Taking a Holistic Approach to Planning and Developing Hydropower : Lessons from Two River Basin Case Studies in India

Haney, Michael ; Plummer, Judith

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS ROADS;    ACCESS TO DATA;    ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY;    APPROACH;    CATCHMENT AREA;   

RP-ID  :  46262

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Planning for hydropower developmentneeds to evolve from a project-based engineering approach toa more holistic one - an approach incorporating river basinplanning and integrating potential social and environmentalissues across multiple projects and the entire river basin.Such a framework would help to optimize the benefits andminimize the costs. It would also bring stakeholderstogether to weigh opportunities and risks and form aconsensus for sustainable and equitable development. APublic-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility(PPIAF)-funded study on two river basins in India'sHimalayan region outlines steps for moving toward such aholistic framework.