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Micro- and Pico-hydroelectric Power Generation: Potential and Future Prospect in Tripura, India

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India is leading in greenhouse gas emissions due to fossil fuel consumption as the primary energy source. This can be mitigated by 10–12% with harnessing the abundant sources of water power into electric power. The unpredictable geology is vulnerable in the Himalayan terrain including North-East India, which is the potential hydropower hub of India. This uncertainty causes a severe technical challenge, which increases the risk of failure of hydro project construction in this region. Comprising of craggy sparsely inhabited regions is an add-on problem, which makes the grid electricity transmission more expensive. In light of this, a decentralized ultra-small scale (micro and pico) hydropower generation is the viable solution for electrification in the remote and rural hamlets. Micro- and pico-hydro turbines can operate on the run-of-river without requiring a dam and reservoir. The most pronounced issues of deforestation and rehabilitation of displaced local people can also be avoided. This article traces the significance and current world scenario of hydropower generation toward a sustainable future, and ultra-small hydropower potential and future prospect in the specific domicile of Tripura. The potential of integrated irrigation and hydel projects have also been explored for the overall socio-economic development of Tripura.

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    Prasanta Majumder, Abhijit Sinha & Rajat Gupta

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Majumder, P., Sinha, A., Gupta, R. (2021). Micro- and Pico-hydroelectric Power Generation: Potential and Future Prospect in Tripura, India. In: Kumar, N., Tibor, S., Sindhwani, R., Lee, J., Srivastava, P. (eds) Advances in Interdisciplinary Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9956-9_10

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