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Welcome to the Hydro section

Technological Aspects

Civil engineering
Power equipment (turbines, generators, …)
Control equipment
Transfer of technology (incl. licensing issue)
Upgrading of water mills, rehabilitation of existing power plants
Local production capacity for power equipment, tubes, wiring etc.(technical and management capacity)
Institutional set-up
Overall institutional set-up at national level (incl. rural electrification agencies)
International organisations

Policy Framework

Typical regulations for the installation and operation of small hydro power plants
Feed-in policies
Energy planning for rural areas (national level, local level)
Promotional instruments

Operation and Business Models

Financing Models

Grants, subsidies
Soft loans
Commercial loans
Venture capital
Involvment of MFIs, commercial banks, governmental financial institutions
Risk coverage (for project preparation, for constrcution phase, operation phase)

Social and environmental Impacts

Monitoring (socio-economic studies, baseline studies, …)
Conflict-sensitive project design (incl. household selection, tariffs, cross-subsidization)
Social implications of load management
Integration of gender issues
Consumer awareness and communication
Environmental impact assessments

Climate change-related issues

Frequently Asked Questions

Projects

Library

External Links

Discussions

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