Today, more than ever, a secure and economic supply of energy is of utmost importance for industry, business and private users. Today’s energy resources such as coal, mineral oil, natural gas and nuclear power won't remain available without ever more severe limitations or consequences on the environment. Reduced fossil reserves will inevitably result in higher energy prices. For nuclear energy there is today no appropriate concept for waste disposal, and probably never will be. Therefore, a basic shift is necessary towards a preference for renewable energy sources.

For centuries hydropower has played an important role for mankind, and it will further assert itself in future.

Many facts support the use of water as an energy resource.

Hydropower is economical :

• Low operating costs
• Extremely long lifetime of machinery
• High operational reliability
• Low maintenance
• Time proven technology

 

Hydropower users are free :

• From price hikes of energy
• From difficulties of interconnecting with a public grid in remote areas

 

Hydropower is environmentally friendly :

• No harmful waste
• No consumption of valuable resources
• Small impact on the natural environment