The Hydropower Industry Is Facing an Existential Threat

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Renewable Energy,Climate Change,Drought

Climate change threatens the reliability of hydropower, a key renewable energy source, as droughts decrease water availability and disrupt electricity generation.

Clean hydropower is produced in several parts of the world with around 60 percent coming from China, Brazil, the United States, Canada, Russia, India, Norway, Venezuela, Sweden, and Japan. Now, more countries want to exploit their hydropower potential as governments worldwide push for a green transition. However, the industry faces a multitude of challenges, mainly associated with climate change.

Although drought conditions improved in California, which helped it boost production levels. As hydropower production has been falling in Canada it has become more reliant on the U.S. for energy imports, with U.S. electricity exports to Canada reaching their highest level since 2010 in March this year. A recent decrease in the amount of rain and snow in Canada has driven down production at its hydropower plants.

 

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