Pumped storage installed capacity

STO-REC-STATM5Y39NT2 National
100GW
forecast

India · 2035

IHA projects pumped storage installed capacity in India at 100 GW in 2035.

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

India is emerging as a global leader in pumped storage hydropower development, with plans to increase capacity from around 3.5–5 GW today to as much as 100 GW by 2035.

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APA
International Hydropower Association. (2035). 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_M5Y39NP6HCD5WWCVK1S95939DT
MLA
International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook launches The year of the ‘water battery’." 2035, 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_M5Y39NP6HCD5WWCVK1S95939DT.
Chicago
International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook launches The year of the ‘water battery’." 2035. 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_M5Y39NP6HCD5WWCVK1S95939DT.
BibTeX
@misc{iha2035pumped5939dt, author = {{International Hydropower Association}}, title = {World Hydropower Outlook launches The year of the ‘water battery’}, year = {2035}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_M5Y39NP6HCD5WWCVK1S95939DT}, 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
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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_M5Y39NP6HCD5WWCVK1S95939DT