Volume : III, Issue : III, March - 2013

A Comparative Cost –Benefit Analysis of Hydropower Options for Developing Countries : The Sustainable Approaches

Geetanjali Singh

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The present paper discusses the comparative cost– benefit analysis of hydropower options for the developing countries. The study observed different sustainable approaches of the hydropower options. The gainers and loosers were identified to show the impacts of the projects. The revenue of cost and benefits in the form of cash flow were studied. The research illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of each of the hydro options studied, suggesting where each is most applicable, based on the best evidence available. It shows that micro and pico hydro can be cost effective for supply of rural electricity, even where population densities are sparse. It also shows that large–scale hydro may be cost effective, even where the major costs of environmental mitigation are included. However, as a means of achieving rural electrification in developing countries, small hydro schemes may not be cost effective

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Geetanjali Singh A Comparative Cost -Benefit Analysis of Hydropower Options for Developing Countries : The Sustainable Approaches Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.III March 2013

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