Since 2013 hydropower installation decreased 9-fold (this statistics includes any conventional hydropower and does not include pumped storage)
Electricity from newly built hydropower in 2023 was 30% more expensive than from photovoltaic solar power, while its construction is 3.7 times more expensive. It is also 70% more expensive than electricity from the onshore wind , while its construction is 2.5 times more expensive than for wind farms. Not that we particularly like unchecked expansion of wind and solar, but hydro has definitely lost the race.
#GlobalHydropowerDay and #WithHydropower
Source: Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2023 https://www.irena.org/Publications/2024/Sep/Renewable-Power-Generation-Costs-in-2023