INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first nation to produce hydroelectricity was Norway. Norway’s westerly winds produce copious precipitation, and most of the 65, 000 biggest lakes are located at elevations of at least 1, 650 feet. Norway, therefore, has enormous hydroelectric potential.

Detailed explanation-2: -The world’s first hydroelectric project was used to power a single lamp in the Cragside country house in Northumberland, England, in 1878.

Detailed explanation-3: -France was the first country in the world to develop hydroelectricity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hydropower is still the mainstay of the Norwegian electricity system. At the beginning of 2021, there were 1 681 hydropower plants in Norway, with a combined installed capasity of 33 055 MW. In a normal year, the Norwegian hydropower plants produce 136.4 TWh, which is 90 % of Norways total power production.

Detailed explanation-5: -Norway is known for its particular expertise in the development of efficient, environment-friendly hydroelectric power plants. Calls to power Norway principally through hydropower emerged as early as 1892, coming in the form a letter by the former Prime Minister Gunnar Knutsen to parliament.