Hydropower electricity generation

RecordSTO-QXKZPYE1RN-BT3AC7P9M3-92YEX2

680TWh

Europe · 2024

Hydropower electricity generation in Europe was 680 TWh in 2024 (IHA).

Original source
Publisher
IHA
Authority tier
T2 Official
Locator
Europe rides hydropower boom
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Europe saw a decade-high 680TWh in hydropower generation supported by strong rainfall, while EU and national policy measures drive momentum for pumped storage.

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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_QXKZPYE1RNBT3AC7P9M392YEX2

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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_QXKZPYE1RNBT3AC7P9M392YEX2.
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_QXKZPYE1RNBT3AC7P9M392YEX2.
BibTeX
@misc{iha2024hydropower92yex2, 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_QXKZPYE1RNBT3AC7P9M392YEX2}, note = {Original source: https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2025-world-hydropower-outlook. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Record: STO-QXKZPYE1RN-BT3AC7P9M3-92YEX2 T2 Official

Primary source

Publisher
International Hydropower Association · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National and industry official
Report
World Hydropower Outlook 2025: Global Growth, Trends & Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook
Type
Press release
Published
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Locator
Europe rides hydropower boom
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
See source

Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
editorial:judge-fix-v1:2026-09-27
Checked on
27 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
/stat/stat_QXKZPYE1RNBT3AC7P9M392YEX2