Micro Hydro Power (MHP) Manuals

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Manuals and Guides
Manual Author and year Description
Micro Hydro Design Manual

Harvey; 1993

A guide to small scale water power schemes
Designing and Building Mini and Micro Hydro Power Schemes: A Practical Guide
Luis Rodriguez, Teodoro Sanchez (Practical Action: 30. März 2011)

A Design manual

Description of turbines, governing, belt drives,shafts, balancing, safety, electical power in details with examples and mathematical presentations.
Micro-Hydro design aids manual Chitrakar; 2004 Procedural guidelines for Micro-Hydro power projects in Nepal (hydrology, headworks, settling basins, penstock and power calculation, Transmission and distribution, costs and financial analysis…
Druckstossberechnung
Explanation for mathematical calculations concerning turbines
Micro hydro power sourcebook 1
Allen R. Inversin, 1986
measuring head and discharge; designs flow; site selection (with examples of many countries)
Micro hydro power sourcebook 2
check link above
Civil works in details
Micro hydro power sourcebook 3
check link above
All about turbines in details
Micro hydro power sourcebook 4 check link above
explanations of the hydropower electrical and mechanical procedures 8) governing
Micro hydro quality standards (Indian case) (1463 KB) Alternate Hydro Energy Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee; 2005
Civil works, electro-mechanical equipments, power sub-transmission and distribution, installation, operation and maintenance
Manual on Hydro-Micro development (South Asian case)
Brief explanations a photos for micro-hydro power projects in South Asia
Layman's book:How to develop a Small Hydro Site Penche, Dr. Ingeniero de Minas; 1998 Definitions, site evaluation methodology, hydrolic structures, environmental impact and administrative procedures in deep details.

Guide on How to Develop a Small Hydro Plant - Part 1

Updated verison of Layman's book:

Part 1 guide on how to develop a small hydropower plant- final1.pdf


Guide on How to Develop a Small Hydro Plant - Part 2

Part 2 guide on how to develop a small hydropower plant- final-21.pdf

ESHA, 2004 Definitions, site evaluation methodology, hydrolic structures, environmental impact and administrative procedures in deep details.

Hydropower enginneering (3578 KB)

Hydropower enginneering.pdf



General information and history of the micro-hydro projects

Handbook for developing micro-hydro in British Columbia (315 KB)

Handbook for developing micro-hydro in british columbia.pdf

BChydro; 2004
Site selection, cost and financing, permitting process, grid interconnection and energy sales, construction, operation, maintenance and surveillance
Manual literature recommendations (ICIMOD publications) (20KB) Manual literature recommendations (icimod publications).pdf International Centre for Integrated Mountain
Development; 1999
Collection of manuals' titels and summaries

Guidelines for detailed feasability studies of micro-hydro projects (691 KB) 

Energy Sector Assistance Program; 2003
Civil, mechanical and electrical components
Case studies
Nottigham Trent University; 2002/1999 Case studies on Micro Hydro in Kenya and Nepal
Hydraulic engineering manual vol. 2 Arter,Meier; 1990
Harnessing waterpower on a small scale (performance test on cross flow turbines)
Hydraulic engineering manual vol. 3 Nakarmi, Arter, Widmer, Eisenring; 1993
Cross flow turbine designsand equipment engineering
Hydraulic engineering manual vol. 5 Widmer, Arter; 1992
"Village electrification (generators, control system, power factor correction, earthing, distribution system, commercial engineering, Tariffs & financial evaluation"
Hydraulic engineering manual vol. 9 Eisenring, 1991
Micro pelton turbines
Hydraulic engineering manual vol. 10 Chapallaz, Ghali, Eichenberger, Fischer; 1992
Manual of induction motors used as generators (basic principals of synchronus and induction generators)
Hydraulic engineering manual vol. 11 Chapallaz, Eichenberger, Fischer; 1992
Manual of pumps used in turbines

Pico hydro for village Power (2867 KB)

Ph manual s.pdf

Maher, Smith; 2001
A practical manual for schemes up to 5KW in hilly areas

Good and Bad of Micro hydro Power - Vol 1

Good and bad of mini hydro power vol.1.pdf

ACE/GTZ 2009 Site Identification, Civil Works, Electro-Mechanical

Good and Bad of Micro hydro Power - Vol 2

Good and bad of mini hydro power vol.2.pdf

ACE/GTZ 2009 Transmission 6 Distribution, House Installations, Management & Administration, Utilization of Energy

Bon & Mauvais Exemples d'une Mini-Centrale Hydroélectrique

Bons & Mauvais.pdf


ACE/GTZ 2010
Scout Guide

Hydro scout guide ET may10.pdf

Hydro Scout Guide - GTZ/Schnitzer 2009 - english

Scout Guide Madagascar PERER-Manuel des Scouts en Malgache.pdf


Hydro Scout Guide - short version Madagascar; 2010
french simplified version

Manual Microturbinas Axiales Simplex
Manual Microturbinas Axiales Simplex.pdf


GIZ EnDev (Nicaragua/Honduras)E.Paramo
spanish manual about construction of simple axial turbines for MHP
Training on pico cross flow - Manual
Crispen Norman Zana, Maurico Gnecco, Hilario Saenz Palomque, Manica, Mozambique, May 2010
The manual describe in words, pictures and drawing the production process of Pico cross flow trubines.
Pumps as Turbines

It is possible to use water pumps "backwards" as turbines. Advantages is a wide availability also from spare parts.

=> Manual how to plan a site by using a Pump as Turbine


Another good overview about available Manuls can be found here.


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