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SOURCES OF ENERGYSOURCES OF ENERGY
HYDRO POWER PLANT HYDRO POWER PLANT 
Hydro energy is derived from flowing water inHydro energy is derived from flowing water in rivers, water streams in mountains or fromrivers, water streams in mountains or from manmade installations where water flows from amanmade installations where water flows from a high level reservoir down through a tunnel andhigh level reservoir down through a tunnel and away from the dam. Energy from flowing water (oraway from the dam. Energy from flowing water (or kinetic energy) has been used for centuries to turnkinetic energy) has been used for centuries to turn water wheels attached to grinding wheels forwater wheels attached to grinding wheels for grinding corn or flour or other machinery in millsgrinding corn or flour or other machinery in mills
 
and factories.and factories.Hydro energy is now mostly used toHydro energy is now mostly used to generate electrical energy on large scale bygenerate electrical energy on large scale by collecting water in large reservoirs or dams calledcollecting water in large reservoirs or dams called hydroelectric power.hydroelectric power.
ADVANTAGESADVANTAGES
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Hydropower is a fueled by water, so it's aclean fuel source. Hydropower doesn'tpollute the air like power plants.
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Hydropower is a domestic source ofenergy.
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Hydropower relies on thewater cycle,which is driven by the sun, thus it's arenewable power source.
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Engineers can control the flow of waterthrough the turbines to produceelectricity on demand.
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Hydropower plants provide benefits inaddition to clean electricity.
 
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Impoundment hydropower createsreservoirs that offer a variety ofrecreational opportunities.
DISADVANTAGESDISADVANTAGES
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Dams can be built only in few places.
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Large areas of agricultural land andhuman habitation are to be sacrificed asthey get submerged.
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The vegetation that is submerged rotsunder anaerobic condition and give riseto methane.
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It creates problem of satisfactoryrehabilitation.
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