According to the 2022 World Small Hydropower Development Report (WSHPDR), the Dominican Republic ranks among Caribbean countries with 98 percent access to electricity in rural areas, leaving a two ...

Three Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan – are set to launch a joint hydropower plant with a capacity of nearly 2,000 MW. The facility will be built on the Naryn River in ...

Two recent studies published in Biological Conservation and Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, led by researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) and the ...

Over 450 U.S. hydro plants need relicensing within a decade, demanding billions in upgrades to meet environmental and safety standards. Falling costs of gas, wind, and solar power are undercutting ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A recently published study based on fieldwork in northwest Vietnam shows how even small hydropower projects can have a large impact on communities.

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