Physics
Answer
Advantages of producing hydro-electricity are:
- It does not produce any environmental pollution.
- It is a renewable source of energy.
Disadvantages of producing hydro-electricity are:
- The flowing water is not available everywhere.
- Due to the construction of dams over rivers, plants and animals of that place gets destroyed or killed.
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