China was responsible for three-quarters of the capacity growth, thanks to the commissioning of several large-scale projects. Generation increased thanks to strong capacity deployment in 2021-2022, but the global capacity utilisation factor remains below historical levels due to persistent droughts in hydropower-rich countries such as Canada, China, Türkiye and the United States, as well as in western Europe.Ĭapacity additions in 2022 reached 32 GW, 40% higher than the average of the previous five years but lower than the 35 GW added in 2021. In 2022 global hydropower generation increased by almost 70 TWh (up close to 2%) to 4 300 TWh. In August 2022, the United States passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which increases and extends support in the form of tax credits for hydropower technologies.Two projects in Switzerland and Portugal aim to facilitate integration of solar PV and wind. Europe commissioned almost 2 GW of pumped storage hydropower capacity in 2022, the largest amount since at least 1990.Hydropower is one of the crucial technologies for fulfilling a commitment to reach 500 GW of non-fossil electricity capacity in 2030. India is continuing to develop several large hydropower projects, with significant capacity expected to come online in the coming years. Hydropower remains an important part of the 14th Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy released in 2022, but capacity additions are expected to slow down in the coming years due to a diminishing number of suitable sites and environmental constraints. China continues to lead in terms of capacity additions, with 24 GW added in 2022, equal to three-quarters of all global growth.Countries and regions making notable progress to advance hydroelectricity include:
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