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154 × 10 ^ 3 m 3 (5 × 10 ^ 6 cu ft) Spillway type: Controlled: Spillway capacity: 175 m 3 /s (6,180 cu ft/s) Reservoir; Creates: Lake Gordon: Total capacity: 12.4 km 3 (3.0 cu mi) Catchment area: 1,280 km 2 (494 sq mi) Surface area: 278 km 2 (107 sq mi) Gordon Power Station; Coordinates
Hydropower (from Ancient Greek ὑδρο-, "water"), also known as water power or water energy, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by converting the gravitational potential or kinetic energy of a water source to produce power. [1] Hydropower is a method of sustainable energy ...
The following page lists hydroelectric power stations that generate power using the run-of-the-river method. This list includes most power stations that are larger than 100 MW in maximum net capacity, which are currently operational or under construction.
Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, [1] which is more than all other renewable sources combined and also more than nuclear power. [2] Hydropower can provide large amounts of low-carbon electricity on demand, making it a key element for creating secure and clean electricity supply systems. [2]
As of 2025, plans exist in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the construction of a hydroelectric power station set to overtake the Three Gorges, [3] with an installed capacity of 39,000 MW. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Project is called Grand Inga and is planned to be realised on the lower Congo River . [ 6 ]
In 2012 Skynet Labs Ltd, an Irish oil and gas software company took a set of common drilling formula used in the drilling profession in offshore and onshore oil and gas exploration and abstracted out a smart device app for iPhone and android. There are approximately 5000 formulas that are used today in the drilling industry.
The International Hydropower Association estimates that the total hydropower potential in India is 660,000 GWh/year, of which 540,000 GWh/year (79%) is still undeveloped. [15] India ranks as the fourth country in the world by undeveloped hydropower potential, after Russia, China and Canada, and fifth by total potential, surpassed also by Brazil ...
The commercially viable potential is estimated at 44 GW from 66 hydropower sites. [4] In 2010, the electrification rate was only 53% (leaving 12.5 million people without electricity) and 76% depended on wood for cooking. With about 1 toe for every $1,000 of GDP, Nepal has the poorest energy intensity among all south Asian countries.