According to Valenzona (2009), in a hydroelectric power station the potential energy of the water is utilized for generation of electrical

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According to Karady and Holbert (2005), Hydroelectric power plants converts potential energy of the water head to mechanical energy and the generator converts the mechanical energy to electrical energy.

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