Sunday, August 12, 2018

Hydro Power Plants Are Environment And People Friendly

By Harold Hayes


Energy is needed by everyone to function or operate. There are many sources of energy. Energy is obtained from wind, tides, hydrogen, sun rays etc. As sun rays reach almost all part of earth, this energy is used quite often by many people after hydroelectricity. Dallas solar company provides all sorts of services with regard to electricity generation from sun rays.

Much land would be needed to construct dams. For this, people in a big area have to be evacuated and lots of trees have to be cut down. It also affects the flow of streams or rivers, which can affect the life of people living in the banks of rivers. Building reservoirs affects ecological balance as more trees are cut.

A small bomb can destroy a city and the after effects can kill millions of people. That is why most countries are afraid of this energy. Only few countries have the technology to produce nuclear energy. Those countries which have this technology do not give to others. Some developed nations pressurize other nations to concentrate on other sources of energy than nuclear energy.

Houses in developed nations gets electricity through underground cables. This is good and protects people from electric shocks. Also there would not be many issues during heavy rain or wind. But in developing countries electricity is provided through cables which hang above the ground. Connections will be taken from nearby electric posts.

This process produces much radioactive wastes. Disposing this waste is another difficult and costly process. Technology has to be obtained from developed countries to dispose it in a proper way. The emissions released while generating electricity does not affect the environment. The maintenance cost of reactors is more.

Electricity production from hydro projects is pollution free. There are power plants which use diesel and other fossil fuels for electricity generation. This causes much pollution. Also for this, one country needs to depend on other countries which have huge oil reserves. If there is no proper agreement to supply oil continuously for a period, it can affect the plant.

Also when the cordial relations between countries fade, the power plant would suffer. There are chances that the oil supplying country can stop the supply of oil, for any particular reason. Also there may be pressure from other countries to stop oil import from any particular country due to bad terms with that country.

Payment has to be made for the electricity consumed. Calculations are based on number of electric units consumed. There will be slab system. There may be different units allotted to different slabs and the rates also vary. Payments may be made at local electricity office or paid through online. Now a new system is going to be introduced, which is called prepaid system.

Countries try to install new nuclear reactors, as more energy can be generated from limited uranium. But in many countries people oppose the installation of reactors. People are afraid of radiation. If any unfortunate accident occurs it will affect the whole of the water resources in the area and millions of people will be affected.




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