Portal:Hydro

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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 How to Plan a MHPP in brief 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 Promotion of local planning / design capacities Modes of operation (public, private, community-based, …) Promotion of private sector participation – Operator models / business set-up Metering and billing systems (metering, flat-rate / limiters, pre-payment) Tariffs Operation and maintenance (models, training approaches, …) 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 CDM, bundling, CDM Programme of Activities Climate proofing of projects

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