Types of Hydroelectric power
1. Classified by hydraulic features
- Conventional plant
- Pumped - storage plant
- Tidal power plant
2. Classified by operation
- Base load plant (24 hr)
- Peak load plant
3. Classified by dam construction features
- Run-off-river plant (nature runoff)
- Valley-dam plant
- Diversion canal plant
4. Classified by capacity
- High capacity power plant (>100MW)
- Medium capacity power plant (10-100 MW
- mini capacity Power plant (50m)
- Medium head plant (15-50m)
- Low head plant (