TY - JOUR
T1 - An overview of small hydropower plants in Colombia
T2 - Status, potential, barriers and perspectives
AU - Morales, Sergio
AU - Álvarez, Camilo
AU - Acevedo, Cesar
AU - Diaz, Carlos
AU - Rodriguez, Miguel
AU - Pacheco, Leonardo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2015/10
Y1 - 2015/10
N2 - The negative environmental impacts associated to the use of large hydropower plants have helped to focus the attention on small-scale plants, which reduce these impacts considerably. In Colombia, there is an important potential for the implementation of both, large and small-scale hydropower projects, which has been exploited mostly in large plants. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the present situation of small hydropower (SHP) in Colombia, including current installed capacity and existing potential of hydro-energy resources. In addition, the paper presents the barriers that hinder the proliferation of SHP in the country, the main perspectives for future developments and the corresponding conclusions of the analysis performed.
AB - The negative environmental impacts associated to the use of large hydropower plants have helped to focus the attention on small-scale plants, which reduce these impacts considerably. In Colombia, there is an important potential for the implementation of both, large and small-scale hydropower projects, which has been exploited mostly in large plants. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the present situation of small hydropower (SHP) in Colombia, including current installed capacity and existing potential of hydro-energy resources. In addition, the paper presents the barriers that hinder the proliferation of SHP in the country, the main perspectives for future developments and the corresponding conclusions of the analysis performed.
KW - Colombia small hydropower
KW - Distributed generation
KW - Renewable energy
KW - Rural electrification
KW - Sustainable development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84934301115&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rser.2015.06.026
DO - 10.1016/j.rser.2015.06.026
M3 - Carta
AN - SCOPUS:84934301115
SN - 1364-0321
VL - 50
SP - 1650
EP - 1657
JO - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
JF - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
ER -
