The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of hydropower worldwide has remained relatively stable throughout the past decade, amounting to 0.06 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour in 2022. Hydropower had an average cost of around 6.1 cents per kilowatt-hour that year.
Weighted average levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2022
(in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour)
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IRENA. (August 29, 2023). Weighted average levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/799349/lcoe-of-hydropower-worldwide/
IRENA. "Weighted average levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. August 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799349/lcoe-of-hydropower-worldwide/
IRENA. (2023). Weighted average levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799349/lcoe-of-hydropower-worldwide/
IRENA. "Weighted Average Levelized Cost of Electricity (Lcoe) for Hydropower Worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799349/lcoe-of-hydropower-worldwide/
IRENA, Weighted average levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799349/lcoe-of-hydropower-worldwide/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Weighted average levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], IRENA, August 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/799349/lcoe-of-hydropower-worldwide/
