Disadvantages of Hydropower
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You may think hydropower may be perfect, but like almost everything else on the planet, its not.
Disadvantages of hydropower 🙁
- It has a negative impact on fish, the environment and even people
- limited locations to place the dams.
- Not always safe
- Takes a lot of space
Now that you know some disadvantages, we should dig a bit deeper.
As you might already know, dams have an impact on fish, but why ? Well that’s because migrating fish depend on steady water flows to guide them through their journey to their destinations, stagnant reservoir pools can get the fish lost. It is also very likely to increase the length of their migration. Dams may also change the timing and direction of flows, sending them to a completely different place that may lead the fish and other animals to an unwanted end spot.
Click this to see the mini slideshow to explain the process of hydropower in a little bit more detail.
Mini Hydropower Slide Show