Small Hydropower Market by Product Type, Distribution Channel, End User 2024-2032
                     Global Small 
Hydropower Market 
Research and Forecast 
Report 2024-2032
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Accord ing  t o  t he  la tes t  r epor t  by  IMARC Group,  t i t l ed  " Smal l  Hydropower  
Market :  G l oba l  Indust ry  T rends ,  Share ,  S ize ,  Growth ,  O pportun i ty  and  
Forecast  2024-2032, "  t he  g loba l  sm al l  hyd ropower  marke t  s i ze  reached US$  2 . 3  
B i l l i on  in  2023 .
Report Factors Af fect ing  the  Growth  of  the Smal l  Hydropower Industry:
Increasing Envi ronmenta l  Concerns:
Highlight and Smal l  hyd ropower  p ro jec t s  have  a  low  env i r onment a l  impac t  compared  t o  l a rge -sca le  hyd roe lec t r i c  dams .  They  t yp i ca l l y  i nvo l ve  m in ima l  land  d i s t u rbance  and  
cause  less  d i s rup t i on  to  loca l  ecosys t ems and  communi t ies .  Th is  a l igns  w i t h  the  
Description grow ing  emphas is  on  sus ta inab le  deve lopment  and  conserva t i on  o f  na tu ra l  
resources .  
Moreover ,  as  severa l  coun t r ies  s t r i ve  to  m i t i ga te  c l imat e  change and  reduce  
greenhouse  gas  emiss ions ,  t he  demand  f o r  c lean  energy  a l t e rna t i ves  i s  r i s i ng .  
Smal l  hyd ropower  genera tes  e lec t r i c i t y  w i thou t  em i t t i ng  s ign i f i can t  amoun ts  o f  
g reenhouse  gases ,  mak ing  i t  a  p re fe r red  op t ion  fo r  mee t i ng  renewab le  ene rgy  
ta rge t s  wh i le  m in im iz ing  env i ronm en ta l  ha rm.
Technological  Advancements:
Advances in  tu rb ine  technology ,  such as  the  deve lopment  o f  sma l le r ,  more 
e f f ic ien t  tu rb ines,  a l low for  be t te r  u t i l i za t ion  o f  wa ter  resources and  
increased power  generat ion capac i ty  in  smal l  hydropower  ins ta l la t ions.  
Turb ines op t im ized  fo r  low- f low cond i t ions  enable  the ex t rac t ion o f  energy 
Report f rom r ive rs  and s t reams.  
Fur thermore ,  the  r i s ing  in tegra t ion o f  au tomat ion and cont ro l  sys tems 
Highlight and enhances the operat iona l  e f f i c iency and re l iab i l i t y  o f  sma l l  hydropower  
p lan ts .  Automated  moni tor ing and  remote cont ro l  capab i l i t i es  enab le  rea l -
t ime op t im izat ion o f  power  generat ion ,  ma in tenance  schedul ing ,  and fau l t  
Description detec t ion ,  lead ing  to  improved  per fo rmance and reduced downt ime.
Water  Resource Management:
Ef fec t i ve  wate r  resource management  invo lves  iden t i fy ing  and a l loca t ing 
wate r  resources fo r  d i f fe rent  purposes,  inc lud ing energy genera t ion.  By 
assess ing  wate r  ava i lab i l i t y ,  f low pa t terns ,  and  seasonal  va r ia t ions ,  wa te r  
managers  can  iden t i f y  su i tab le  s i tes  for  sma l l  hydropower  deve lopment  and 
op t im ize  the u t i l i za t ion o f  renewable  energy resources.
In  add i t ion ,  t he  in teg ra t ion  o f  sma l l  hydropower  w i th  ex is t i ng  wa te r  
in f ras t ruc tu re ,  such  as  i r r iga t ion  sys tems o r  f lood  con t ro l  rese rvo i rs ,  enhances  
the  e f f i c iency  and  sus ta inab i l i t y  o f  wa te r  resource  management  p rac t ices .  
Mu l t i -pu rpose  dams and  hydropower  p ro jec ts  enab le  s imu l taneous  u t i l i za t ion  
o f  wa te r  fo r  i r r iga t ion ,  f lood  mi t i ga t ion ,  and  e lec t r i c i t y  genera t ion .
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Report Description
Global Small  Hydropower Market Trends:
The increasing in tegrat ion of  energy s to rage technolog ies,  such as bat ter ies or  pumped-storage 
hydroe lect r ic i ty ,  w i th  smal l  hydropower  systems improves gr id  in tegrat ion and al lows ef f ic ient  
u t i l iza t ion of  in termi t tent  renewable  energy resources.  Energy storage he lps ba lance supply and 
demand,  mi t igate  var iab i l i ty ,  and enhance gr id  res i l ience,  thereby increasing the va lue  proposi t ion o f  
smal l  hydropower  pro jects .  
In  add i t ion ,  smal l  hydropower  pro jects  contr ibute to  c l imate resi l ience by provid ing a re l iab le  source 
of  renewable energy and suppor t ing adaptat ion s tra teg ies in  the face o f  c l imate change.  Run-of- r iver  
designs and low- impact  developments min imize vu lnerab i l i ty  to  ext reme weather  events  and 
hydro log ica l  var iab i l i ty .
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Breakup by Capacity:
• Up to 1 MW
• 1–10 MW
Breakup by Component:
Report 
• Turbine
Segmentation • Generator
• Electr ic  Infrastructure
• Intake Valves and Penstock
• Others
Breakup by Region:
• North America
• Asia-Pacifi c
• Europe
Report • Latin America
• Middle East and Afr ica
Segmentation
• ANDRITZ
• BHEL
• Canyon Hydro
• GE Renewable Energy
Competitive 
• Gilbert Gi lkes & Gordon Ltd.
Landscape • HNAC Technology
with Key • Mavel
• Siemens
Players
• SNC-Laval in
• Toshiba
• Voith
What was the size of the global small hydropower 
market in 2023?
What is the expected growth rate of the global small 
hydropower market during 2024-2032?
What are the key factors driving the global small 
Key hydropower market?
Questions What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global 
small hydropower market?
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What is the breakup of the global small hydropower 
the Report market based on the capacity?
What is the breakup of the global small hydropower 
market based on the component?
What are the key regions in the global small 
hydropower market?
Who are the key players/companies in the global small 
hydropower market?
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