HYDROELECTRIC

Hydroelectric power stations currently generate around 20% of the world's electricity needs. Forecasts for the medium term indicate that global energy needs can only be satisfied by a combination of various sources including renewables and fossil fuels.

The demand for hydroelectric power – the most tried and tested and the most developed form of clean energy – is therefore likely to grow.

The benefits of hydroelectric power

So far, only around 30% of the world’s hydrological resources have been exploited.

Compared to other energy sources, hydroelectric energy offers a number of major advantages:

• it is one of the most consolidated forms of energy production
• water is a renewable source of energy
• hydroelectric power makes a major contribution to reducing emissions and slowing the greenhouse effect
• hydroelectric power is a clean form of energy and does not deposit any toxic waste in the environment
• hydroelectric power generation is economically efficient, and unaffected by fluctuations in fossil fuel prices
• the construction of ecologically compatible hydroelectric power stations creates jobs for local people and supports the economy of the areas where they are located

Sorgent.e's hydroelectric offering

Hydroelectric energy was the first form of renewable energy in which Sorgent.e began to invest. Today, Sorgent.e is a global operator with the ability to act as EPC Contractor through S.T.E. Energy, or Promoter and Investor in joint ventures with clients and partners through Sorgent.e Srl and Sorgent.e Management Srl. Sorgent.e holds important participations in hydroelectric project companies and has invested its own equity in the construction of numerous generating stations.