There have not been any large increases in installed hydropower capacity during the last decade in the United Kingdom, with a 1,891 megawatts capacity in 2022, an increase of five megawatts from 2020.
Cumulative installed capacity of hydro in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Cumulative installed capacity of hydro in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/792380/cumulative-hydro-capacity-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Cumulative installed capacity of hydro in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792380/cumulative-hydro-capacity-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Cumulative installed capacity of hydro in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792380/cumulative-hydro-capacity-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Cumulative Installed Capacity of Hydro in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2022 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792380/cumulative-hydro-capacity-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Cumulative installed capacity of hydro in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792380/cumulative-hydro-capacity-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Cumulative installed capacity of hydro in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/792380/cumulative-hydro-capacity-united-kingdom/