2 USE OF MICRO HYDRO POWER PLANTS AS RE-NEWABLE SOURCE
The use of river flow has long been forgotten due to the emergence of large scale power production from fossil fuels mainly. The burning of fossil fuels has given rise to global warming with the increasing amount of greenhouse gases. All over the world power is mainly generated by burning fossil fuels, and especially in the developing countries. The generation of power in the developing countries is largely dependent on fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas. These are the major contributors of CO2 which is evident from the following chart: