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
Implementation of Low Head Micro Hydro to Support Clean Water Supply for a Boarding School
This project aims to install a 10 kW low-head Micro-Hydro Plant (MHP) along a riverside, generating power for a nearby school
Community-based Water Resource Utilisation for Hydropower Generation
To develop a community-based pico-hydro power system as an alternative source of energy