New pumped storage hydropower capacity added

Global hydropower capacity grew by 24.6GW in 2024, including 16.2GW of conventional hydropower and 8.4GW of pumped storage hydropower.

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International Hydropower Association. (2024). World Hydropower Outlook 2025: Global Growth, Trends & Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2025-world-hydropower-outlook. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_A364RKJ10HTADVC3MSJBYK6FGN

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MLA

International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook 2025: Global Growth, Trends & Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook." 2024, https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2025-world-hydropower-outlook. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_A364RKJ10HTADVC3MSJBYK6FGN.

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Chicago

International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook 2025: Global Growth, Trends & Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook." 2024. https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2025-world-hydropower-outlook. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_A364RKJ10HTADVC3MSJBYK6FGN.

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@misc{iha2024pumpedyk6fgn, author = {{International Hydropower Association}}, title = {World Hydropower Outlook 2025: Global Growth, Trends \& Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_A364RKJ10HTADVC3MSJBYK6FGN}, note = {Original source: https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2025-world-hydropower-outlook. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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