Market Research Reports - Ken Research India Hydropower Generation Capacity

Excess hydropower production a boon for the increasing demand of hydropower supply in
India: Ken Research
Hydropower is a renewable energy resource that utilizes Earth's water cycle to generate
electricity. The movement of water flow downstream in lakes and rivers creates kinetic energy
that id converted into electricity. The energy generated by running water has been utilized for
many decades. The well-established hydroelectric power plant consists of a high dam built
across a large river to create a reservoir and a station where the process of energy conversion
to electricity occurs. The initial step in the generation of energy in a hydropower plant is the
collection of run-off of seasonal rain water, snow in lakes, streams and rivers. All this water is
collect in dams downstream. Then the water is made to falls through a dam into the
hydropower plant and rotates a large wheel called a turbine. The turbine then converts the
energy of falling water into mechanical energy to drive the generator. The electricity thus
obtained is transferred to the communities through transmission lines. The water is then
released back into the lakes, streams or rivers
World’s largest source of renewable energy is hydropower and accounts for over fifty percent
of the renewable energy power production. Hydropower process involves various methods
used to convert moving water into clean and renewable electricity. India is the one of the
largest producers of hydroelectricity in the world. Many small and large hydroelectricity power
units were established nationwide to meet the increasing energy demands of the growing
population. The first hydroelectric power plants were established in the years 1898 and 1902 at
Darjeeling and Shivanasamudram.
India’s leading hydroelectric power production companies in public sector are The National
Hydroelectricty Power Corporation (NHPC), Northeast Electric Power Company (NEEPCO), Satluj
Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVNL), THDC and NTPC-Hydro. The government owned enterprise in north
India is the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) where hydroelectricity is produced at 27
paise. The hydropower stations are located in the western ghats of Kerala and Karnataka need
to be extended while including pumped storage units to solve water deficit issues in Kaveri and
Krishna rivers. The leading companies in hydropower generation in India are Maharashtra State
Power Generation Co. Ltd., SJVN Limited, JSW Energy Limited, Karnataka Power Corporation
Limited, NHDC Limited, THDC India Limited, NTPC Limited, NHPC Limited, Andhra Pradesh
Power Generation Corporation Limited and Orissa Hydro Power Corporation Ltd.
According to the study “Hydropower (Large, Small and Pumped Storage) in India, Market
Outlook to 2030, Update 2017-Capacity, Generation, Regulations and Company Profiles”, the
disadvantages in the traditional hydropower plants construction are that the river water floods
the land, changes the natural landscape, drives away population from the flood affected lands,
and hinders free movement fish. Construction of large-scale hydro power plants can be