Global hydropower investment to top $75bn through to 2020

James Murray
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Analysts predict strong growth in Asia will see market expand by 3.5 per cent a year until 2020

The global hydropower market will continue to expand over the next seven years, driven by strong growth in the Asia Pacific region that will see total capacity top 1,400GW by 2020. That is the conclusion...

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