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Projected global electricity capacity pumped hydro 2022-2050
The world's installed electricity generation capacity from pumped hydropower amounted to almost *** gigawatts in 2022. This figure is expected to reach around *** gigawatts by 2030, and to stall until 2050.
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EIA. (October 11, 2023). Installed electricity generation capacity from pumped hydropower worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1541405/world-pumped-hydro-electricity-generation-capacity/
EIA. "Installed electricity generation capacity from pumped hydropower worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050 (in gigawatts)." Chart. October 11, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/1541405/world-pumped-hydro-electricity-generation-capacity/
EIA. (2023). Installed electricity generation capacity from pumped hydropower worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050 (in gigawatts). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/1541405/world-pumped-hydro-electricity-generation-capacity/
EIA. "Installed Electricity Generation Capacity from Pumped Hydropower Worldwide in 2022, with a Forecast until 2050 (in Gigawatts)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Oct 2023, /statistics/1541405/world-pumped-hydro-electricity-generation-capacity/
EIA, Installed electricity generation capacity from pumped hydropower worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050 (in gigawatts) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1541405/world-pumped-hydro-electricity-generation-capacity/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Installed electricity generation capacity from pumped hydropower worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050 (in gigawatts) [Graph], EIA, October 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1541405/world-pumped-hydro-electricity-generation-capacity/
