Portugal's total installed hydropower capacity surpassed 8.1 gigawatts as of December 2023. The Douro - the highest-flow river of the Iberian Peninsula - accounted for most of the hydropower capacity installed in the country, at over 3.9 gigawatts. Meanwhile, the Lima River was responsible for nearly 700 megawatts of Portugal's hydropower capacity.
Hydropower capacity installed in Portugal as of December 2023, by river basin
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Direção-Geral de Energia e Geologia (DGEG). (January 31, 2024). Hydropower capacity installed in Portugal as of December 2023, by river basin (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362031/installed-hydropower-capacity-by-river-portugal/
Direção-Geral de Energia e Geologia (DGEG). "Hydropower capacity installed in Portugal as of December 2023, by river basin (in megawatts)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362031/installed-hydropower-capacity-by-river-portugal/
Direção-Geral de Energia e Geologia (DGEG). (2024). Hydropower capacity installed in Portugal as of December 2023, by river basin (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362031/installed-hydropower-capacity-by-river-portugal/
Direção-Geral de Energia e Geologia (DGEG). "Hydropower Capacity Installed in Portugal as of December 2023, by River Basin (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362031/installed-hydropower-capacity-by-river-portugal/
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