Weighted average levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for hydropower worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour)

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Release date

August 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2010 to 2022

Special properties

In 2022 U.S dollars

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

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Global average LCOE of hydropower energy 2010-2022

Published by Lucía Fernández, Nov 28, 2025

The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of hydropower worldwide has remained relatively stable throughout the past decade, amounting to **** U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour in 2022. Hydropower had an average cost of around *** cents per kilowatt-hour that year.

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