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Hydropower
Goes Small
Not all hydroelectric power plants are big. Some parts
of the world do not have rivers that are large enough for
big dams, or people live far from where these dams could
be built. Smaller hydropower plants are built instead.
In the Andes Mountains of Peru, a British group has
helped poor residents build 47 small hydropower plants.
Each produces an average of 33 kilowatts of electricity.
Together, these plants provide electricity for about 5,000
families. Without this water power, the families would
have no electricity at all.
A worker adjusts part of a small hydropower plant in Peru.
