Lecture # 7
,Introduction to
Hydropower Engineering
,Introduction
Power is the basic necessity for the development of a
country
Per-capita consumption of electric energy is deemed as
an index of the standard of living in a nation in the
present-day-world.
Development of large, medium and small scale
industries depend upon electric power generation.
This necessitates to utilize the present resource of
energy with utmost care and with maximum efficiency.
, Introduction
Country Power Production Per Capita
(Million KWh) (2007) Consumption (2007)
(KWH)
USA 389,2000 12925
JAPAN 982,500 7702
UK 248,500 5774
INDIA 517,200 466
Pakistan 85699 331
,Introduction to
Hydropower Engineering
,Introduction
Power is the basic necessity for the development of a
country
Per-capita consumption of electric energy is deemed as
an index of the standard of living in a nation in the
present-day-world.
Development of large, medium and small scale
industries depend upon electric power generation.
This necessitates to utilize the present resource of
energy with utmost care and with maximum efficiency.
, Introduction
Country Power Production Per Capita
(Million KWh) (2007) Consumption (2007)
(KWH)
USA 389,2000 12925
JAPAN 982,500 7702
UK 248,500 5774
INDIA 517,200 466
Pakistan 85699 331
