Publications & Research Africa Latin America & Caribbean South Asia
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topic	ACCESS TO ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CALCULATION CAPACITY BUILDING CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSERVATION AREA DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DIESEL DIESEL GENERATORS DIFFUSION DONOR POLICY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ELECTRIC LIGHT ELECTRIC LIGHTING ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GRID ELECTRONIC LOAD CONTROLLER EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE END-USE END-USES ENERGY CONSUMPTION FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FORMAL DOCUMENTS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GRID EXTENSION HEALTH SERVICES HYDRO DEVELOPERS HYDRO DEVELOPMENT HYDRO INDUSTRY HYDRO PLANT HYDRO PLANTS HYDRO POWER HYDRO POWER PROJECT HYDRO PROJECT HYDRO PROJECTS HYDRO SCHEMES INCREASED ACCESS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS LIVING CONDITIONS LOAD CHARACTERISTICS LOAD FACTOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR MICRO HYDRO MICRO HYDRO SCHEME MICRO HYDRO SYSTEMS MODERN ENERGY POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY IMPACT POWER GENERATION PRIORITY AREAS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES RENEWABLES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ELECTRIFICATION THROUGH GRID EXTENSION RURAL ENERGY RURAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RURAL PEOPLE SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL JUSTICE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT WATER RESOURCES
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CALCULATION CAPACITY BUILDING CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSERVATION AREA DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DIESEL DIESEL GENERATORS DIFFUSION DONOR POLICY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ELECTRIC LIGHT ELECTRIC LIGHTING ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GRID ELECTRONIC LOAD CONTROLLER EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE END-USE END-USES ENERGY CONSUMPTION FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FORMAL DOCUMENTS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GRID EXTENSION HEALTH SERVICES HYDRO DEVELOPERS HYDRO DEVELOPMENT HYDRO INDUSTRY HYDRO PLANT HYDRO PLANTS HYDRO POWER HYDRO POWER PROJECT HYDRO PROJECT HYDRO PROJECTS HYDRO SCHEMES INCREASED ACCESS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS LIVING CONDITIONS LOAD CHARACTERISTICS LOAD FACTOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR MICRO HYDRO MICRO HYDRO SCHEME MICRO HYDRO SYSTEMS MODERN ENERGY POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY IMPACT POWER GENERATION PRIORITY AREAS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES RENEWABLES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ELECTRIFICATION THROUGH GRID EXTENSION RURAL ENERGY RURAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RURAL PEOPLE SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL JUSTICE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT WATER RESOURCES Khennas, Smail Barnett, Andrew Best Practices for Sustainable Development of Micro Hydro Power in Developing Countries
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description	This report synthesizes the experience of micro hydro developments in Sri Lanka, Peru, Nepal, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. It attempts to draw out the Best Practice from this experience. Micro hydro plants are defined as having a capacity of between 10 kW and 200 kW. The report provides a rigorous comparative microeconomic analysis of the cost and financial returns of a sample of plants across the five countries. It draws out the macroeconomic, financial, and other institutional arrangements that appear important to the scaling-up of micro hydro investments. Summaries of the microeconomic analysis of the case studies of individual micro hyro plants are included in the annex to this synthesis report. The lessons for "Best Practice" are summarized in Section 5.
format	Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper
author	Khennas, Smail Barnett, Andrew
author_facet	Khennas, Smail Barnett, Andrew
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title	Best Practices for Sustainable Development of Micro Hydro Power in Developing Countries
title_short	Best Practices for Sustainable Development of Micro Hydro Power in Developing Countries
title_full	Best Practices for Sustainable Development of Micro Hydro Power in Developing Countries
title_fullStr	Best Practices for Sustainable Development of Micro Hydro Power in Developing Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Best Practices for Sustainable Development of Micro Hydro Power in Developing Countries
title_sort	best practices for sustainable development of micro hydro power in developing countries
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/08/891679/best-practices-sustainable-development-micro-hydro-power-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20314
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Best Practices for Sustainable Development of Micro Hydro Power in Developing Countries

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