Hydropower development pipeline

STO-REC-STAT9BRW9FT2 National
300GW

Asia-Pacific · as of 24 Jun 2026

Hydropower development pipeline in the Asia-Pacific stood at 300 GW as of 24 June 2026 (IHA).

Original source
Publisher
IHA
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
South and Central Asia accelerate growth
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Across South and Central Asia, hydropower growth is accelerating, supported by a regional development pipeline exceeding 300 GW.

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APA
International Hydropower Association. (2026). World Hydropower Outlook launches The year of the ‘water battery’. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.hydropower.org/news/year-of-the-water-battery-global-pumped-storage-capacity-surpasses-200-gw. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9BRW9F810JFHRH0R1MPFY4R19R
MLA
International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook launches The year of the ‘water battery’." 2026, https://www.hydropower.org/news/year-of-the-water-battery-global-pumped-storage-capacity-surpasses-200-gw. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9BRW9F810JFHRH0R1MPFY4R19R.
Chicago
International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook launches The year of the ‘water battery’." 2026. https://www.hydropower.org/news/year-of-the-water-battery-global-pumped-storage-capacity-surpasses-200-gw. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9BRW9F810JFHRH0R1MPFY4R19R.
BibTeX
@misc{iha2026hydropowery4r19r, author = {{International Hydropower Association}}, title = {World Hydropower Outlook launches The year of the ‘water battery’}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9BRW9F810JFHRH0R1MPFY4R19R}, note = {Original source: https://www.hydropower.org/news/year-of-the-water-battery-global-pumped-storage-capacity-surpasses-200-gw. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
International Hydropower Association · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
Report
World Hydropower Outlook launches The year of the ‘water battery’
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
South and Central Asia accelerate growth
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
See source

Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_9BRW9F810JFHRH0R1MPFY4R19R