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The world's first hydroelectric power plant was built at Godalming, in England, in 1881. Hydroelectric power developed rapidly during the 20th century, even in countries with other abundant sources of energy.

The world's first hydroelectric power plant was built at Godalming, in England, in 1881. Hydroelectric power developed rapidly during the 20th century, even in countries with other abundant sources of energy.

Hydroelectric power was at first believed to be an attractive source of energy, potentially widely distributed around the world, environmentally clean, inexhaustible, efficient, and economically competitive, especially attractive to countries with limited [https://www.udemy.com/blog/types-of-fossil-fuels/fossil fuel] resources. It has been found that this was not always the case.

Hydroelectric power was at first believed to be an attractive source of energy, potentially widely distributed around the world, environmentally clean, inexhaustible, efficient, and economically competitive, especially attractive to countries with limited [https://www.udemy.com/blog/types-of-fossil-fuels/ fossil fuel] resources. It has been found that this was not always the case.

Although dams, not only those built for the generation of electricity but also those designed for flood control, irrigation, water supply, or a combination of these purposes, have delivered significant benefits, they have often been the cause of disastrous social upheavals and major negative environmental impacts, and their construction has serious geographic limitations.

Although dams, not only those built for the generation of electricity but also those designed for flood control, irrigation, water supply, or a combination of these purposes, have delivered significant benefits, they have often been the cause of disastrous social upheavals and major negative environmental impacts, and their construction has serious geographic limitations.