Question

What is the importance in India of hydropower plants? Describe how electric energy is generated in such plants?

Answer 1

In India, hydropower plants have great importance because they convert the potential energy of the water into electrical energy. In India we have many natural sources of water i.e. water falling from the mountain has more potential energy which can be converted into a large amount of electricity.

In hydropower plants, there is a turbine which is connected to the generator which produces electricity. When water at some height falls on the turbine, the turbine starts rotating. So, the potential energy of the water converts into mechanical energy. When the turbine rotates, it makes the generator to produce electricity. So, the mechanical energy gets converted into electrical energy.