A comprehensive analysis of strategies, policies and development of hydropower in India: Special emphasis on small hydro power

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue , 2013, Pages 460-470

  Sharma, Naveen Kumar ^a   Tiwari, Prashant Kumar ^a   Sood, Yog Raj ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Hydropower; Renewable policy in India; Small hydropower

Indexed keywords

CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES; COAL-BASED THERMAL POWER PLANTS; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; CURRENT STATUS; DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; ENERGY CRISIS; ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION; FUTURE STRATEGY; HIGH COSTS; HYDRO-POWER DEVELOPMENT; HYDROPOWER; ISOLATED AREAS; POWER SECTOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE POLICY; SMALL HYDRO POWER; SMALL SCALE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RIVER POLLUTION; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER;

EID: 84869882234     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.10.017     Document Type: Review

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