Hydropower Status Report 2019

Contents

1. Executive Summary
2. Policy Perspectives
3. Topics in Focus
4. Regions in Focus
5. Data Tables

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In 2018, electricity generation

from hydropower reached an
estimated 4,200 terawatt hours
(TWh), setting the highest ever
contribution from a renewable
energy source. An estimated 21.8
gigawatts (GW) of hydropower
capacity was put into operation
last year, including nearly 2 GW of
pumped storage, bringing the
world’s total installed capacity to
1,292 gigawatts (GW).

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The East Asia and Pacific region

once again added the most
capacity, with 9.2 GW installed. It
was followed by South America
(4.9 GW), South and Central Asia
(4.0 GW), Europe (2.2 GW), Africa
(1.0 GW) and North and Central
America (0.6 GW).

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Forty-eight countries added

hydropower capacity in 2018.
The countries with the highest
individual increases in installed
capacity were China (8.5 GW)
and Brazil (3.7 GW). Among the
top five were Pakistan (2.5 GW),
Turkey (1.1 GW) and Angola (0.7
GW).

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Pumped hydropower storage has

proven to be an essential
component for modern and future
clean energy systems. The
significant increase in variable
renewable electricity sources like
wind and solar coupled with their
displacement of conventional
generators has put increasing
pressure on power grids and
underlined the need for pumped
hydropower ‘water batteries’.

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Hydropower has come a long way

since first emerging as a new and
innovative form of power
generation, with worldwide
installed capacity nearly 1,300
gigawatts.

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Where has hydropower capacity been added in 2018?

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Top 20 countries by newly installed capacity

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Hydropower capacity and generation by region

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North and Central America

installed capacity

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South America installed capacity

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Africa installed capacity

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Europe installed capacity

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South and Central Asia

installed capacity

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East Asia and Pacific

installed capacity

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