TNPSC Thervupettagam

India and Hydropower projects by 2030

July 6 , 2021 1165 days 796 0
  • India is expected to add 26 GW (or 26,000 MW) of Hydropower projects by 2030.
  • This is according to the ‘Hydropower Special Market Report – Analysis and forecast to 2030’ released by International Energy Agency (IEA).
  • At present, the installed capacity of the 207 hydropower projects running in India is 46,209 MW.
  • The Global hydropower capacity is set to increase by 17%, or 230 GW, between 2021 and 2030.
  • China will remain the single largest hydropower market through 2030, accounting for 40% of the global capacity growth in the Hydropower sector.
  • The world’s largest hydroelectric facility is the Three Gorges Dam in China.

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