Potential Production

Estimated Micro Hydro Electricity Production

-Assumptions-

Wet Season Flow Rate: 200 l/sec

Dry Season Flow Rate: 80 l/sec

Elevation Change: 150 m

System Efficiency of 50%

U=mgh

=80l/sec*9.8m/s/s*150m

=117,600 Watts

117,600*50% eff = 58.8 kw

Source: Steve Crowe, Alterna and author’s own computations

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