A bridge over Soča River in Slovenia. Governments can conduct or support strategic planning exercises for energy such as Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs). These can evaluate large-scale tradeoffs ...

This is the fourth in a series of posts about how system-scale perspectives are vital to the planning and development of sustainable power systems, including hydropower. The previous post focused on ...

Can micro hydropower be a solution for remote energy access, especially in developing countries? And what standards are required?

Nepal, May 25 -- Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, has said that reservoir projects are a high priority for the government.After the inspection of the ...

The assumptions that once sidelined the hydroelectric project may no longer hold true for a resource large enough to meet ...

Kashmir’s vast hydropower potential has long been framed as a development success, yet the region remains chronically ...

I read with interest Alex DeMarban’s Feb. 15 Anchorage Daily News article about Chugach Electric Association’s plans to explore four new hydropower projects. And while I echo Anthony Scott’s comments ...

The pre-construction works for the 1,125-MW Dorjilung Hydropower Project kicked off today with ground-breaking ceremonies ...

The project in eastern Bhutan, once completed, is set to generate 4,500GWh of clean electricity every year, with 80% of it to be exported to India during the peak summer season.

Experts warn that Nepal’s ambitious plan to expand hydropower to 30,000 MW within a decade could become economically risky ...