Hydropower production in Brazil will raise by 5GW within next year

Brazil’s Ministerio de Minas e Energia states in its latest power sector bulletin that installed generating capacity in the country is forecast to grow by 7,739 MW, with 65% of that growth coming from hydro plants, according to HydroWorld.
Capacity in the country totaled 141,684 MW as of January 2016, with 65% of that being hydropower, 29.4% thermal and 5.6% wind, according to BNamericas.
Capacity in Brazil is forecast to increase by 10,141 MW in 2017 (47% hydro) and 10,443 MW in 2018 (48% hydro).