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[[Image:micro hydro.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Tungu-Kabiri community hydro project. The Tungu-Kabri micro-hydro power project in Kenya is a cheap, sustainable and small-scale technology that harnesses the energy of falling water to make electricity. Photo: [http://microhydropower.net/ke/Tungu-Kabiri/03.php microhydropower.net.]]]

[[Image:Cameroon micro hydro.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Building a Community-based Microhydro Project in Cameroon. Photo: Terri Hathaway.]]

[[Image:woman micro hydro.jpg|thumb|right|200px| Micro-hydro Southern Africa. A woman and child standing by a constructed channel used for the micro-hydro system. The water is also used for irrigating local farmers crops via plastic pipes. Photo: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalaction/4560271858/ Practical Action.]]]

__NOTOC__ <small-title />'''Micro hydroelectric power ''' is different from typical hydroelectric power because it doesn't attempt to significantly interfere with the flow of the river. Typically rated at a maximum capacity of 300 kW hours, the micro hydro systems don't dam rivers, but instead divert a stream of water that flows downhill through a pipeline dropping into the turbine. The turbine then generates electricity which can be stored in batteries and transported to where villagers may need it most.

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====Other resources====

* [http://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/case-against-small-hydropower A case against small hydropower]. Small hydel projects are often hailed as sustainable models of power production but they spark an equal number of contentious issues much like the bigger projects.

* [http://www.energynext.in/micro-hydro-projects-light-villages-northeast/ Micro hydro projects to light up villages in Northeast]

* BLOG: [http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/the-rise-of-micro-hydro-projects-in-africa/ The Rise of Micro-Hydro Projects in Africa.]

* Article: [http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/can-micro-hydro-boost-economic-development-in-rural-africa/4249/ Can micro hydro boost economic development in rural Africa?]

* [http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Hydro/hydro.htm Small Scale Hydro]: Here are some good references for planning, designing, and building a micro-hydro system. The first step is to carefully determine if you have a hydro resource that is worth developing -- some of the references cover how to do this in detail.

* S.D.B. Taylor and D. Upadhyay. [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CE8QFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.esha.be%2Ffileadmin%2Fesha_files%2Fdocuments%2Fpublications%2Farticles%2FIT_Power_final/fileadmin/esha_files/documents/publications/articles/IT_Power_final.pdf&ei=MqFGUNCkLoGGjAK0zoFI&usg=AFQjCNFFDK_Y4WElleEUrK7jjolFACh9Eg&sig2=2zgA5XJC0n3dvBjHR4dSSg Sustainable markets for small hydro in developing countries.] Hydropower & Dams Issue Three, 2005. IT Power, UK.

===Acknowledgements===

* Smail Khennas and Andrew Barnett, [httphttps://wwwpracticalaction.google.comorg/docs/energy/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCsQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.afghaneic.org%2Frenewable%2F2%2520bestpractsynthebestpractsynthe.pdf&ei=MqFGUNCkLoGGjAK0zoFI&usg=AFQjCNHv7vRNvwGz8U1059xu_tUdcJrbGw&sig2=INb3UZt_h-hDaV74TIoQvg BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO HYDRO POWER IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES], Department for International Development, UK. March 2000.

* [http://www.internationalrivers.org/resources/small-hydro-a-potential-bridge-for-africa%E2%80%99s-energy-divide-7649 Small Hydro a Potential Bridge for Africa’s Energy Divide.] International Rivers. August 23, 2012.

* [http://practicalaction.org/micro-hydro-power-3 Micro-hydro power]. Practical Action.

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