f. Power house
Power house is a small permanent building that houses the electromechanical and controlling equipment.
Micro-hydro schemes generally would have a one or two roomed building as the power house. To ensure
safety and proper operations and maintenance, it is important for a power house to meet the following
requirements;
• Free (additional) space
• Good ventilation and illumination (daylight or bulbs)
• Main door should be opened to the outside of the building (for emergency evacuations)
• Wide doors that can accommodate the carrying of (large) mechanical equipment into and out of
the power house
A Neat Power House
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