Hydropower Turbine Market Report 2026

Hydropower Turbine Market Overview

• Hydropower Turbine market size has reached to $2.13 billion in 2025 • Expected to grow to $2.67 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6% • Growth Driver: Increasing Hydroelectricity Usage Fuels Hydropower Turbine Market Growth • Market Trend: Micro Hydropower Systems Revolutionize The Hydropower Turbine Market • Asia-Pacific was the largest region in 2025.

What Is Covered Under Hydropower Turbine Market?

A hydropower turbine is an instrument used in hydroelectric power stations to transform the energy of water's motion into the energy of a shaft that rotates, which is subsequently utilized to produce electricity. These turbines serve an important role in generating renewable energy from water, and are fundamental components of hydroelectric power stations. The main types of hydropower turbines are reactive, impulse, gravity, and others. A reactive turbine is a turbine that accelerates the working fluid, such as water or steam, by contraction in both the stationary nozzles and the rotor blades. Its head types include low head turbine (up to 30m), medium head turbine (30-300m), and high head turbine (above 300m), and has installations format in small (up to 1mw), medium (1mw-10mw), and large hydropower plant (above 10mw). These are used for power generation, power storage, marine, aeronautics.

What Is The Hydropower Turbine Market Growth Forecast?

The hydropower turbine market size is expected to see steady growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.67 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing focus on sustainable energy generation, rising investments in small hydro projects, increasing demand for high efficiency turbine upgrades, adoption of digital monitoring solutions for turbines, modernization of hydropower plants to improve performance. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of advanced high efficiency turbine designs, rising deployment of small and medium hydropower installations, growing use of cavitation resistant materials, expansion of fish friendly and low impact turbine technologies, growing replacement and refurbishment of aging turbines.

Global Hydropower Turbine Market Segmentation

1) By Type: Reactive, Impulse, Gravity, Other Types 2) By Head Type: Low Head Turbine (Up to 30m), Medium Head Turbine (30-300m), High Head Turbine (above 300m) 3) By Installation: Small (Upto 1MW), Medium (1MW-10MW), Large Hydro Power Plant (Above 10 MW) 4) By Application: Power Generation, Power Storage, Marine Subsegments: 1) By Reactive: Francis Turbines, Kaplan Turbines, Propeller Turbines 2) By Impulse: Pelton Turbines, Turgo Turbines, Crossflow Turbines 3) By Gravity: Waterwheel Turbines, Archimedes Screw Turbines 4) By Other Types: Vortex Turbines, Free-flow Turbines, Hydraulic Ram Turbines

What Is The Driver Of The Hydropower Turbine Market?

The increasing hydroelectricity usage is expected to propel the growth of the hydropower turbine market going forward. Hydroelectricity is electricity created by harnessing the energy of flowing or falling water. Hydroelectricity usage provides a stable and secure energy source, contributing to energy security with minimal greenhouse gas emissions. Hydropower turbines play a crucial role in converting the motion energy of flowing water into physical energy, which is then transformed into electrical energy by a generator. For instance, in July 2023, according to the International Energy Agency, a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization, global hydroelectricity generation increased by over 70 TWh (2%) to reach 4,300 TWh in 2022, while in Europe hydropower output rose by 58 TWh in 2023, reflecting a 10.3% increase. Therefore, increasing hydroelectricity usage is driving the hydropower turbine industry.

Key Players In The Global Hydropower Turbine Market

Major companies operating in the hydropower turbine market are General Electric, Toshiba Corporation, Andritz AG, Fuji Electric Co. Ltd., Dongfang Electric Corporation Ltd, Voith Group, Harbin Electric Corporation, Ansaldo Energia SpA, UCM Resita SA, IMPSA SA, Tyazhmash AO, Gilbert Gilkes and Gordon Ltd, MAX-tec Wasserkraft AG, Wasserkraft Volk AG, HS Dynamic Energy Co.Ltd, Addnew Technologies Limited, Entec AG, Derwent Hydro, Evans Engineering Ltd, Heidra Ltd, Zhefu Holding Group Co Ltd, and ProViento S.A.

Global Hydropower Turbine Market Trends and Insights

Major companies operating in the hydropower turbine market are focusing on advancements in turbine technology, such as VETT-in-a-Box, to strengthen their product offering and position in the market. VETT-in-a-Box is a plug-and-play micro hydropower system that can produce power from small rivers, wastewater outflows, lock gates, or canals with a head drop of only two meters. For instance, in January 2025, The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), a US-based federal agency responsible for national energy policy, nuclear safety, and energy research,’s Water Power Technologies Office announced a testing initiative involving 12 hydropower technology developers under the Hydropower Testing Network (HyTN), featuring solutions such as an optical fiber ultraviolet anti biofouling system, fish safe intake louvers, and composite polymer coatings for enhanced turbine maintenance and reliability.

What Are Latest Mergers And Acquisitions In The Hydropower Turbine Market?

In May 2023, ITOCHU Corporation, a Japan based provider of global trading and investment services including machinery, energy infrastructure and renewable energy projects, acquired American Hydro, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, ITOCHU aimed to strengthen its hydropower turbine manufacturing and maintenance capabilities in North America to capture the growing market for upgrades of aging hydropower infrastructure. American Hydro, Inc. is a U.S. based provider of water turbine design, manufacture, installation and maintenance services for hydraulic power stations.

Regional Outlook

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the hydropower turbine market in 2025. The regions covered in this market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in this market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

What Defines the Hydropower Turbine Market?

The hydropower turbine market consists of sales of francis turbines, pelton turbines, kaplan turbines, deriaz turbines, jonval turbines, screw turbines, and barkh turbines. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

How is Market Value Defined and Measured?

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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