Translations:Sustainable energy/31/en

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Hydropower

a river flows smoothly from rectangular openings at the base of a high sloping concrete wall, with electricity wires above the river
Guri Dam, a hydroelectric dam in Venezuela

Hydroelectric plants convert the energy of moving water into electricity. In 2020, hydropower supplied 17% of the world's electricity, down from a high of nearly 20% in the mid-to-late 20th century.