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HYDROELECTRIC
ENERGY
Hydropower

Is a renewable energy source

that is derived from the
force or energy of moving
water.
 INTRODUCTION
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Hydropower is among the most effective innovation for producing
renewable electrical energy. It is considered as the most commonly
used renewable source of electricity amongst others. In fact based
on an article of the National Geographic, approximately 71% of all
the renewable electricity around the world is generated from
hydropower.
• A total of 159 countries in the world reported to have developed
hydropower. Here in our country hydroelectric power plants in the
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Philippines are located in Pangasinan, Benguet, Laguna, Isabela,
Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Ilocos Sur, Bohol, Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte,
Bukidnon, Davao del Sur, and Misamis Oriental.

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Philippines has a 3,701 MW installed generating capacity and 3,473 MW dependable
generating capacity.
TYPES OF FACILITY
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Impoundment facility

Diversion facility

Pumped-storage facility
 IMPOUNDMENT FACILITY
This energy plant uses a dam to control the flow of water stored in
the reservoir. Gravity plays an important role in this kind of energy
plant because it causes the downward flow of water that will then
spin the blades of the turbine.
DIVERSION FACILITY

This type of plant does not uses a

dam but instead it uses series of
canals to cater the flow of the river
towards the generator-powering
turbines.
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L PUMPED-STORAGE FACILITY
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This plant creates energy by pumping the water from the reservoir
on higher level which is first gathered from the lower reservoir.
This kind of energy plant is like a cycle since the water is just
flowing from the higher reservoir to lower reservoir and the other
way around.
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ADVANTAGES
 WATER IS
INFINITE AND
FREE
IT IS A CLEAN
AND GREEN
SOURCE
 IT HELPS TO
ALLEVIATE CLIMATE
CHANGE, ACID RAIN,
AND SMOG.
 HAVE AN AVERAGE
LIFETIME OF 50 TO 100
YEARS
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DISADVANTAGES
DAMS USUALLY CAUSES THE
BLOCKAGE OF PATHS TAKEN
BY SEA CREATURES
EXPENSIVE POWER PLANTS
CAN CAUSE CHANGES IN THE QUALITY OF
WATER IN ITS RESERVOIR AND ALONG THE
OTHER WATER FORMS SURROUNDING IT.
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CHANGES CAN AFFECT THE
PLANTS AND ORGANISMS IN
THE RIVER AND ON LAND
Y MAY CAUSE DESTRUCTIONS TO THE
HOUSES, AND INFRASTRUCTURES
NEARBY THE DAMS
 USA
14 cents

COST
Philippines
Php5.90

PER kWh
REFERENCES
Department of Energy. (2019). 2018 power statistics. Retrieved October 27, 2019, from
https://www.doe.gov.ph/sites/default/files/pdf/energy_statistics/01_2018_power_
statistics_as_of_29_march_2019_summary.pdf v

National Geographic Society. (2019). Hydroelectric energy. Retrieved October 26, 2019,
fromhttps://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/hydroelectric-energy/ 

Solenergy Systems Inc. (2019). Renewable energy spots in the Philippines. Retrieved
October27,2019,fromhttps://solenergy.com.ph/renewable-energy-spots-philippines/ v

Rinkesh. (2017). Various pros and cons of hydroelectric power. Retrieved October 27,
2019, from https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/pros-and-cons-of-
hydroelectricpower.php.
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Diego, Karylle
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