Solar power, wind energy, hydropower or bio-fuels.

太阳能、风能、水电还是生物燃料？

The same may be true of hydropower.

水力发电可能也面临一样的遭遇。

Hydropower is also one of the oldest forms of renewable energy.

利用水力产生的电力是可再生能源最早的形式之一。

They help provide irrigation and hydropower and protect communities from flooding.

它们提供灌溉和水力发电，并保护社区免受洪水侵袭。

Welcome to our series on renewable resources, the topic today is hydropower.

欢迎来到我们关于可再生资源的系列节，今天的主题是水力发电。

The 50-megawatt facility spans over 190 hectares on the Batang Ai hydropower dam.

这座50兆瓦的设施铺展在巴当艾水电站的水库上，覆盖面积超过190公顷。

A Thai consortium is developing the 1,460 megawatt Luang Prabang hydropower dam.

一个泰国财团正在开发1，460兆瓦的琅勃拉邦水电站大坝。

But it turns out that the picture for hydropower is more complicated than we think.

但事实表明水电的前景比我们想象的更复杂。

Bhutan's mostly closed economy is dependent on hydropower and tourism.

不丹基本封闭的经济主要依赖于水电和旅游业。

But hydropower is diminished during rain shortages, leading to Kenya's regular blackouts.

但水力发电因为雨水短缺减少, 这就导致肯尼亚的定期停电。

The hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River.

该水电站位于金沙江上。

Two generating units at the Baihetan hydropower station have been put into operation.

白鹤滩水电站的两台发电机组已投入运行。

China's Baihetan hydropower plant has entered full operation.

中国的白鹤滩水电站全面投产。

In extremely cold weather, the nearby hydropower station continuously discharges hot water.

在极端寒冷的天气下附近的水电站持续排出热水。

Auditors have found more accounting problems with projects linked to the Three Gorges Dam, the world's biggest hydropower scheme.

审计人员发现世界最大的水电站三峡大坝工程存在财务问题。

Of course, there are many ways to generate electricity, but hydropower is important to the community.

当然，发电的方式有很多，但水力发电对社区来说很重要。

That accounts for about half of hydropower generation worldwide.

这些设施的发电量大约占到全球水力发电总量的一半。

The campaign says it's not against hydropower altogether.

该活动主办方表示，他并非完全反对水力发电。

From a small village home, a network of fishermen defends the river from the hydropower centers.

在一个小村落里，一群渔民反对在河上建造水电站中心。

Changes in river flows could also harm hydropower production and cause more landslides in the mountains.

如果河道水流发生变化，那么水力发电量也会受到影响，山崩的数量也会增加。