• Ben Matthews
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    2 months ago

    Well, in most countries wind and solar are rapidly growing compared to hydro. A more critical question for India is what else could replace the melting Himalayan glaciers and reducing snow cover, as a storage of water for the dry season?

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Well, in most countries wind and solar are rapidly growing compared to hydro.

      That’s more a consequence of hydro sites having been built out already. If you’ve got a prime candidate for development, you’ll find it difficult to get a better yield on the dollar over a smaller geographic footprint.

      A more critical question for India is what else could replace the melting Himalayan glaciers and reducing snow cover, as a storage of water for the dry season?

      Water conservation also a very big deal in India right now. Although the downstream impact of damming also tends to be droughts.