Actually hydropower accounts for less than 12 percent of total electricity production in Egypt in 2010 (14 out of 121 billion kWh), so that a temporary reduction of 25 percent in hydropower production translates into an overall temporary reduction in Egyptian electricity production of less than 3 percent.

In 2006, out of a total electricity production of 139 TWh, electricity from hydropower accounted for 61 TWh (44 ), and nuclear power delivered 65 TWh (47 ).

Many Parties have already exploited hydropower potential.

(1) Hydropower dam project in Adralala (Benin Togo)

China plans to double its hydropower capacity to over 120 GW by 2010 and to build more hydropower projects for at least another 20 years.

Sweden, with its hydropower, is even lower, at 0.9 kg.

Seven Parties in the region proposed projects targeting hydropower development.

The political stakes are high, and China s hydropower interests are strong.

Austria currently produces more than half of its electricity by hydropower.

In 2000, 88 per cent of Brazil's electricity was generated from hydropower.

Hydropower is another option that may be considered on a regional basis.

Sweden, with its hydropower, is even lower, at 0.9 kg. And, while Germany is abandoning domestic production of nuclear energy for political reasons, we can bet that it will nonetheless continue to import electricity from France s nuclear plants.

Experts reckon that only a quarter of China s hydropower has yet been tapped.

Africa has great hydropower potential but only 7 has been exploited so far.

(1) Training, Consultation, Awareness for Small Hydropower in Mozambique, Uganda, Nigeria and Zimbabwe

Hydropower development is another area in which several Parties share common project priorities.

Other Georgia proposed 10 renewable energy projects targeting hydropower and geothermal energy sources.

Biomass (along with hydropower) can be used to smooth the fluctuations inherent to wind and solar.

Harvests may halve and rivers on which irrigation and hydropower depend may become a mere trickle.

Colombia has hydropower potential amounting to 25,000 MW and potential from other renewables amounting to 1,200 MW.

Chinese capital is behind several large scale investments in hydropower, mining, timber, agriculture, transportation, and infrastructure in the region.

With its industry now dominating the global hydropower equipment market, China has also emerged as the largest dam builder overseas.

For many Parties the most important renewable option is the extension of their hydropower programmes, mainly through additional small scale hydro projects.

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These problems are exacerbated by the forestry industry and big infrastructure like wind parks or hydropower that cut off reindeer herding routes and pastures.

a In the context of Renewables 2004, renewable energy sources and technologies include solar energy, wind energy, hydropower, biomass energy including biofuels, and geothermal energy.

In Costa Rica, the Instituto Costarricense de Electicidad keeps track of climate parameters in areas close to hydropower, geothermal and wind projects in the country.

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Globally, however, solar and wind are only a small part of total renewables less than 7 in 2010. Hydropower is a much bigger player, at 17 .

Brazil has also constructed 205 small hydropower stations generating 865 MW of power and 40 other stations are being constructed to generate an additional 504.9 MW.

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The electricity sector in Venezuela is one of the few to rely primarily on hydropower, and includes the Guri Dam, one of the largest in the world.

In 2008, renewable energy (mainly hydropower and various forms of wood energy) was high at 31 compared with the EU average of 10.3 in final energy consumption.

China's tenth five year Energy Development Plan (2001) gives priority to hydropower, optimization of thermal power, development of the electricity grid and increased use of nuclear power.

By 2000, China had constructed 40,000 rural hydropower stations with an installed capacity of 24.8 GW and was generating about 80 million MWh of electricity per year.

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While almost half of Africa's 53 countries could profitably produce hydropower, only 7 of this potential is reached because of poor infrastructure and the high costs of initial investments.

Brazil reported that more than 90 per cent of its electricity generation was from hydropower, which explains why its energy sector was not the biggest source of GHG emissions.

Infrastructure , 46.1 percent of energy in Japan was produced from petroleum, 21.3 percent from coal, 21.4 percent from natural gas, 4.0 percent from nuclear power, and 3.3 percent from hydropower.

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