hydroelectricity

While Colombia has a relatively clean domestic electricity matrix, with nearly two-thirds coming from hydroelectricity, the country remains vulnerable to low reservoir levels, which creates a risk of energy shortages.

The ensuing flood destroyed a hydroelectricity plant downstream and caused more than three million dollars worth of damage.

Washington typically generates more electricity than there is demand in the state, and that excess hydroelectricity is usually sold elsewhere on the western grid.

Apart from tourism, experts say that the absence of snowfall will also impact generation of hydroelectricity, fisheries and farming.

Nepal, which is mostly covered by mountains, currently only has a capacity of about 2,600 megawatts of electricity but has several hydroelectricity projects that are being built or planned.