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More on Hydro Power Plant Welcome back, in my last post, I have introduced about the hydro power plant, now let us see in depth. To start with, let us know the types of hydro power plants currently working in India. Impoundment Facilities are the most common ones in India. Here the energy is generated by using a reservoir in a dam. Energy is generated when water passes through the turbines. Pumped Storage Facilities,  the name itself defines that it is utilized for energy storage. They have two reservoirs and the water is pumped from the lower to the upper reservoir and thereby energy is stored. The last and foremost methodology is the Run off Facility.  They rely mostly on the speed of flowing water. A part of the water is diverted to the turbines and this is how the energy is generated. This is the most economical energy generation in India as it doesn't use the dams and the reservoirs. Conditions necessary for building Well, there is no much conditions required for b