The exhaustion of the fossil fuel supply of the world is an understood eventuality, considering the pace at which these resources are being exploited the world over. More so when the global energy requirements are increasing without much interruption; suffice to say the current state of operations in the energy arena is not going to last long. Alternative energy resources, in this worldview, provide an auspicious avenue of fulfilling the burgeoning human thirst for energy. The impact of these alternative energy resources utilization will be twofold: the satiation of the energy demand, and the culmination of the global warming resulting from the incessant use of the fossil fuels. The urge for alternative resources of energy is key to survival and demand of future. In comparison to all the alternative resources of energy, Hydro power present better results in terms of efficiency and long term viability.The viability of Hydro Power is subject to its high initial cost and major construction with no return in the initial phase of construction. This work is aimed at presenting the technical and financial aspects of Micro-Hydro power. The financial assessment is based on the Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return and Benefit to Cost Ratio (B/C). Apart from the social benefits to the residents and improving the quality of life, the financial feasibility is tested on the basis the above parameters and results shows the micro hydro are feasible in the lights of mentioned parameters. The proposition is tested and implemented on three different case studies, i.e. Ajmera Hydro power plant, Bersa Payen and Sheri Dumrai HPP. The data shows successful results in the all the mentioned cases.
Ijaz ur Rahman Maoz and Tanvir Ahmad Economic Impact Assessment of Mini Micro Hydel Power Projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa International Journal of Engineering Works Vol. 6 Issue 11 PP. 420-430 November 2019
[1] N. E. F. Bloomberg, "New energy outlook 2018," ed: Informs BNEF). Disponible en: http://about. bnef. com/content/uploads/sites …, 2016.
[2] L. Yang, H. Yan, and J. C. Lam, "Thermal comfort and building energy consumption implications–a review," Applied energy, vol. 115, pp. 164-173, 2014.
[3] A. Amin, N. Muhammad, S. A. Maoz, A. Basit, and T. Ahmad, "A Socio-Technical Survey of Micro Hydro Power Projects in District Shangla, Pakistan," 2018.
[4] N. Qureshi, "Exploring the energy consumption environmental impacts and economic consequences of," 2018.
[5] M. A. Sheikh, "Energy and renewable energy scenario of Pakistan," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 14, pp. 354-363, 2010.
[6] A. Raheem, S. A. Abbasi, A. Memon, S. R. Samo, Y. Taufiq-Yap, M. K. Danquah, et al., "Renewable energy deployment to combat energy crisis in Pakistan," Energy, Sustainability and Society, vol. 6, p. 16, 2016.
[7] M. K. Farooq and S. Kumar, "An assessment of renewable energy potential for electricity generation in Pakistan," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 20, pp. 240-254, 2013.
[8] M. Shahbaz, N. Loganathan, M. Zeeshan, and K. Zaman, "Does renewable energy consumption add in economic growth? An application of auto-regressive distributed lag model in Pakistan," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 44, pp. 576-585, 2015
[9] S. Z. Farooqui, "Prospects of renewables penetration in the energy mix of Pakistan," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 29, pp. 693-700, 2014.
[10] F. Wagner, "The complex story of energy transition—an introduction," in EPJ Web of Conferences, 2018, p. 00002.
[11] W. Uddin, S. Hussain, K. Zeb, M. A. Dildar, Z. Ullah, . U. Khalil, et al., "Energy Scenario and Potential of Hydroelectric Power in Pakistan," in 2018 International Conference on Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies (PGSRET), 2018, pp. 1-6.
[12] S. Stiebert, "Pakistan Low Carbon Scenario Analysis," 2016.
[13] A. Hussain and Z. Gillani, "Fulfilling environment related international commitments through implementation of multilateral environmental agreements (meas) in pakistan," A scientific journal of COMSATS–Science Vision, vol. 18, pp. 1-2, 2014.
[14] O. Paish, "Small hydro power: technology and current status," Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, vol. 6, pp. 537-556, 2002.
[15] M. S. Rahman, I. M. Nabil, and M. M. Alam, "Global analysis of a renewable micro hydro power generation plant," in AIP Conference Proceedings, 2017, p. 020014.
[16] M. Bilal, R. Ullah, A. Ali, M. H. Khan, and Z. Ullah, "Wheeling hybrid energy system for industries," in 2016 International Conference on Computing, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (ICE Cube), 2016, pp. 169-174.
[17] M. H. Baloch, S. T. Chauhdary, D. Ishak, G. S. Kaloi, M. H. Nadeem, W. A. Wattoo, et al., "Hybrid energy sources status of Pakistan: An optimal technical proposal to solve the power crises issues," Energy Strategy Reviews, vol. 24, pp. 132-153, 2019.
[18] H. A. Sher, A. F. Murtaza, K. E. Addoweesh, and M. Chiaberge, "Pakistan’s progress in solar PV based energy generation," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 47, pp. 213-217, 2015.
[19] B. K. Sovacool, "The political economy of energy poverty: A review of key challenges," Energy for Sustainable Development, vol. 16, pp. 272-282, 2012.
[20] W. Uddin, K. Zeb, A. Haider, B. Khan, S. ul Islam, M. Ishfaq, et al., "Current and future prospects of small hydro power in Pakistan: A survey," Energy Strategy Reviews, vol. 24, pp. 166-177, 2019.
[21] M. Umar and A. Hussain, "Micro hydro power: a source of sustainable energy in rural communities: economic and environmental perspectives," The Pakistan Development Review, pp. 487-504, 2015.
[22] A. Hussain, G. K. Sarangi, A. Pandit, S. Ishaq, N. Mamnun, B. Ahmad, et al., "Hydropower development in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region: Issues, policies and opportunities," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 107, pp. 446-461, 2019.
[23] M. A. Khan, "Policy review and recommendations on the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency," 2016.
[24] D. Moulick, B. Chowardhara, and S. K. Panda, "Agroecotoxicological Aspect of Arsenic (As) and Cadmium (Cd) on Field Crops and its Mitigation: Current Status and Future Prospect," in Plant-Metal Interactions, ed: Springer, 2019, pp. 217-246.
[25] P. Purohit, "Small hydro power projects under clean development mechanism in India: A preliminary assessment," Energy Policy, vol. 36, pp. 2000-2015, 2008
