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The most powerful and beautiful hydroelectric power plants
Many people are interested to know what a hydropower plant is. First of all, it is a type of hydraulic structure that uses water flows, which often flow in the channel of rivers or other water bodies, to generate electricity.
Classification of small hydropower plants
There is no common standard for the definition of small hydropower plants in the EU, for example, in Portugal, Spain, Ireland and more recently Greece and Belgium, the upper limit was 10 MW.
Characteristics and components
The fundamental elements are a spillway, a settling basin (forebay), a discharge pipe, and a small canal or “lit”. Water is diverted from the main river channel through the spillway.