BLUE PLANET PRIZE

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Blue planet prize is an award given to hydropower project every year by the 'International Hydropower Association" to those who perform in a way of sustainable development based on the  framework of "hydropower sustainability assessment protocol".

This year ( 2021) is awarded to the NHPC` 510 MW Teesta -V power station located  on the Teesta river in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India. for its international best practices in six areas and worked at best in 20 criteria including Governance.

  1. project benefit
  2. Public health
  3. cultural heritage
  4. erosion
  5. sedimentation 
  6. asset reliability and efficiency

International Hydropower Association is a London based non-profit association and membership association operating in 120 countries  for sustainable development of power generation. It works with international association, institutes, civil society etc.

The hydro power sustainability assessment protocol is the leading international tool for measuring the sustainability of hydropower projects. It offer a way to benchmark the performance of a hydropower project against a comprehensive range of environmental social, technical, and governance criteria.


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India’s Teesta-V hydropower station awarded 2021 IHA Blue Planet Prize

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