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Hydropower plant
"The operating principle of a hydropower plant is very simple: suitably devised turbines convert the potential energy of water falling from higher elevations downstream through streams, channels, and watercourses, into electric energy. Therefore, hydropower relies primarily on rainwater." 
| kW |
kilowatt |
| l/s |
Litres per second |
| m |
metre |
| MWh |
Megawatt hour |
| m3 |
cubic metre |
| a.s.l. |
above sea level |
| kVA |
kilovoltampere | |