The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of hydropower worldwide has remained relatively stable throughout the past decade, at around 0.04 U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour. Hydropower had one of the lowest costs among renewable sources in 2020.
Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2020
(in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour)
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IRENA. (June 22, 2021). Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2020 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/799349/lcoe-of-hydropower-worldwide/
IRENA. "Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2020 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour)." Chart. June 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799349/lcoe-of-hydropower-worldwide/
IRENA. (2021). Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2020 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799349/lcoe-of-hydropower-worldwide/
IRENA. "Levelized Cost of Electricity (Lcoe) of Hydropower Worldwide from 2010 to 2020 (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799349/lcoe-of-hydropower-worldwide/
IRENA, Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2020 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799349/lcoe-of-hydropower-worldwide/ (last visited June 25, 2022)
