World Small Hydropower Development Report 2022
The World Small Hydropower Development Report (WSHPDR) 2022 is the result of an enormous collaborative effort between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the International Center on Small Hydro Power and over 200 local and regional small hydropower (SHP) experts, organizations, engineers, academics and government officials from across the globe.
WSHPDR is a comprehensive reference publication for decision-makers, stakeholders and potential investors, which aims to promote small hydropower as a renewable and rural energy source for sustainable development. The report 2022 greatly expands on the first three editions (2013, 2016, 2019) by providing improvements in data accuracy with enhanced analysis and a more comprehensive overview of the sector by country.
Despite the appeal and benefits of small hydropower solutions, much of the world’s SHP potential remains untapped (64 per cent). The global installed SHP capacity for plants of up to 10 MW is estimated at 79 GW according to the WSHPDR 2022, an increase of 1 per cent compared to data from the WSHPDR 2019.
Interested in checking previous editions of the World Report? Find them here.
Content WSHPDR 2022
The new edition contains 20 regional chapters, 166 country chapters, 12 case studies, 3 thematic publications as well as a global database of existing and planned SHP plants.
- Consolidated WSHPDR 2022 Report (all chapters)
- Executive Summary-English
- Executive Summary-French
- Executive Summary-Spanish
- Executive Summary-Chinese
- Executive Summary-Russian
- Global overview
- UNIDO SHP Case Studies
- Case studies
- Thematic Publication: prospects for youth
- Thematic Publication: how small hydropower empowers women
- Thematic Publication: climate change
- Database
- Regional and country chapters (below)
Africa
Eastern Africa
Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Middle Africa
Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe
Northern Africa
Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia
Southern Africa
Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa
Western Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Americas
Caribbean
Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
Northern America
Canada, Greenland, United States of America
Southern America
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Central Asia
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Eastern Asia
China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea
South-Eastern Asia
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam
Southern Asia
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Western Asia
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
Europe
Eastern Europe
Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Northern Europe
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
Southern Europe
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain
Western Europe
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland
Oceania
Australia and New Zealand
Australia, New Zealand
Pacific Island Countries and Territories
Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
