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- Hydraulic power with reversible pump of Foz do Tua DamPublication . Sethom, Mohamed Abdelwaheb; Figueiredo, Tomás de; Ribeiro, Luís Frölén; Houcine, HalemHydroelectric power generation is one of many ways in which electricity can be generated. In 2009, the three most heavily used sources for generating electricity were coal, natural gas and oil. These sources not only release emissions that are harmful to the environment, they are resources that are quickly running out. Therefore, different ways of generating power will need to be explored. Hydroelectric power works to harvest the inherent energy of moving water. Hydropower on a small-scale is one of the most cost-effective energy technologies to be considered for rural electrification in less developed countries. It is also the main prospect for future hydro developments in Europe. Small hydro technology is extremely robust and is also one of the most environmentally benign energy technologies available. The development of hydro-electricity in the 20th century was usually associated with the building of large dams. Hundreds of massive barriers of concrete, rock and earth were placed across river valleys worldwide to create huge artificial lakes. To this end, this work proposes a case study of a hydroelectric power plant of a dam in Portugal "Foz do tua dam" which is mainly separated in 3 parts. The first part presents the state of the art where we explain the hydroelectric plant. The second part introduces the manual operation of the different types of energy. And the last part is a simulation on CFD software.