Studied by 4 peopleOctober 2007
When was the project set up?
Practical Action
Which charity ran the project?
£21,000
How much money did the charity provide?
very isolated mountainous area.
Too expensive to transport electricity there.
Why was there a need for the project?
water surplus
What physical feature of the area made the project possible?
electricity
Social benefit 1 ... (in houses)
fridges to store medicine
Social benefit 2 ... (healthcare)
reduction to brain drain
Social benefit 3 ... (education)
allows machinery to run and industry to expand
Economic benefit
renewable
Environmental benefit 1
less need to burn wood, less deforestation
Environmental benefit 2
Peru
Which country is Chambamontera in?
1,700m above sea level
How high up is Chambamontera?
water is collected from rivers
water is filtered
water is sent downhill
a turbine transfers kinetic energy to electricity.
How does the process work?
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