Water, water everywhere- hydropower development around the world. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MPE.2008.925216

Abstract

The introductory article to a special issue of the IEEE Power and Energy Magazine invites to an issue of thought-provoking articles to appreciate the discussions taking place on hydro progress in several regions of the world: South America, where hydro development is very active; the United States and Canada, where the greatest portion of the hydro potential has already been explored; China, a fastgrowing market with significant hydro resources; and Africa, with still a large potential unexplored. Each article covers the state of development of hydroelectricity in its region. Potential for growth, specific projects, environmental constrains, and economics are a few of the issues that are covered with articles encompassing diverse flavors around the globe.