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Left: The 2400MW Ataturk hydropower project on the Euphrates River in southeastern Turkey. The country is currently ranked second across Europe according to total installed hydropower capacity
increase in generation due to the high increase in monsoon rains. The 1.5GW Nathpa Jhakri hydropower station set the highest single day generation record in July 2022.
India also announced plans to develop two includes the use of less invasive run-of-river
Above: Discharge from the 540MW Oymapınar hydroelectric power plant in Antalya, Turkey
systems, comprehensive socio-environmental impact assessments, and ensuring enhanced community participation in decision-making processes. Itaipu Binancional has also paid the last of its construction debt for the 14GW Itaipu hydroelectric plant on the Paraná River between Brazil and Paraguay, bringing an almost 50-year financial commitment to build the bi-national project to an end. With a production that has already exceeded 2910 million MWh since the start of operations in 1984, Itaipu has met the energy requirements of both the Paraguayan and Brazilian systems. It has also helped promote the establishment of new industries and aided the development of the cities that are in its area of direct influence. In total, Itaipu Binacional covers an average 8.4% of Brazilian and 85.6% of Paraguayan electricity consumption. The Itaipu project is currently undergoing a major
Below: View of Tehri hydropower dam in Uttarakhand, India
technological upgrade, which is being carried out by a consortium led by GE Renewable Energy’s hydropower business. It includes equipment and systems of all 20 power generating units as well as the improvement of the hydropower plant’s measurement, protection, control, regulation and monitoring systems.
Russia There has been a great deal of modernisation to
Below: Heavy monsoon rains in 2022 led to a tremendous increase in Indian hydropower generation © Saikat Paul /
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increase capacity at existing hydropower projects across Russia. The Volzhskaya hydropower project increased by 63MW, the Irkutsk hydropower project increased by roughly 25MW and the Votkinskaya hydropower project increased by 15MW. In total refurbishments increased Russian hydropower capacity by nearly 145MW in 2022. It was also announced that to increase its renewable energy mix, approximately 7000MW of new hydropower projects will be constructed, in addition to plans to commission 128MW of small hydropower projects by 2025. In 2022, Russia was the fifth top country to add capacity (145MW) in South and Centra Asia and was ranked first across the region with 55,819MW of total installed hydropower capacity. Globally Russia was fifth in the top 20 list of hydropower producers for 2022, and 18th by added capacity.
India
India was second in the list of top five countries to add capacity across South and Central Asia in 2022, and was second behind Russia with 51,786MW of total installed hydropower. Globally, India lies in 13th place with added hydropower in 2022 due to approximately 434MW of new capacity, with one of the largest projects being the 180MW run-of-river Bajoli Holi in Himachal Pradesh. The country also saw a tremendous
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large-scale pumped storage projects. The 1440MW Gandhisagar project will use an existing reservoir and have an energy storage capacity of 10GWh. While in the Maharashtra state, JSW Neo Energy announced it will develop a 960MW pumped storage scheme. Indian hydropower company NHPC Limited also entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Maharashtra to collaborate on the development of four pumped storage projects, with a combined capacity of 7350MW. The projects – Kalu (1150MW), Savitri (2250MW), Jalond (2400MW), and Kengadi (1550MW), aim to harness the potential of renewable energy sources in Maharashtra. The primary objective of the MoU is to leverage pumped storage projects as energy storage solutions, in line with India’s national goal of achieving 500GW of renewable energy by 2030 and reaching net-zero emissions by 2070. By combining the capabilities of NHPC and the expertise of the Maharashtra government, the partnership aims to contribute to the country’s energy transition efforts and promote a greener and more sustainable future.
China
China leads the world with 23,811MW of added capacity in 2022 and with 415GWh of total installed hydropower. It added over 15GW to its conventional hydropower capacity and a further 8.7GW of pumped storage. The country’s mid to long-term plans for pumped storage development up to 2035 would see installed capacity of at least 62GW in 2025, and around 120GW in 2030, from the present 44.7GW. Other news includes the 16GW Baihetan
hydropower station, now the second largest hydropower project in the world in terms of total installed capacity, becoming fully operational in December 2022. While Yalong Hydropower is busy building a 1GW solar park that will be connected to an operational 3 GW Lianghekou hydropower facility on the Yalong River in Southwestern China. Upon completion, this new hybrid PV-hydropower complex will be the world’s largest power plant of its kind. The IHA also recently led a delegation to China
Top five MINT & BRICS countries by hydropower capacity added in 2022
Ranking Country Hydropower (MW) 1 2 3 4 5
China
Turkey India Brazil Russia
23,811 558 434 332 145
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