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Topical Questions and Answers on Energy: Form 4 Geography

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Course: Geography

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1. (a) Apart from providing power, state three other benefits of the dams along River Tana.
- Provision of water for domestic use
- Provision of water for irrigation
- The dams serve as bridges across the river
- The dams and the reservoirs are fresh water fisheries
- The reservoirs have modified the local climate.
(b) State two problems that affect hydroelectric power production along river Tana.
- Changes in the river regime
- Silting or reservoirs
- Poor maintenance of machinery at the power houses
- Inadequate capital to purchase spare parts.
(c) State two factors that hinder the expansion of geothermal power.
- Limited number of suitable sites
- Inadequate capital for investment
- Scarcity of skilled labour.
- Uranium
- Cool/peat
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