The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has ranked Pakistan 3rd in the world for newly installed hydropower capacity. In its recently issued report titled "2019: Hydropower Status Report - Sector Trends and Insights". Formed under the auspices of UNESCO in 1995 as a forum to promote and disseminate good practice about hydropower, IHA champions continuous improvement and sustainable practices across the sector.
Listing down top 20 countries by newly installed capacity, the IHA states in its report that Pakistan manages to add 2487 MW of environment-friendly hydel electricity in 2018 following China and Brazil at the first and second rung that added 8540 MW and 3866 MW to their systems respectively. Turkey with an addition of 1085 MW and Angola with an addition of 668 MW remained at 4th and 5th positions respectively as far as newly installed hydro capacity is concerned. The neighbouring India stood at the 8th position that could succeeded in adding 535 MW hydel electricity to its system recently.
As far as recent addition of hydropower in Pakistan is concerned, Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) steadfastly moved ahead during the year 2018 to regain glory of its past, as it successfully completed and commissioned three long-delayed mega hydropower projects with cumulative generation capacity of 2487 MW.