Switkes notes that there have been two recent cases of small hydros bursting and causing "considerable damage".
Even mini-dams still mired in controversy
While the Brazilian government has lumped small hydropower plants in with wind and biomass under the classification of 'renewable energy', there is no real consensus on the matter.
3 September 2009 22:00 GMT
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25 November 2012 10:14 GMT
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