Publication detail

A state-of-the-art review of greenhouse gas emissions from Indian hydropower reservoirs

Kumar, A., Yu, Z.-G., Klemeš, J.J., Bokhari, A.

Original Title

A state-of-the-art review of greenhouse gas emissions from Indian hydropower reservoirs

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Hydropower is one of the widely used renewable energy sources and contributing a huge share in overall electricity generation in developing countries like India. A few decades ago, hydropower reservoirs were found to be a clean source of renewable energy, but after the pre-industrial era (1990s), these reservoirs were emitting a significant amount of greenhouse gases (GHG). The GHG are contributing a huge share to the regional/global carbon budget. The current study represents the first regional review and focuses on: present scenarios of Indian hydropower, environmental issues, constraints in dam construction, identified key predictors (i.e., age, depth of reservoir) impacting GHG potential, GHG risk to reservoirs, and suggested mitigation measures to the way forward for the sustainable planning of hydropower development. The review reveals that most Indian hydropower reservoirs are coming under the low to medium GHG risk of reservoirs. Small hydropower projects (SHPs) are deliberated as a worthy alternative for the sustainable management of hydropower projects. There are still many issues associated with SHPs, which cannot be neglected completely. This study provides baseline information to the hydropower industries, policy-makers, environmentalists, and water managers to take corrective measures before impoundment of a reservoir at the regional and global scale.

Keywords

Carbon-emissions mitigation; Climate change; GHG emission; hydropower; Renewable

Authors

Kumar, A., Yu, Z.-G., Klemeš, J.J., Bokhari, A.

Released

20. 10. 2021

Publisher

Elsevier, Ltd.

Location

ELSEVIER SCI LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND

ISBN

0959-6526

Periodical

Journal of Cleaner Production

Number

320

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

128806

Pages to

128806

Pages count

13

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652621030043?via%3Dihub

BibTex

@article{BUT172446,
  author="Jiří {Klemeš} and Syed Awais Ali Shah {Bokhari}",
  title="A state-of-the-art review of greenhouse gas emissions from Indian hydropower reservoirs",
  journal="Journal of Cleaner Production",
  year="2021",
  number="320",
  pages="128806--128806",
  doi="10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128806",
  issn="0959-6526",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652621030043?via%3Dihub"
}