... economic issues related to the relocation of people, there are many other problems that are associated with hydropower. For instance, hydro-development causes environmental degradation since water and land quality are affected by the flooding, erosion, and accumulation of toxic waste from hydro development. Besides high investment costs, hydropower development also has a low return on investment because the efficiency of hydropower depends ... ...

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... for foreign direct investment. (Global) In 2009, electric generation in China was composed of the following: thermal fuel sources (gas, coal, etc) accounted for 81.9% of total electric generation while hydro, nuclear, and renewable accounted for 15.4%, 1.8%, and 0.6%, respectively. However, over the forecasted period from 2010-2020, thermal fuel sources are expected to decline by 3.2% in total share. During this same ... ...

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