In 2023, India's hydropower consumption amounted to 1.39 exajoules, down from some 1.64 exajoules in the previous year. Between 1998 and 2023, consumption of hydropower in the South Asian country increased by over 560 petajoules.
Hydropower consumption in India from 1998 to 2023
(in exajoules)
This report was previously published by BP.
Figures refer to gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply. According to the source, the data was converted on the basis of thermal equivalence: the amount of fuel required by thermal power stations to produce the indicated electricity output.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures were restated based on the latest edition of the report.
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Energy Institute. (June 20, 2024). Hydropower consumption in India from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265552/indian-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. "Hydropower consumption in India from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265552/indian-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
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Energy Institute. "Hydropower Consumption in India from 1998 to 2023 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265552/indian-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
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Hydropower consumption in India from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265552/indian-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
