跳至主要内容

India Overtakes Japan as the Fifth Largest Hydropower Generator in the World:IHA Report

                                            https://www.boland-hydroturbine.com/
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has released its 2020 Hydropower Status Report, which notes that India overtook Japan as the fifth largest hydropower generator in the world with an installed capacity of 50.07 GW.
The IHA’s report also showed that globally, hydropower generated 4,306 TW of power in 2019, the highest contribution from any renewable energy source recorded in history. Also, 15.6 GW of capacity was added in 2019,and the overall global capacity reached 1,308 GW during the year.
China continued to be the world leader in terms of installed capacity with 356.40 GW, followed by Brazil and the United States with 109.6 GW and 102.75 GW, respectively.
The IHA said that 50 countries added new hydropower capacity in 2019 and Brazil, with 4.92 GW of additions; China, with 4.17 GW; and Laos, with 1.89 GW, were the largest contributors. Meanwhile, India had added 154.1 MW of hydropower capacity during the year, registering a 25% increase in annual generation.
The largest hydro project commissioned in 2019 was the 720 MW Mangechu Project in Bhutan, funded by the Indian government to power the country’s market and to export any surplus power to India.
The IHA also noted that that pumped storage hydropower (PSH) currently accounted for over 94% of installed global energy storage capacity, and over 96% of the energy stored in grid-scale applications. However, it found that there was a decline in the growth of installed pumped storage hydropower capacity during the year because of project delays in China.
The report also contained other findings from its study of the global hydropower market. It highlighted how the sector had proven its resilience amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis by providing clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
To show hydropower’s resilience in these times, it cited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call on Indians to switch off their lights for a COVID-19 vigil, leading to an unprecedented 31 GW of load variability for over nine minutes. The IHA credited hydropower for enabling the country’s grid operators to restore electricity throughout the country despite the huge, temporary plunge in demand, which could have caused major grid stability issues.
In March 2019, India decided to include large hydropower projects over 25 MW under the portfolio of renewable energy. This move by the government added 43 GW of existing hydropower projects to the renewables basket.
According to Mercom India Research, as of March 31, 2020, large hydropower projects of 45.7 GW are operational in the country, accounting for 12.3% of the total installed power capacity in India.
Mercom India
标签：

评论

发表评论

此博客中的热门博文

Uzbekistan wraps up Kadyrinskaya Hydropower plant modernisation

                                        https://www.boland-hydroturbine.com/   Uzbekistan’s Energy Ministry has announced the completion on time of the three-year project to modernise the Kadyrinskaya Hydropower Plant, which was marked in a ceremony attended by foreign partners and representatives from the Kadyrinskaya HPP-3 plant and Uzbekhydroenergo, Uzbekistan’s state hydropower producer and developer. “The modernisation of the Kadyrinskaya HPP-3 plant is a great step forward in making effective use of Uzbekistan’s hydropower potential and forming a unified system for managing water and energy resources,” Uzbekistan’s Deputy Energy Minister  Sherzod Khodjaev  said. “Progress in Uzbekistan’s hydropower industry will increase energy efficiency and the contribution of renewable energy to the country’s energy balance,” he added. The modernisation of Kadyrinskaya HPP-3 was in...
发表评论
阅读全文

Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project receives 60 tons of cement after 17 days

                                       https://www.boland-hydroturbine.com 60 tons of cement that were stranded for 17 days due to the lockdown has reached Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project site in Rasuwa district. The construction works had been halted since the last two weeks due to the lockdown. The cement had been transported to Ramche of Rasuwa district on March 24 and had been kept there because of the lockdown. Chhabi Gaire, project head, said that the cement had been transported through six vehicles to the project site on Friday. “The supply had reached Ramche on the first day of the lockdown,” he said, “The supply had to be kept at the location because the movement of vehicles was restricted after the announcement of nationwide lockdown.” The drivers were not allowed to bring the cement to the project site. The cement was taken to the project site in coordination with the Di...
发表评论
阅读全文

Types of Hydropower Plants

                                                   There are three types of hydropower facilities: impoundment, diversion, and pumped storage. Some hydropower plants use dams and some do not. The images below show both types of hydropower plants. MPOUNDMENT The most common type of hydroelectric power plant is an impoundment facility. An impoundment facility, typically a large hydropower system, uses a dam to store river water in a reservoir. Water released from the reservoir flows through a turbine, spinning it, which in turn activates a generator to produce electricity. The water may be released either to meet changing electricity needs or to maintain a constant reservoir level.                                                www....
发表评论
阅读全文