Socioeconomic impacts of large hydroelectric power plants in Brazil: A synthetic control assessment of Estreito hydropower plant

Catolico, A.C.C.; Maestrini, Marcelo; Strauch, Júlia Célia Mercedes; Giusti, F.; Hunt, Julian David

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2021.111508

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“…The second one is the construction of a low-head dam that will generate hydropower in the basin and can also control the water outflow from the Bananal basin and thus store water without requiring the creation of a superficial reservoir; this is similar to how it is done in the lower section of the Indus basin. The reduced reservoir in this proposal significantly reduces the environmental impacts on water storage in the Araguaia basin [27,28]. The regulation of the Araguaia River flow will significantly increase the hydropower generation at the Tucuruí Dam and increase the viability of the existing dam potential [29].…”

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Sedimentary Basin Water and Energy Storage: A Low Environmental Impact Option for the Bananal Basin

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Groundwater storage is an important water management solution that is overlooked by several countries worldwide. This paper evaluates the potential for storing water in the Bananal sedimentary basin and proposes the construction of canals to reduce sediment obstructions in the river flow and harmful flood events. This would allow for better control of the water level. The water stored in the sedimentary basin can be used as a climate change adaptation measure to ensure that the level of the flood plain is maintained high during a drought or low during an intense flood event. Additionally, the flood plain will function as a water reservoir, regulate the river flow downstream from the flood plain, and enhance hydropower generation. A significantly smaller reservoir area is expected to store water, as the water will be stored as groundwater in the sedimentary basin. Results show that the Bananal basin has the potential to store up to 49 km3 of water, which can add up to 11.7 TWh of energy storage to the Brazilian energy matrix for a CAPEX energy storage cost of 0.095 USD/kWh. This is an interesting solution for the Araguaia basin and several other basins worldwide.

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Sedimentary Basin Water and Energy Storage: A Low Environmental Impact Option for the Bananal Basin

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“…Similarly, Catolico et al [ 8 ] analyzed the socioeconomic impacts arising from the construction of considerable hydroelectric power. Adebayo et al [ 9 ] draw attention to Sweden's transition from renewable to non-renewable energy, arguing that the operationalization of mitigating and enhancing the effects of carbon dioxide emissions has been neglected in other studies.…”

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Evaluating the impacts of renewable energy action plans: A synthetic control approach to the Turkish case

Soylu,

Turel,

Balsalobre-Lorente

et al. 2024

Heliyon

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“…These enterprises encompass negative environmental effects triggering significant biophysical and socioeconomic disturbances (Ansar et al, 2017;Catolico et al, 2021;Serrão et al, 2023). The complexity of measuring impacts on dams is far beyond the scope of other types of projects, since each location has very peculiar geological and hydrological conditions, among other factors (Ansar et al, 2017;Catolico et al, 2021). Furthermore, these large works involve several interests to be considered, as populations neighboring these large projects end up suffering from an exacerbated price of electricity, while private capital companies exponentially boost their profits every year (Castilho, 2019).…”

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Socioeconomic impact assessment during the stages of building and operating hydropower plants in the Legal Amazon Region

Mirosevic,

Romão,

Kasemodel

2023

Rev. Bras. Ciênc. Ambient.

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Hydropower plants (HPPs) play an important role in the Brazilian energy matrix, largely in the Amazon region where the largest amount of hydropower generation potential is found. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze socioeconomic impacts caused in the stages of building and operating a large HPP in the Legal Amazon region. For such a purpose, the socioeconomic impacts detected in environmental studies of five projects (Belo Monte, Jirau, Peixe Angical, São Manoel and São Salvador) were analyzed. Socioeconomic impacts were sorted out according to the stage of their life cycle (construction and operation); these impacts were compared using a matrix and a descriptive analysis of data. Many similarities and correlations between the socioeconomic impacts were found in five studies. During the analysis, it was found that numerous impacts were improperly mitigated in these studies. Furthermore, social costs, such as population relocation, are typically underestimated, and gains brought by operating the HPP are overestimated. It is expected that an assessment of socioeconomic impacts caused by HPP in the Legal Amazon is going to allow broadening discussions about these constructions in areas of socioenvironmental sensitivity. Moreover, it is found that socioeconomic impacts in assessed studies are associated with multiple conflicts between the population affected by the project, government, and enterprise.

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Socioeconomic impacts of large hydroelectric power plants in Brazil: A synthetic control assessment of Estreito hydropower plant

Cited by 19 publications

References 29 publications

Sedimentary Basin Water and Energy Storage: A Low Environmental Impact Option for the Bananal Basin

Sedimentary Basin Water and Energy Storage: A Low Environmental Impact Option for the Bananal Basin

Evaluating the impacts of renewable energy action plans: A synthetic control approach to the Turkish case

Socioeconomic impact assessment during the stages of building and operating hydropower plants in the Legal Amazon Region

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