microhydro power
MY-kroh-HY-droh POW-er
ˈmaɪkroʊˌhaɪdroʊ ˈpaʊərListen
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the generation of electricity from small-scale hydropower installations with a capacity of up to one hundred kilowatts, typically using the flow of streams and small rivers to drive a turbine without large dams or significant water impoundment; microhydro systems are highly efficient and can provide continuous, reliable electricity generation twenty-four hours a day independent of weather conditions, making them valuable for remote rural electrification in mountainous regions; unlike large hydropower, microhydro has minimal environmental impact, requiring only a small weir or diversion structure and a penstock to deliver water to the turbine; microhydro is widely used in Nepal, Peru, Ethiopia, and other mountainous developing countries as a cost-effective off-grid electricity solution for communities without access to the main grid