On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro presents the generation and efficiency of the global #hydropower market from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report.

Hydropower has made the largest contribution to overall renewable energy power generation over the years due to the efficiency with which the technology operates. Having started the year 2000 with an average around 2.47 petawatt hours they have seen almost 100% growth rate in the past 25 years to 4.81 petawatt hours at the end of 2025.

The Africa & Middle East region actually leads the world in hydropower facility average capacity factors at 42.4% average. They have achieved this by leveraging technology that is more modern than many of the installations in Europe or the Americas.

The Americas had an average capacity factor for all hydropower installations of 45 – 46% in the early part of the century. Over time that has diminished by only a few percentage points by 2025, but there was a noticeable dip between 2012 and 2022 that reflected some teething issues with new facilities in Central and South America.

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