In 2024, France's hydropower capacity amounted to ****** megawatts, an increase when compared to the previous year. In 2024, renewable capacity in France totaled 74** gigawatts. Therefore, hydropower accounted for around ** percent of the country's renewable capacity that year.
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IRENA. (July 15, 2025). Hydropower capacity in France from 2008 to 2024 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103004/capacity-production-hydroelectricity-france/
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