Hydropower
Hydropower has important benefits:
- Water is a renewable source of energy.
- Hydroelectric power generation is the most cost-efficient energy which is not sensitive to fuel price fluctuations and increases.
- Hydropower reservoirs are vitally important for water supply, irrigation and flood protection.
- Hydropower improves electric grid stability and reliability.
- Hydropower preserves fossil fuel resources.
- Within the global energy mix, hydropower is one of the lowest GHG emitters.
- Hydropower contributes significantly to regional economic and social development.
- Hydropower is a well-proven source of power generation.
- Hydropower’s unique operational flexibility and storage capacity make it the most efficient and cost-effective way to support the deployment of intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power.