Small hydropower development in western Himalayas: Strategy forfaster implementation

Renewable Energy

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 571-578

  Kumar, Deepak ^a   Katoch, S S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

RIVER DIVERSION; RIVERS;

DEVELOPER; FASTER IMPLEMENTATION; HIMALAYAN; HYDRO-POWER DEVELOPMENT; HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL; HYDROPOWER PROJECTS; RUN OF THE RIVERS; SMALL HYDRO POWER;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER;

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; INCENTIVE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABILITY; TUNNEL;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

EID: 84920911966     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.12.058     Document Type: Article

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