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Electricity demands for industries, offices, and rural communities are increasing. This increase is not accompanied by the availability of electricity supply, especially in rural communities. The effort to find the new and renewable energy sources are an option that must be done immediately to overcome the problem of energy needs. Of the many renewable energy sources available, a very attractive option is micro-hydro energy and solar energy. The potential of these two renewables in Indonesia is very large. Combining solar and micro-hydro systems is a good combination for low load applications. The combination of this power plant is very suitable for areas where during the summer the river water flow tends to decrease while the suns heat is more reliable, and conversely in the rainy season the river water flow will increase while the suns energy falls to its lowest level. However, there are still obstacles in the use of these energy sources, namely the cost of distribution and installation is very expensive. Therefore, portable power plants are designed in this study, so that the costs of distribution and installation can be minimized. The designed hybrid power plants have been tested in Tamantirto, Bantul, Indonesia. The test results have shown that the hybrid power plant produces an output power of 170 watts.