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Hydropower - Harnessing The Power of Water

When the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow, hydropower can reliably supply homes and businesses with clean electricity.

BENEFITS OF HYDROPOWER

The cheapest energy source Hydro stations need little maintenance and therefore cheaper to manage than other types of power station	Driver for development Hydropower promotes economic development and the generation of local employment	Long-lasting Hydroelectric power stations are built to last. Many are still operational 50 to100 years after being built	Flexible During demand, hydro stations can hit capacity in just 2 minutes & stopping the flow can be done just as quickly when demand is low
Low emissions Water is clean & carbon free. Hydroelectric power lowers greenhouse gas emissions	Reliable The sun sets and sometimes the wind doesn’t blow, but water can always be made to flow

OUR HYDROPOWER SOLUTIONS

We provide various hydropower solutions tailored to your needs

Pumped Storage Hydropower Plants

This works similar to a battery, storing energy generated from other sources such as solar, wind and nuclear. It stores the energy by pumping water from a reservoir at a low level, up to a reservoir at higher level. When there’s a demand for electricity, the water is released back down to the lower reservoir and on to that all important turbine

An Impoundment Facility

This is the most widespread system. By building one or more dams, reservoirs are formed that store large amounts of water and, in this way, regulate the flow that passes through the turbines to generate electricity. This means energy production can be stable throughout the year

A Diversion Facility

Also known as “run-of-river”. This type doesn’t use a dam, but instead harnesses the natural flow of water falling from a greater to a lesser height. The water is channelled, via a series of canals, towards the generator-powering turbines. One good example of this is the power stations at Niagara Falls

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Hydropower - Harnessing The Power of Water

BENEFITS OF HYDROPOWER

The cheapest energy source

Hydro stations need little maintenance and therefore cheaper to manage than other types of power station

Driver for development

Hydropower promotes economic development and the generation of local employment

Long-lasting

Hydroelectric power stations are built to last. Many are still operational 50 to100 years after being built

Flexible

During demand, hydro stations can hit capacity in just 2 minutes & stopping the flow can be done just as quickly when demand is low

Low emissions

Water is clean & carbon free. Hydroelectric power lowers greenhouse gas emissions

Reliable

The sun sets and sometimes the wind doesn’t blow, but water can always be made to flow

OUR HYDROPOWER SOLUTIONS

BE PART OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION.