This statistic shows the largest hydropower plants under construction worldwide as of 2015, based on expected capacity. The Baihetan Dam was the largest hydropower plant under construction at this time, with an estimated capacity of 13,050 megawatts.
Hydropower plants under construction globally as of 2015, by expected capacity (in megawatts)
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World Energy Council. (May 1, 2015). Hydropower plants under construction globally as of 2015, by expected capacity (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/620842/hydropower-plants-under-construction-worldwide-by-capacity/
World Energy Council. "Hydropower plants under construction globally as of 2015, by expected capacity (in megawatts)." Chart. May 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/620842/hydropower-plants-under-construction-worldwide-by-capacity/
World Energy Council. (2015). Hydropower plants under construction globally as of 2015, by expected capacity (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/620842/hydropower-plants-under-construction-worldwide-by-capacity/
World Energy Council. "Hydropower Plants under Construction Globally as of 2015, by Expected Capacity (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/620842/hydropower-plants-under-construction-worldwide-by-capacity/
World Energy Council, Hydropower plants under construction globally as of 2015, by expected capacity (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/620842/hydropower-plants-under-construction-worldwide-by-capacity/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
Hydropower plants under construction globally as of 2015, by expected capacity (in megawatts) [Graph], World Energy Council, May 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/620842/hydropower-plants-under-construction-worldwide-by-capacity/