hydroelectric station

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hydroelectric
adjective
uk
/ˌhaɪ.drəʊ.ɪˈlek.trɪk/us
/ˌhaɪ.droʊ.ɪˈlek.trɪk/
producing electricity by the force of fast moving water such as rivers ...
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station
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/
a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on ...
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The local economy centres on pulp and paper; the city has a pulp-milling centre as well as a majorhydroelectricstation.
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Industrial plants and factories were looted, including the pulp and paper mill,hydroelectricstation, granite and brick factories, furniture factory, and other facilities.
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Thehydroelectricstationis located in this secondary channel.
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Ahuachapn is the site of a geothermal power plant and ahydroelectricstation.
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The $62 million construction of the dam andhydroelectricstationbegan in 1958.
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For a long time, a neighbouringhydroelectricstationwas served by a siding from this local stop.
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Thehydroelectricstationwide by high at the foot of the dam was designed for six main groups of turbines, each supplied with water by a vertical conduit.
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The outstanding advantage of hydroelectric stations is that they are economical when used to supply electricity systems with poor load factor.
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Special priority has been given to power stations (including hydroelectric stations), gas works, coal/oil conversion plants, projects to assist the production and transport of coal, and atomic energy projects.
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The capital cost of hydroelectric stations when fully developed is of the order of £30 to £40 per kilowatt installed, that of steam stations of the order of £14 to £18.
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The province also has a few textile plants and hydroelectric stations.
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Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers.
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There are two hydroelectric stations at falls located on its course.
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Lower hydroelectric stations are utilised more effectively because of seasonal and over-year regulation provided by the dam.
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Some of the world's largest hydroelectric stations operated on these rivers.
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The river is noted for its dams and hydroelectric stations.
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This is to be achieved mainly through the construction of wind farms and a number of hydroelectric stations.
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