Review of Yunnan's hydropower development. Comparing small and large hydropower projects regarding their environmental implications and socio-economic consequences

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 585-595

  Hennig, Thomas ^a   Wang, Wenling ^b   Feng, Yan ^b   Ou, Xiaokun ^b   He, Daming ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydropower development; Large dams; Power transmission; Small hydropower hubs; Yunnan China

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; HYDRO-POWER DEVELOPMENT; HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL; HYDROPOWER PROJECTS; LARGE DAMS; SMALL HYDRO POWER; SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES; YUNNAN/CHINA;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84881319126     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.07.023     Document Type: Review

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