CLASSIFICATION OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER

PLANTS
Hydroelectric power plants can be classified in the following
way:
(a)According to the availability of head
(a)High head power plants
(b)Medium head power plants
(c)Low head power plants
(b)According to the nature of load
(a)Base load plants
(b)Peak load plants
(c)According to the quantity of water available
(a)Run-of-river plant without pondage
(b)Run-of-river plant with pondage
(c)Hydroelectric plants with storage reservoirs
(d)Pump storage plants
(e)Mini and micro hydel plants