%0 Journal Article
%T Life Cycle Analysis of Run-of River Small Hydro Power Plants in India
%A Varun I. K. Bhat and Ravi Prakash
%J The Open Renewable Energy Journal
%D 2008
%I Bentham Open
%R 10.2174/1876387100901010011]
%X For 7-8% growth rate that India is aspiringfor, its energy needs will increase correspondingly. The challenge is to provide desired quality power in a sustainable manner and at reasonable cost. Small hydropower has the potential of about 15000 MW in India and considered to be a reliable source of electricity generation. Three run-of river small hydropower projects in India has been identified and their Life Cycle Analysis has been carried out by using the economic input- output (EIO) technique. The energy use, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy pay-back period (EPBT) were quantified for these small hydro power plants.
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