19 December 2014 - 20:02
  • News ID: 231219
Hydroelectric Power Plants Raise Energy Generation

TEHRAN Dec 19 (Shana)--Energy generation from hydroelectric power plants has increased by 1.9 percent in the current calendar year which began in March, Energy Ministry said.

It said in a statement that hydroelectric power plants have generated more than 11.5 million MW of electricity, up 1.9% year-on-year.

Hydropower is produced in 150 countries, with the Asia-Pacific region generating 32 percent of global hydropower in 2010.

China is the largest hydroelectricity producer, with 721 terawatt-hours of production in 2010, representing around 17 percent of domestic electricity use.

Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water.

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