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India’s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in water flow every day (theconversation.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Hard to evaluate the construction of these mega-projects without exploring the counterfactuals. Where should Indians get their electricity from if not hydro power?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, in most countries wind and solar are rapidly growing compared to hydro. A more critical question for India is what else could replace the melting Himalayan glaciers and reducing snow cover, as a storage of water for the dry season?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Well, in most countries wind and solar are rapidly growing compared to hydro.

That's more a consequence of hydro sites having been built out already. If you've got a prime candidate for development, you'll find it difficult to get a better yield on the dollar over a smaller geographic footprint.

A more critical question for India is what else could replace the melting Himalayan glaciers and reducing snow cover, as a storage of water for the dry season?

Water conservation also a very big deal in India right now. Although the downstream impact of damming also tends to be droughts.