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As per present power crisis small hydro, non-conventional plants may be planned to work during peakdemand. Small hydro is one of the best options for rural electrification which can offer considerable financial benefits tothe individual as well as communities served. It is an attractive alternative to diesel technologies in rural and remoteareas of developing countries as a means of achieving rural electrification. With the advancement of technology it ispossible to harness hydroelectric power efficiently with heads as low as 2 meters. An approach by which multiple microscale hydro generating units can be planned over a catchment area consisting of several potential installatio n sites so asto extract the maximum possible energy per unit investment cost. As a cheap, renewable source of energy with negligibleenvironmental impacts, small, mini, micro & Pico hydro power technologies have an important role to play in futureenergy supply, particularly in developing countries.Integrated generation and distribution for rural area on fuel availability, small hydro capacity on run -off the river shallimprove the availability and reduce energy cost. The maximum water level below the fal ls, during the record flood isused as a reference to find standard project flood protection equipment. The purpose of the paper is to develop anunderstanding about the various technologies used in the field to study performance of small, mini, micro, pico Hydelschemes. This study facilitates to take effective measures for reducing the cost which are also given. Usually small hydrounits up to 5 MW are expected to require minimum amount of field assembly and installation work. While machinehaving capacity from 5 MW to 25 MW may have slow speed, large diameter and with split generator stator that requirefinal winding assembly in the field

Dr. S.K.Dave, Ashokkumar A. Parmar, Darshak K. Parmar, “Small, Mini, Micro and Pico Hydro Power Plant: Scope, Challenges &Deployment in Indian Context”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 2, Issue 3, pp. 277-286, March 2015.