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Our bibliographic and documentary research focused on documents and company
reports.
The methodology has three phases. The first is verifying the research problem,
namely the feasibility of financing the construction itself, by performing a bibliographic review and consulting documents concerning the construction. The second
is the explanation of the Equator Principles, and the third is the analysis of the case
study.
2 Hydroelectric Power Production in the World
Producing hydroelectric power involves the flow of the river, the amount of water
available during a given period, and the gaps, whether natural, such as waterfalls, or
artificially created. The structure of the plant is essentially composed of a dam, water
collection and adduction system, powerhouse, and spillway, which work together and
are integrated. The dam serves to interrupt the normal course of the river and allow
the formation of the reservoir. In addition to “stocking” water, these reservoirs have
other functions: they allow the formation of the necessary gap to create hydraulic
energy, the capture of water in adequate volume, and the regularization of the flow
of rivers in periods of rain or drought.
Table 1 shows the hydroelectric generation (TWh) by regions of the world,
between 2008 and 2012. This table serves to show how this type of energy generation
is spread around the world, reinforcing the importance of mechanisms that promote
social and environmental responsibility in these activities.
Table 2 shows the installed capacity of hydroelectric generation in each country.
China, Brazil and the United States lead in this type of power generation, reinforcing
the importance of this discussion in Brazil.
3 Feasibility of the Construction Project of the Santo
Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant
To describe the economic viability of the construction project of the Santo Antônio
Hydroelectric Power Plant in Porto Velho, the ten Equator Principles were analyzed,
determining the conditions for its financing.
Compliance with the Equator Principles requires meeting an extensive list of
socio-environmental requirements that are complementary and compatible. There is
no possibility of complying with only specific requirements. As such, the Equator
Principles expand the umbrella of the project’s socio-environmental requirements,
consolidating the range of requirements associated with it.
L. de S. Soares et al.
Our bibliographic and documentary research focused on documents and company
reports.
The methodology has three phases. The first is verifying the research problem,
namely the feasibility of financing the construction itself, by performing a bibliographic review and consulting documents concerning the construction. The second
is the explanation of the Equator Principles, and the third is the analysis of the case
study.
2 Hydroelectric Power Production in the World
Producing hydroelectric power involves the flow of the river, the amount of water
available during a given period, and the gaps, whether natural, such as waterfalls, or
artificially created. The structure of the plant is essentially composed of a dam, water
collection and adduction system, powerhouse, and spillway, which work together and
are integrated. The dam serves to interrupt the normal course of the river and allow
the formation of the reservoir. In addition to “stocking” water, these reservoirs have
other functions: they allow the formation of the necessary gap to create hydraulic
energy, the capture of water in adequate volume, and the regularization of the flow
of rivers in periods of rain or drought.
Table 1 shows the hydroelectric generation (TWh) by regions of the world,
between 2008 and 2012. This table serves to show how this type of energy generation
is spread around the world, reinforcing the importance of mechanisms that promote
social and environmental responsibility in these activities.
Table 2 shows the installed capacity of hydroelectric generation in each country.
China, Brazil and the United States lead in this type of power generation, reinforcing
the importance of this discussion in Brazil.
3 Feasibility of the Construction Project of the Santo
Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant
To describe the economic viability of the construction project of the Santo Antônio
Hydroelectric Power Plant in Porto Velho, the ten Equator Principles were analyzed,
determining the conditions for its financing.
Compliance with the Equator Principles requires meeting an extensive list of
socio-environmental requirements that are complementary and compatible. There is
no possibility of complying with only specific requirements. As such, the Equator
Principles expand the umbrella of the project’s socio-environmental requirements,
consolidating the range of requirements associated with it.