eng Science and Education Publishing International Transaction of Electrical and Computer Engineers System ISSN Pending 2014-01-08 2 1 7 13 10.12691/iteces-2-1-2 ITECES2014212 article Atul Rai 1 Mohit Jain 1 Anuradha Tomar anuradhatomar@ieee.org 1 Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Northern India Engineering College, New Delhi, India A study has been done for past 50 years in the field of hydroelectric power generation. The various features of a hydroelectric plant have been covered. The paper has been divided into various categories like control, maintenance, program based application, hydroelectric power projects and pumped storage plants. The references have also been provided as a future reference for the analysis. http://pubs.sciepub.com/iteces/2/1/2/iteces-2-1-2.pdf Hydro energybibliographic surveydevelopment