Agenda Tuesday 14 May View Day 1 sessions Wednesday 15 May View Day 2 sessions Thursday 16 May View Day 3 sessions14-16 May 2019Programme The World Hydropower Congress 2019 programme will focus on hydropower’s role in delivering on the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals, under the theme ‘The Power of Water in a Sustainable, Interconnected World’.Download programme pdf (English)Le programme (FR)WorkshopsTailored workshops from 13-14 May will give professionals and decision-makers the opportunity to build capacity on specialist topics.Find out moreSpecial eventsEvents running between 14-16 May focused on giving delegates the opportunity to expand their networks and acknowledging excellence.Find out moreStudy toursBetween 17-18 May participants can join a tour of a hydropower facility in France and other European countries. Find out moreDay 1 : Tue 14 May For all delegatesOpening Plenary14:00-18:00 For all delegatesReception 18:00-20:00Day 2 : Wed 15 May Read more Focus session Modernisation09:30-10:45 Read more Focus session Integrated planning09:30-10:45 Read more Focus session Hydropower’s carbon footprint09:30-10:45 Read more Focus session Pumped hydro storage11:15-12:30 Read more Focus session Projects affecting indigenous communities11:15-12:30 Read more Focus session Capacity building11:15-12:30 Read more Regional focusEurope12:50-13:50 Read more Regional focusAfrica12:50-13:50 Read more Regional focusNorth America12:50-13:50 Read more Focus sessionDigitalisation14:00-15:15 Focus sessionSustainability assessment14:00-15:15 Read more Focus sessionClimate resilience14:00-15:15 Read more Focus sessionClean energy systems15:45-17:00 Read more Focus sessionRiver basin development15:45-17:00 Read more Focus sessionSediment management15:45-17:00 For IHA membersIHA General Meeting17:15-18:15For all delegatesCongress Dinner & Awards19:00-23:00 Day 3 : Thu 16 May Read more Focus sessionHydropower and solar hybrids 09:30-10:45 Read more Focus sessionRegional interconnections09:30-10:45 Read more Focus sessionBenefits of hydropower09:30-10:45 Read more Focus sessionGreen bonds for hydropower11:15-12:30 Read more Focus sessionSmall-scale power systems11:15-12:30 Read more Focus sessionInnovative data solutions11:15-12:30 Read more Regional focusSouth & Central Asia12:50-13:50 Read more Regional focusLatin America12:50-13:50 Read more Regional focusEast Asia & Pacific12:50-13:50 Read more Focus sessionHydropower safety14:00-15:15 Read more Focus sessionProject ownership & financing 14:00-15:15 Read more Focus sessionHydropower & World Heritage Sites14:00-15:15For all delegatesClosing Plenary15:45-17:00For all delegatesConclusion & study tours17:30-onwards
Tuesday 14 May
Wednesday 15 May
Thursday 16 May