Dr. Salem Baidas
HYDROPOWER
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY SLIDESHOWS
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AGENDA
DEFINITION
01
GENERATION
02
BENEFITS
03
UN POLICY
04
INFOGRAPHICS
05
Also Called Hydroelectric Power, is a Form
of Renewable Energy that Uses the Power
of Moving Water such as Water Moving
through a Dam for Electricity Generation.
At Hydropower Plants, Water Flows
through a Pipe, Called a Penstock
Spinning the Blades in a Turbine
that Rotates a Generator Producing
Clean Electrical Power.
ECONOMY
Revenue from Electricity
Generation. New Job
Creation. Economic Growth.
SOCIAL
Flood Control. Irrigation.
Clean Drinking Water.
Low-Cost Electricity.
ENVIRONMENT
A Clean Energy Source that
Mitigated 100 BMT of Carbon
Emissions in the Past 50 Years.
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Benefits of hydroelectric power
hydropower GENERATION
In 1995, the Int’l Hydropower Association
(IHA) was Established to Advance Sustainable
Hydropower, which has an Important Role
in Achieving SDGs 6, 7, 9 & 13. In 2018, the
UN DESA and ITAIPU Binacional Established
the Sustainable Water & Energy Solutions
Network Supporting the SDG 2030 Agenda.
UN.ORG/DESA
UN Dept. of Economic & Social Affairs
Sustainable Hydropower
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9.7
6.6
4.1
3.6
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
3.53 3.59 3.77 3.87 3.99 3.99 4.15 4.19 4.31 4.35 4.48 4.40
IRENA.ORG
25%
INCREASE
GLOBAL HYDROPOWER GENERATION
Petawatt Hours
1,300
381
363
258
215
160
143
78
71
China
Canada
Brazil
U.S.
Russia
India
Norway
Japan
Sweden
OURWORLDINDATA.ORG
LEADING COUNTRIESIN HYDROPOWER GENERATION
Terawatt Hours (2021)
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
27 26 27 29 31 32
36 38 39 40 41 41
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GLOBAL HYDROPOWER CONSUMPTION
exajoules
50%
INCREASE
LEADING COUNTRIESIN HYDROPOWER CONSUMPTION
30.1
9.9
9.2
6.0
4.6
4.0
2.9
2.2
1.7
China
Brazil
Canada
U.S.
Russia
India
Norway
Vietnam
Japan
ENERGYINST.ORG
Percent (2022)
LARGEST HYDROPOWER DAMSBY CAPACITYWORLDWIDE
23
14
14
11
10
8
7
6
6
6
Three Gorges (China)
Itaipu (Brazil/Paraguay)
Xiluodu (China)
Belo Monte (Brazil)
Guri (Venezuela)
Tucuruí (Brazil)
Grand Coulee (U.S.)
Longtan (China)
Xiangjiaba (China)
Sayano (Russia)
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GIGAWATTS (2021)
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
219 229 240 252 265 278 293 308 325 342
HYDROPOWER INDUSTRY GLOBAL MARKET VALUE
BILLION DOLLARS
60%
GROWTH
PRECEDENCERESEARCH.COM
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
1,315 1,269 1,385 1,566
1,795
1,579
1,871 1,920
1,505
1,787 1,939 2,135
HYDROPOWER INSTALLATION COST WORLDWIDE
DOLLARS PER KILOWATT
65%
INCREASE
IRENA.ORG
11.4
7.5
6.8
6.7
4.8
4.8
3.3
Solar CSP
Offshore Wind
Geothermal
Bioenergy
Solar PV
Hydropower
Onshore Wind
IRENA.ORG
ELECTRICITY GENERATION COST worldwide in 2021
U.S. Cents Per kilowatt-Hour
37.0
17.6
7.5
5.2
3.5
2.7
2.0
2.0
China
India
Brazil
Vietnam
Pakistan
U.S.
Ethiopia
Russia
IRENA.ORG
LEADING COUNTRIESIN HYDROPOWER EMPLOYMENT
Percent (2022)
$219B
Global Hydropower
Industry Market
Value.
$2,135 $0.048 37%
Global Hydropower
Installation Cost
Per Killowatt.
The Global Cost Of
Hydropower
Generation Per
kWh is Among the
Lowest of any
energy source.
China’s Share of
Global Hydropower
Industry
Employment.
IRENA.ORG
GLOBAL HYDROPOWER INDUSTRY MARKET VALUE
Key highlights (2021)
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