New hydropower capacity added

STO-REC-STATDV6S2PT2 National
14.4GW

China · 2024

New hydropower capacity added in China totalled 14.4 GW in 2024 (IHA).

Original source
Publisher
IHA
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
China Powers Expansion
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

China continues to dominate global hydropower development, with 14.4GW of new capacity added in 2024, including 7.75GW of PSH.

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APA
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_DV6S2PJ59P3F0NCHDF7N9FZGVY
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_DV6S2PJ59P3F0NCHDF7N9FZGVY.
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_DV6S2PJ59P3F0NCHDF7N9FZGVY.
BibTeX
@misc{iha2024hydropower9fzgvy, 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_DV6S2PJ59P3F0NCHDF7N9FZGVY}, note = {Original source: https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2025-world-hydropower-outlook. 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 2025: Global Growth, Trends & Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
China Powers Expansion
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_DV6S2PJ59P3F0NCHDF7N9FZGVY