Hydropower levelised cost of electricity

In contrast, most dispatchable renewable technologies recorded higher costs, with hydropower, geothermal and concentrating solar power rising to USD 62/MWh, USD 89/MWh and USD 115/MWh, respectively.

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IRENA. "Renewable power generation costs in 2025." 2025. https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/Jul/Renewable-Power-Generation-Costs-in-2025. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_BBB5MK3T5CPB7R2RMKTCDG3974.

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@misc{irena2025hydropowerdg3974, author = {{IRENA}}, title = {Renewable power generation costs in 2025}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_BBB5MK3T5CPB7R2RMKTCDG3974}, note = {Original source: https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/Jul/Renewable-Power-Generation-Costs-in-2025. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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