Sustainability in hydropower development—A case study

Sustainable assessment in energy planning and management in Indian perspective

“…In 1987, UN WCED defined sustainability as "economic practices which meet up the requirements of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own requirements" [15]. In the literature, sustainability has been recognized as a multifacet concept and the triple bottom line approach has been generally adapted to highlight that developments need to not only economically sound and sustainable, but also socially and environmentally sustainable [16,17].…”

Paternalism or participatory governance? Efforts and obstacles in implementing the Brazilian water policy in a large watershed

“…The implementation of this integrated approach, particularly in developing countries, is hampered by competing land-use interests (e.g., irrigated agricultural production, domestic water supply, hydropower generation). As a consequence, the contradicting claims and overlapping conditions can lead to inefficient or environmentally inappropriate water use (Yang et al, 2003;Ferreyra et al, 2008;Liu et al, 2013).…”

Evaluation of Power Generation Efficiency of Cascade Hydropower Plants: A Case Study

“…This is subject to a number of constraints such as water balance equation, reservoir water level limits, comprehensive utilization of water required at downstream reservoir limits, power generation limits, and boundary conditions limits [7]. Apart from these constraints, we considered the navigation water level limits as one of constraints as well, due to the fact that navigation is one of critical functions provided by cascade hydropower complex [11].…”