global cumulative capacity of hydropower stood at around 1.4 terawatts.
Over the last decade, the average installation cost for hydropower across the globe presented an overall increasing tendency, despite some oscillation. In 2022, hydroelectricity systems had an average installation cost of 2,881 U.S. dollars per kilowatt installed. That same year, the Average installation cost for hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)
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IRENA. (August 29, 2023). Average installation cost for hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/799341/global-hydropower-installation-cost/
IRENA. "Average installation cost for hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)." Chart. August 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799341/global-hydropower-installation-cost/
IRENA. (2023). Average installation cost for hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799341/global-hydropower-installation-cost/
IRENA. "Average Installation Cost for Hydropower Worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799341/global-hydropower-installation-cost/
IRENA, Average installation cost for hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799341/global-hydropower-installation-cost/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Average installation cost for hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph], IRENA, August 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/799341/global-hydropower-installation-cost/