run-of-river

India’s Run-of-River Hydro: Ill-Defined, Under-Studied – and Growing at a Fast Clip

Pinder River
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
From March 2014 World Rivers ReviewRun-of-river projects are often portrayed as relatively benign alternatives to large-reservoir dam projects, as projects that don’t submerge large areas of land, displace high numbers of communities, or greatly reduce downstream flows. This friendly image has given a new lease on life to many dam builders around the globe. A significant number of the world's proposed dams are being billed as "run of river," including many large dams that are known to have significant social and environmental impacts (see box). India especially has been inundated by such pr

Dams Lite?

Friday, July 19, 2013
Are huge reservoirs a thing of the past? Today, a significant number of the world's proposed dams are being billed as "run of river," which feature smaller reservoirs and, presumably, smaller impacts. Can we believe the industry hype that run-of-river schemes leave rivers in a relatively natural state, or are such projects just “engineering gimmicks” as former WCD commissioner Ted Scudder has called them?
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