Chambamonterra Micro Hydro Scheme
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- Created on: 20-03-19 16:39
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- Chambamonte-rra Micro Hydro Scheme
- Where?
- 750km north of Lima
- Isolated village in Peru
- Located in the Andes
- 2hr drive from nearest town (Jaen)
- Why?
- Lack of development due to lack of electricity
- No heat, light or power
- Half the population live off just $2 a day
- Most people reliant on subsistence farming
- only industry is a small coffee plantation
- Too small and isolated to put on the power grid
- What is the scheme?
- Scheme is supported by the Practical Action charity
- High rainfall, steep slopes and fast flowing rivers makes it an ideal location
- Total cost $51,000
- Money came from the government, investment from Japan and the local people
- Small hydro electric turbine takes water from the river and rainwater and creates electricity
- Benefits of the scheme
- Reduction in rural-urban migration - the population has grown
- Improved school facilities and ability to do homework after dark
- Healthcare improved as medicines can be refrigerated
- Street lights allow people outside after dark
- Computers and entertainment can be used
- Heating is available in winter when the weather is cold
- The scheme will last at least 25 years
- Less need to burn wood for heat and cooking
- Less deforestation
- Regulating water flow has reduced flooding
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