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Green Norms For Green Energy: Small Hydro Power

In India, small hydro power plants – those plants which have a generating capacity of below 25 megawatt (MW) – have been categorized as ‘green’ and ‘renewable’ by the Union ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE). A new analysis done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), says that the small hydro power sector is not as ‘green’ as it is painted out to be. It exerts significant impacts on environment, say CSE researchers. - See more at: http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/green-norms-green-energy-small-hydro-power#sthash.29WvQ2p6.dpuf

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