Poor rains have hit hydroelectricity production and made the power shortage even worse this year.
Records also show daily changes in the Columbia's water temperature as water flows fluctuate to generate hydroelectricity.
Reservoir Capital, a hydroelectric company, had acquired some viable projects in Serbia, a country with great geology for hydroelectricity.
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The government has identified more than 520 potential sites for small and medium-sized dams, which could provide irrigation and hydroelectricity.
California relies on hydroelectricity for 22 percent of its power, about a third of which comes from the Pacific Northwest.
As well as being used to generate hydroelectricity, the dammed water was also used to irrigate three crops a year instead of just one.
Hydroelectricity is the largest renewable sector, but both wind and solar power have been growing at record rates in Italy in the last two years.
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However in a country like Norway, where most power is generated from hydroelectricity, EVs fairly quickly begin to outperform conventional cars in terms of their overall environmental impact.
Ethiopia hopes to export hydroelectricity to neighbouring Djibouti and Sudan.
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Much of the region's power comes from hydroelectricity and biofuels.
The price of gas exports has fallen too, while Brazil (the main market) has cut imports by a third because of a slowing economy and plentiful rainfall for hydroelectricity.
Tourism, agribusiness, hydroelectricity and mining were highlighted by Namgyal as offering the greatest potential opportunities, but the problem is too many Tibetans lack the capital, skills and connections to take advantage of these.
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All sources of energy and electricity require water in their production processes: the extraction of raw materials, cooling in thermal processes, in cleaning processes, cultivation of crops for biofuels, and powering turbines to generate hydroelectricity.
Hydroelectricity powers nearly all of Brazil.
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Brazil depends heavily on hydroelectricity.
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