Types of Hydro power Plants

 There are two major types of hydro power plants.

1. Dam Toe Power House - Here water intake structure and turbine are very near to each other and head is governed by height of water storage behind the dam. Refer figure 1. Here water conducting system is very small.

               Figure 1. Dam to Power House

 2. Run of River Scheme - Here intake structure and Turbine are very far from each other and head is governed by the vertical distance between intake and power house sites not by the storage. Here water conducting system is very long.