To promote the exchange of knowledge and sharing of experiences between practitioners involved in small-scale hydroelectric projects
In Central and Latin America, small-scale and micro-hydroelectric power generation face several challenges. A lack of technically trained staff makes it difficult to ensure the adequate and efficient operation and maintenance of micro-hydro plants (MHPs); this lack of expertise sometimes even leads to the equipment being damaged. Furthermore, there is little information about reduced stream flows in sub-basins, which threatens the sustainability of MHPs in the region. The aims of the exchange activities are:
- To promote the exchange of knowledge and sharing of experiences between practitioners involved in small-scale hydroelectric projects
- To raise awareness within society of the socio-economic and environmental benefits of these projects in the region
- To strengthen the technical and management capacities of hydroelectric generators
- To overcome the challenges, within the context of climate change, that currently limit the technical, economic, social and environmental sustainability of the projects
- To promote the formation of strategic alliances between organisations in the hydropower sector
Projects with same technology
Demonstration of Sustainable Low Head Pico-Hydro to Deliver Enhanced Rural Energy Services to the Terai Region of Nepal
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Integrating Watershed Development and Conservation in the Ancestral Forests of Ulu Papar
In this project, Green Empowerment and Tonibung seek to improve the socioeconomic and environmental well being of the villages of Pongobonon, Lokogungan and Kalangaan in Malaysia.