Conventional hydropower capacity commissioned

STO-REC-STATVFNGRCT2 National
4GW

Africa · 2025

Conventional hydropower capacity commissioned in the Africa reached 4 GW in 2025 (IHA).

Original source
Publisher
IHA
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
Africa delivers strong conventional hydropower growth
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Africa remained one of the strongest regions globally for new conventional hydropower additions for a second consecutive year, commissioning more than 4 GW in 2025.

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APA
International Hydropower Association. (2025). 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_VFNGRCF67AG2QETETYA2W30BD0
MLA
International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook launches The year of the ‘water battery’." 2025, 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_VFNGRCF67AG2QETETYA2W30BD0.
Chicago
International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook launches The year of the ‘water battery’." 2025. 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_VFNGRCF67AG2QETETYA2W30BD0.
BibTeX
@misc{iha2025conventionalw30bd0, author = {{International Hydropower Association}}, title = {World Hydropower Outlook launches The year of the ‘water battery’}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_VFNGRCF67AG2QETETYA2W30BD0}, 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
Africa delivers strong conventional hydropower 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_VFNGRCF67AG2QETETYA2W30BD0