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DOI	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17151
	Hydropower: A low-hanging sour-sweet energy option for India
	Pandit, Maharaj K.; Manish, Kumar; Singh, Govind; Chowdhury, Abhiroop
通讯作者	Pandit, MK
来源期刊	HELIYON
EISSN	2405-8440
出版年	2023
卷号	9 期号:6
英文摘要	India is the world's second largest populous nation, fifth largest economy with seventh largest geographical area but experiences high energy poverty. With the lowest per capita energy consumption among world's top ten economies, India ranks at 137 out of 218 nations. Hydropower has the potential to alleviate India's energy asymmetry as well as realize its sustainable growth aspiration of a low-carbon regime. However, hydropower in India has been plagued by debates on human displacement, loss of biodiversity, increased risk of natural disasters, and socio-economic conflicts making it an unpopular energy alternative. Here, we review and address various concerns related to India's hydropower sector, examine scientific evidence, analyze energy policy imperatives, geopolitical considerations, and future directions for a sustainable hydropower policy in India in the context of ongoing climate change. Evidence indicates that besides electricity generation, hydropower infrastructure helps: (i) avert floods, (ii) mitigate the impacts of global warming, and (iii) ensure redistribution of water to arid regions and improve water security. As a part of sustainable hydropower policy, we propose that most of the ecological and social problems associated with hydropower development can be avoided to a great extent through careful planning, proper project design, responsible ownership, and public participation. As short-term measures, we propose: (i) entrepreneurs and planners follow credible and transparent pre-project investigations, (ii) mandatory implementation of environmental management plans, and (iii) better accountability and transparency of statutory bodies as well as hydropower developers. For long-term measures, we suggest: (i) create a 'National Institute of Energy & Environmental Sustainability' to oversee post-project hydropower developmental activities, (ii) streamline various bureaucratic and institutional procedures, and (ii) establish a trans-boundary water management system for seamless and coordinated implementation of hydropower development programs across upstream-downstream nations.
英文关键词	Dams Energy poverty Environmental management plans Global warming Greenhouse gases Hydropower
类型	Review
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001042359500001
WOS关键词	CLIMATE-CHANGE ; LARGE DAMS ; POWER ; CHALLENGES ; DIATOM
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/396814
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Pandit, Maharaj K.,Manish, Kumar,Singh, Govind,et al. Hydropower: A low-hanging sour-sweet energy option for India[J],2023,9(6).
APA	Pandit, Maharaj K.,Manish, Kumar,Singh, Govind,&Chowdhury, Abhiroop.(2023).Hydropower: A low-hanging sour-sweet energy option for India.HELIYON,9(6).
MLA	Pandit, Maharaj K.,et al."Hydropower: A low-hanging sour-sweet energy option for India".HELIYON 9.6(2023).