Comparing environmental losses and economic gains for African hydropower plants

  • E. Carvalho Filho, I.P.G. Machado, L.S. Masini, L. Asbahr, G.S.C. Rocha and M.T.F.R. Campos
  • Vol. 20 - Issue 2, 2013

This article compares hydropower plants of various sizes in Africa, balancing the economic benefits with the environmental impacts. To make the comparison, installed capacity, reservoir surface area, and implementation costs are each considered. Projects with differing characteristics are studied, including very large schemes such as Grand Inga and much smaller schemes.

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