About 80% of Kenya’s power comes from renewable sources, primarily geothermal and hydropower.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/opinion/kenya-south-africa-breakfast-lunch-supper/

According to the World Bank’s Myanmar Public Expenditure Review 2017, hydropower projects in the country usually encounter time and cost overruns, some with estimated or actual delays of five years and nearly 400 percent cost increases.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-column/darkness-has-fallen-over-myanmar.html

And the Baihetan hydropower station, the second largest in the world, went into full operation," he added.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202301130007.html

Arapujá Island in the municipality of Altamira, where two cloud fish species were described (one of them endangered), lies in the area of influence of the Belo Monte hydropower dam’s reservoir, and is feeling the effects of the megaproject.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/amazonian-expedition-searches-out-rare-fish-from-the-clouds/

By the Corps’ own estimates, the cost of hydropower over the next 30 years will outstrip revenues from electricity customers by more than $700 million.

Source: https://www.propublica.org/article/willamette-river-salmon-dams-usace

Federal water managers say they've begun a public process to shape rules to be enacted in 2027 to continue providing hydropower, drinking water and irrigation to farms, cities and tribes in seven U.S. states and Mexico.

Source: https://www.kunc.org/regional-news/2023-06-21/report-wildfire-grant-program-largely-meeting-goals-but-some-communities-need-a-hand

For instance, the New York Power Authority wanted to understand the risk of flooding and changes in river flows since hydropower is part of their portfolio.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-09-kind-dataset-future-neighborhood.html

Further, the mix of all renewables (i.e., also including hydropower, geothermal, and biomass) will expand from 27.81% to 33.69%.

Source: https://energycentral.com/c/gn/us-wind-solar-capacity-added-first-third-2023-dwarfs-new-vogtle-3-nuclear-reactor

He said both countries have good bilateral relations and economic cooperation, noting that Chinese companies were doing well in Nigeria in railways, roads, hydropower and free trade zones.

Source: https://ogtv.com.ng/2023/06/01/nigeria-open-for-business-tinubu-tells-china/

Hydro-Québec derives over 94% of its electricity from hydropower with almost all of the remainder generated from renewable sources.

Source: https://investingnews.com/approbation-du-projet-de-raccordement-et-de-deplacement-de-la-ligne-de-transport-d-electricite-d-hydro-quebec-pour-alimenter-le-projet-de-lithium-tantalum-rose/

Lighter snowpacks and hotter, dryer summers — symptoms of accelerating climate change — are reducing the amount and value of the region’s hydropower.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/snohomish-pud-should-push-bpa-toward-nonhydro-energy-sources/

Maeda said they are interested in promoting liquified natural gas (LNG) as a traditional source of power in the Philippines and addressing the need to bring in other energy sources such as hydropower, solar, and wind.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/403636/palace-jbic-seeks-partners-in-ph-energy-sector

On Saturday morning, the water level in the Nikopol area, which sits on the opposite side of the Dnipro River from the plant, had fallen more than three feet over the previous day, according to the state hydropower utility, Ukrhydroenergo.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/11/world/europe/zaporizhzhia-kakhovka-dam-water.html

Outlining his thoughts, Mamora lamented the inability to secure investments in renewable energy sources despite a hydropower capacity of 24,000 megawatts in 278 potential sites across the country.

Source: https://punchng.com/why-nigeria-is-poor-despite-potential-mamora/

Power prices plunged across the region, which relies heavily on hydropower for electricity, as reservoirs were seen filling more rapidly than normal, with contracts for the next quarter and next year down 11% and 6%, respectively, at 1243 GMT.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1813695/train-derails-and-roads-flood-as-sweden-norway-hit-by-torrential-rain

The decline for Industrial & Financial Investments was mainly driven by 21% lower electricity prices for hydropower on close to flat volumes.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4604313-orkla-asa-orkly-q1-2023-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

The discovery is a reminder of the rich aquatic ecology that is at risk from unbounded hydropower developments.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/human-rights-and-protecting-cambodias-rainforests/

The idea was also opposed by companies that own or operate existing power plants, whose business would have been affected by comparatively cheap hydropower.

Source: https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2023-06-27/after-abandoning-northern-pass-plans-eversource-turns-over-some-land-to-recreation-and-forest-management

The two sides are likely to sign agreements for developing two hydropower projectsтАФLower Arun and Phukot in western Nepal (Karnali) тАФby Indian public sector companies.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/nepal-pm-pushpa-kamal-dahal-reaching-delhi-today-on-four-day-visit-8637587/

Third, hydropower, a key renewable energy source for India, has its own complexities.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/india-coal-power-demand-9051441/