The Role of Micro Hydro Power as a Sustainable Energy Solution in Developing Countries Book
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. I. Applications of Micro Hydro Technology: 1. Current Turbines for Generating Power from River Streams/Raju Abraham. 2. Principle and Engineering Aspects of Micro-hydel Systems/O.P. Chabra. 3. Small and Micro-hydro Technology as a Viable Option for Harnessing Renewable Energy in Developing Countries/Pinky Singh. 4. Hydroelectric Power Solutions for Low Velocities of the Rivers in Iraq/Khalid Jalil Hamad. 5. In situ Performance Study of Micro-hydro Power Plants in Nepal/Shyam Sundar Khadka, Ramesh Kumar Maskey, Nikhil Raj Poudel, Pajwal Gautam and Shakar Lal Vaidya. 6. An Overview of Micro/Mini Hydro Power Survey and Design Tools/Pushpa Chitrakar. 7. Developing Innovative Low Head Water Turbine for Free-flowing Streams Suitable for Micro Hydro Power in Flat Regions in Nepal/Tri Ratna Bajracharya and Raj Kumar Chaulagain. 8. A Decision Support System for Energy Generation from Water Supply and Distribution Systems in South Africa/I. Loots, M. van Dijk, J.N. Bhagwan and S.J. van Vuuren. II. Status of Micro Hydro Technology in Specific Geographical Areas:
9. Afghanistan Energy History and Born of a New Program on Promotion of Rural Energy/Sultan Ali Javid. 10. Role of Pico/Micro/Mini/Small Hydro Power Plants in Bhutan/Damchu Dema and Jahar Singh Rai. 11. Hydro Power Potential on The Gambia River Basin/Adama Gassama. 12. Micro-hydel in Indonesia/Agusta Samodra Putra. 13. Private Sector in the Development of Nepal’s Micro-hydel/Surendra Bhakta Mathema and Krishna Prasad Devkota. 14. Nepalese Engineering Consultant’s Perspective for Promoting Micro/Mini Hydro Power Projects in Developing Countries/Ramesh Kumar Maskey and Er. Khimananda Kandel. 15. Development and Dissemination of Micro-hydel in Pakistan/Khalid Islam. 16. Tapping into Hydro Power Potential in Urban Water Distribution System: Development in South Africa/M. van Dijk, J.N. Bhagwan and S.J. van Vuuren. 17. Current Status and Future Developments of Small and Micro Hydro
in Southern Africa/Wim Jonker Klunne. 18. Technology Development for micro hydro power in vietnam/Phung Hong Tuan. 19. Zimbabwe Country Status Report on Use of Micro-hydel/Leopold Vutete Mahofa. Annexures.
Power is of special significance in a nation’s economic development. The rising cost of energy, depleting conventional energy resources and increasing social and environmental constraints against the development of large hydro and concern over pollution from thermal power plants has seen renewed interest in the development of small or micro hydro power projects. The salient features of the micro hydro are short gestation period, environment friendly and inexpensive operation and maintenance. Micro hydro power is perhaps the most reliable of all renewable energy sources which can provide electricity in environmentally benign manner. In fact, a micro hydro system does a similar job to what a solar or wind system does, which is charge batteries. In current scenario, micro hydro systems seem a more cost-effective alternative than a grid connected system.
The present publication is a follow up of the International Workshop on The Role of Micro-hydel for Developing Countries organised by the NAM S&T Centre at Kathmandu, Nepal during 19-22 April, 2013 jointly with the the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) in collaboration with Alternate Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC).
The book includes 19 research papers and status reports from 11 countries, presenting significant insights on role of micro hydro technology in providing wide range of benefits, especially for rural areas and developing countries. It is expected to be of great value for the researcher, professional, experts, non-governmental and governmental organizations working in the field of Small and Micro hydro industries.(jacket)