Sustainability suspense of small hydropower projects: A study from western Himalayan region of India

Renewable Energy

Volumn 76, Issue , 2015, Pages 220-233

  Kumar, Deepak ^a   Katoch, S S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Developers; Himalayan; Run of the river (RoR); Small hydropower projects (SHPs); Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RIVERS;

DEVELOPERS; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; HIMALAYAN; HYDRO POWER PRODUCTION; PLANNING AND MONITORING; PROJECT-AFFECTED PEOPLE; RUN OF THE RIVERS; SMALL HYDRO POWER;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POWER GENERATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 84912099091     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.11.025     Document Type: Article

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