Water keeps our planet alive; it keeps our communitiesalive. But water is more than this: water is power.

To mark Global Hydropower Day, the International Hydropower Association has teamed up with Sarawak Energy to create a short video about thepower of water, and how it has enabled a community to thrive at the Batang Aihydropower project in Malaysia.

Meet Pemanca Grang, a local community leader fromNyembungan, Simpang Lubok Antu. Now 72 years old, he has witnessed how life haschanged in the area since the project was completed in 1985.

Watch the video:

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