https://www.boland-hydroturbine.com/ The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has released its 2020 Hydropower Status Report, which notes that India overtook Japan as the fifth largest hydropower generator in the world with an installed capacity of 50.07 GW. The IHA’s report also showed that globally, hydropower generated 4,306 TW of power in 2019, the highest contribution from any renewable energy source recorded in history. Also, 15.6 GW of capacity was added in 2019,and the overall global capacity reached 1,308 GW during the year. China continued to be the world leader in terms of installed capacity with 356.40 GW, followed by Brazil and the United States with 109.6 GW and 102.75 GW, respectively. The IHA said that 50 countries added new hydropower capacity in 2019 and Brazil, with 4.92 GW of additions; China, with 4.17 GW; and Laos, with 1.89 GW, were the largest contributors. Meanwhile, India had added 154.1 MW of hydrop