Sentence examples for large hydropower schemes from inspiring English sources

It did not include large hydropower schemes, for which less robust data is available, but Irena estimated this sector to employ 1.3 million people in 2015.

And whereas most commercial customers depend entirely on the grid today, they will need to take only a quarter of their power from it by 2030 and less than 5% by 2050.Renewables, excluding large hydropower schemes, now account for nearly a tenth of global power generation.

It also concluded medium-scale hydropower as the most appropriate scale, followed closely by big hydropower schemes in ranking.

2003 June - Sluice gates on Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower scheme, are closed to allow the reservoir to fill up.

Giant hydropower schemes in Africa have a poor track record.

Large hydropower dams with associated lakes provide recreational facilities.

Different types of hydropower schemes utilize different construction methods and have different carbon footprints.

The construction of large hydropower dams in this region has significantly impacted local communities.

The most blatant misuse of the program has been to support large hydropower dam projects, said Mr. McCully of International Rivers.

They also argued that governments and planners have failed to assess the true benefits and costs of large hydropower projects.

Eleven large hydropower dams on the main Mekong River, and 120 tributary dams, are planned over the next 20 years.