International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)’s Renewable Energy Statistics 2024 highlights the regional disparity in #renewable power generation, risking the #3xRenewables goal by 2030: ➡ Asia led with 3,749 TWh in 2022, a 9.3% rise due to solar and hydropower. ➡North America ranked second with 1 493 TWh, up by 8.6%. ➡South America saw an impressive 12% boost to 940 TWh from hydropower recovery and increased solar energy. ➡Africa, despite its tremendous potential, grew by 3.5%, reaching 205 TWh. Explore IRENA’s Renewable Energy Statistics 2024 for more regional insights 👇 https://lnkd.in/dZtNbxdS
Great results from the IRENA chart: 1. South & Central America, Eurasia, and Africa have the highest potential for #hydropower. 2. Middle East and Oceania have the highest potential for #solarpower. 3. Europe and North America have the highest potential for #windpower.
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1moMy opinion is that, we don’t have to consider Hydropower as RES. The RES are about inexhaustible resources (mainly solar, wind), while hydropower uses freshwater, that is exhaustible.