The hydro electric potential in Africa is enormous. For example, 95 x 10^6 kg/min flows over Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River from a height of 108m. What could be the maximum power generated (in MW) should a hydroelectric dam be built there?
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Answerer 1
95 x 10^6 kg/min x 1 min/60s = 1.58e6 kg/s
in 1 second, what is the PE of the water
PE =mgh = 1.58e6 x 9.8 x 108 = 1676e6 joules
since that is per second, the power is 1676e6 watts or 1676 MW
Answerer 2
See the site below as to the present generating capacity.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Fa…