Hydropower development pipeline capacity

STO-REC-STATF7X4XNT2 National
1,075GW

Global · 2025

Hydropower development pipeline capacity worldwide reached 1,075 GW in 2025 (IHA).

Original source
Publisher
IHA
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
Pipeline tops one terawatt
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

The global hydropower development pipeline now exceeds 1,075GW, including 600GW of pumped storage and 475GW of conventional projects.

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APA
International Hydropower Association. (2025). 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_F7X4XNVX1AB4P9HH47PBRPPFSR
MLA
International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook 2025: Global Growth, Trends & Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook." 2025, https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2025-world-hydropower-outlook. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_F7X4XNVX1AB4P9HH47PBRPPFSR.
Chicago
International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook 2025: Global Growth, Trends & Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook." 2025. https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2025-world-hydropower-outlook. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_F7X4XNVX1AB4P9HH47PBRPPFSR.
BibTeX
@misc{iha2025hydropowerrppfsr, author = {{International Hydropower Association}}, title = {World Hydropower Outlook 2025: Global Growth, Trends \& Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_F7X4XNVX1AB4P9HH47PBRPPFSR}, 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
Pipeline tops one terawatt
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_F7X4XNVX1AB4P9HH47PBRPPFSR