highest cumulative hydropower capacity installed worldwide, amounting to some 352 gigawatts.
China Yangtze Power Co led the ranking of global hydropower companies with the highest installed capacity in 2018, totaling to some 45.4 gigawatts. As of 2018, China had the Installed capacity of largest hydropower companies worldwide as of 2018 (in gigawatts)
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NS Energy. (July 5, 2019). Installed capacity of largest hydropower companies worldwide as of 2018 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054621/installed-capacity-largest-hydropower-companies-globally/
NS Energy. "Installed capacity of largest hydropower companies worldwide as of 2018 (in gigawatts)." Chart. July 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054621/installed-capacity-largest-hydropower-companies-globally/
NS Energy. (2019). Installed capacity of largest hydropower companies worldwide as of 2018 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054621/installed-capacity-largest-hydropower-companies-globally/
NS Energy. "Installed Capacity of Largest Hydropower Companies Worldwide as of 2018 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054621/installed-capacity-largest-hydropower-companies-globally/
NS Energy, Installed capacity of largest hydropower companies worldwide as of 2018 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054621/installed-capacity-largest-hydropower-companies-globally/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Installed capacity of largest hydropower companies worldwide as of 2018 (in gigawatts) [Graph], NS Energy, July 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054621/installed-capacity-largest-hydropower-companies-globally/