Flowing water creates energy that can be captured and turned into electricity. This is called hydroelectric power or hydropower. Hydropower is considered a renewable energy resource because it uses the earths water cycle to generate electricity. Water evaporates from the earths surface, forms clouds, precipitates back to earth, and flows toward the ocean. As far as Bangladesh is concerned, only a small fraction of electricity is generated by hydropower. The government has set a target of meeting five percent of the electricity demand by 2015 by utilizing renewable energy, and 10 percent by...
Flowing water creates energy that can be captured and turned into electricity. This is called hydroelectric power or hydropower. Hydropower is conside...