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Costs [€/kW]<br />

Investment costs [€/kW]<br />

2000<br />

1500<br />

1000<br />

500<br />

6000<br />

5000<br />

4000<br />

3000<br />

2000<br />

1000<br />

local hydrological and meteorological conditions. This explains why<br />

electricity costs tend to be lower for low-head and supplemental SHP plants.<br />

Although high-head SHP plants tend to produce more expensive electricity,<br />

its value can be higher as these plants often have greater storage capacity<br />

and can inject power in periods of higher demand, charging higher tariffs.<br />

Figure 12<br />

Average SHP Related to Capacity Installed Costs for Turbines from the<br />

Most Important European Manufacturers<br />

0 500 1000<br />

Power [kW]<br />

1500 2000<br />

0<br />

Source: EurObserv’ER, Hydroelectricity barometer - Energy in rushing water, 1999.<br />

Figure 13<br />

Lowest and Highest Investment Costs for New SHP Plants in Selected<br />

European Countries, 1999<br />

Austria<br />

Lowest cost Highest cost<br />

Sources: <strong>NET</strong> Ltd., Switzerland; raw data from the Blue<strong>AG</strong>E ESHA study, Lorenzoni et al. (2000).<br />

2<br />

Switzerland<br />

Alpine<br />

region<br />

Slovenia<br />

Italy<br />

10000<br />

Portugal<br />

Mediterrenean<br />

region<br />

SMALL HYDROPOWER<br />

Central Western<br />

Europe<br />

Spain<br />

Montenegro<br />

Greece<br />

France<br />

Belgium<br />

Germany<br />

Finland<br />

Scandinavian<br />

region<br />

Sweden<br />

Great Britain<br />

Norway<br />

Iceland<br />

UK<br />

Ireland<br />

Czech Republic<br />

Hungary<br />

Latvia<br />

Eastern<br />

Europe<br />

Lithuania<br />

Poland<br />

Slovakia<br />

Europe<br />

39<br />

EU 15

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