Contribution of Small Hydropower Plants to Energy Production from Renewable Sources
2023
Stevanović, Simo | Živković, Radovan
Rapid economic development and exponential population growth have led to increased energy consumption and pollution. The programme for the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPs) in Serbia, which is based on the Cadastre for the construction of SHPs from 1987, provides for the production of an additional 1590 GWh of electricity from RES. As it turned out during exploitation, the water potential was overestimated and the impact of the SHPs on the water balance and the environment was neglected. The possibility for SHPs owners to acquire the status of a privileged producer of electricity and thus use incentive measures for delivered kilowatts of green energy has influenced the intensive construction of SHPs over the last ten years. The aim of the paper is to point out the advantages and disadvantages of the construction and exploitation of SHPs, as well as to point out the experiences of other countries in the production of energy from this source.
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Publisher Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia
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