This year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration expects hydropower generation to increase 6% and account for 250 billion kWh, based on forecasts in its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). EIA said ...

Latin America and the Caribbean is a global renewable energy leader, but climate stress, rising energy demand, aging ...

As aging infrastructure meets rising demand, hydro plants are embracing modern control systems to unlock data, streamline operations, and power a more resilient, connected future. Hydro generation has ...

Hydropower contributes 38% of Idaho's power supply, but this year, with a low snowpack, it could be less.

Following low generation from hydropower in 2023, global hydropower plants have seen their output soar this year, thanks to sufficient rainfalls in large hydropower-producing nations. The recovery of ...

The PS for Energy Alex Wachira (C) joins senior Kengen officers and contractors in touring Olkaria I power plant in Naivasha. [Antony Gitonga, Standard] KenGen has assured the country of full and ...

IMD expects El Niño to cast shadow over this year's monsoon, and has accordingly revised its rainfall forecast to 90% of the ...

The United States has long used hydropower, which is now the country’s largest source of renewable energy, for electricity production. Hydropower contributed 27 percent of total U.S. utility-scale ...

RICHLAND, Wash.—In a new study assessing how climate change might alter hydropower generation across the continental United States, researchers show that except for some parts of the Southwest, ...

After dropping to historic levels last year due to ongoing drought and high temperatures, hydropower generated in the Northwest is expected to rise slightly this year from much needed precipitation.

Droughts linked to climate change are reducing water flow in rivers and reservoirs, causing significant drops in hydropower production worldwide. Countries heavily reliant on hydropower, like China, ...

Hydropower generated for electricity from Oregon and Washington dams fell to historically low levels last year, and experts expect it could drop further by year’s end. Officials at the U.S. Energy ...