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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.]]]

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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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