Pumped storage capacity commissioned

China, currently the leading global manufacturer of battery storage systems, commissioned around 7,500 MW of new pumped storage capacity in 2025 alone.

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International Hydropower Association. (2025). The International Hydropower Association (IHA) CEO Eddie Rich has written the following letter on behalf of IHA European members to President Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.hydropower.org/news/iha-letter-to-the-european-commission-on-pumped-storage. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_3DAG0A3QAFXH817JKW4WMEHTGP

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International Hydropower Association. "The International Hydropower Association (IHA) CEO Eddie Rich has written the following letter on behalf of IHA European members to President Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission." 2025, https://www.hydropower.org/news/iha-letter-to-the-european-commission-on-pumped-storage. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_3DAG0A3QAFXH817JKW4WMEHTGP.

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Chicago

International Hydropower Association. "The International Hydropower Association (IHA) CEO Eddie Rich has written the following letter on behalf of IHA European members to President Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission." 2025. https://www.hydropower.org/news/iha-letter-to-the-european-commission-on-pumped-storage. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_3DAG0A3QAFXH817JKW4WMEHTGP.

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@misc{iha2025pumpedmehtgp, author = {{International Hydropower Association}}, title = {The International Hydropower Association (IHA) CEO Eddie Rich has written the following letter on behalf of IHA European members to President Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_3DAG0A3QAFXH817JKW4WMEHTGP}, note = {Original source: https://www.hydropower.org/news/iha-letter-to-the-european-commission-on-pumped-storage. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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