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    Hydroelectric power plants have several key advantages: [1] They do not require any fuel, instead using renewable water energy. [2] The cost of electricity is stable since it does not depend on fluctuating fuel costs. [3] They do not produce air pollution since no fuel is burned. Hydroelectric plants can also [4] have a long lifespan of over 50-100 years and [5] have low operating costs since automation requires few personnel.

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    Advantage: No Fuel Required

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    Hydroelectric power plants have several key advantages: [1] They do not require any fuel, instead using renewable water energy. [2] The cost of electricity is stable since it does not depend on fluctuating fuel costs. [3] They do not produce air pollution since no fuel is burned. Hydroelectric plants can also [4] have a long lifespan of over 50-100 years and [5] have low operating costs since automation requires few personnel.

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    Hydroelectric power plants have several key advantages: [1] They do not require any fuel, instead using renewable water energy. [2] The cost of electricity is stable since it does not depend on fluctuating fuel costs. [3] They do not produce air pollution since no fuel is burned. Hydroelectric plants can also [4] have a long lifespan of over 50-100 years and [5] have low operating costs since automation requires few personnel.

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    Advantage: No Fuel Required

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    Hydroelectric power plants have several key advantages: [1] They do not require any fuel, instead using renewable water energy. [2] The cost of electricity is stable since it does not depend on fluctuating fuel costs. [3] They do not produce air pollution since no fuel is burned. Hydroelectric plants can also [4] have a long lifespan of over 50-100 years and [5] have low operating costs since automation requires few personnel.

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    1) No fuel required: One of the major advantages of the hydroelectric power plants
    is that they don’t require any fuel for producing power. The hydroelectric power plants
    utilize renewable energy of water to generating electricity.

    2) Cost of electricity is constant: Since no fuel is required for the hydroelectric


    power plants, the cost of electricity produced by them is more or less constant. It does
    not depend on the cost of fuels like coal, oil and natural gas in the international market.
    The country doesn’t even have to import the fuel for running the hydroelectric power
    plant thus saving lots of local currency.

    3) No air-pollution is created: Since the hydroelectric power plants don’t burn any
    fuel no pollution is caused by them. It does not emit harmful gases and particulate
    matter, thus keeps the surrounding atmosphere clean and healthy for living.

    4) Long life: The life of hydroelectric power plants is longer than the life of thermal
    power plants. There are some hydroelectric power plants that were built more than 50-
    100 years ago and are still running.

    5) Cost of generation of electricity: For the working of hydroelectric power plant


    very few people are required since most of the operations are automated, thus
    operating costs of hydroelectric power plants are low. Further, as the hydroelectric
    power plants become older, the cost of generation of electricity from it becomes
    cheaper since initial capital cost invested in the plant is recovered over the long period
    of operations.

    6) Can easily work during high peak daily loads : The daily demand of power
    is not constant throughout the day. The peak power occurs at night. It is very difficult to
    start and stop the thermal and nuclear power plants on daily basis. The hydroelectric
    power plants can be easily started and stopped without consuming much time. Water
    can be collected in the dam throughout the day and this can be used to generate
    electricity during peak periods.

    7) Irrigation of farms: Water from the dams can also be used for the irrigation of farm
    lands thus producing the agriculture outputs throughout the year even in the areas
    where there is scanty or no rainfall.

    8) Water sports and gardens: In vicinity of the dams the water from reservoir can be
    utilized to develop public recreational facilities like water parks for water sports and
    gardens.
    9) Prevents floods: The dams also help prevent floods in the areas adjoining the large
    rivers

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