2027 World Hydropower Congress Programme
Key:
Plenary session
Parallel session
Workshop
Pulse talk
General
6th April
Arrival and registration
| Time: 08:00 – 09:00 AEST
Opening Ceremony
Time: 09:00 – 09:30 AEST
Opening Plenary & launch of the Sydney Statement
Time: 09:30 – 10:30 AEST
Networking
| Time: 10:30 – 11:00 AEST
Pulse talk
Time: 11:00 – 11:15 AEST
Networking
| Time: 11:15 – 11:25 AEST
Australia’s pumped storage ambition: from vision to delivery
Time: 11:25 – 12:15 AEST
Financing models for the next generation of hydropower
Time: 11:25 – 12:15 AEST
Hydropower in the AI era: cybersecurity, automation and digitalisation
Time: 11:25 – 12:15 AEST
Lunch, side events and Innovation Corner
| Time: 12:15 – 13:45 AEST
Pumped for the future: scaling the world’s water battery
Time: 13:45 – 14:35 AEST
Networking
| Time: 14:35 – 14:50 AEST
China’s pumped storage revolution: a national showcase
Time: 14:50 – 15:40 AEST
Climate resilience in hydropower: tools for operators
Time: 14:50 – 15:40 AEST
Fit-for-purpose licensing and permitting for sustainable hydropower
Time: 14:50 – 15:40 AEST
Networking
| Time: 15:40 – 16:00 AEST
Pulse talk
Time: 16:00 – 16:15 AEST
From mines to the sea: the next frontier in pumped storage
Time: 16:15 – 17:05 AEST
Unlocking Africa’s stalled hydropower potential
Time: 16:15 – 17:05 AEST
Rewarding flexibility: policy and power market solutions for the energy transition
Time: 16:15 – 17:05 AEST
Transition break
| Time: 17:05 – 17:10 AEST
Hydropower Sustainability Standard 2.0: building on 5 years of impact
Time: 17:10 – 18:00 AEST
7th April
Hydropower communications lab
Time: 08:00 – 08:50 AEST
Regional matchmaking: networking breakfast
Time: 08:00 – 08:50 AEST
Networking
| Time: 08:50 – 09:00 AEST
In conversation with [guest speaker TBC]
Time: 09:00 – 09:30 AEST
Awaking the quiet giant: changing the conversation on hydropower
Time: 09:30 – 10:15 AEST
Networking
| Time: 10:15 – 11:45 AEST
Hydropower progress and opportunities in South-East Asia
Time: 11:45 – 12:35 AEST
Finance-ready hydropower: how ESG is unlocking capital
Time: 11:45 – 12:35 AEST
Powering prosperity: hydropower as a catalyst for job creation
Time: 11:45 – 12:35 AEST
Networking
| Time: 11:35 – 12:00 AEST
Pulse talk
Time: 12:00 – 12:15 AEST
Lunch, side events and Women in hydropower networking lunch
| Time: 12:15 – 13:45 AEST
Using the G-res Tool to calculate reservoir emissions
Time: 11:45 – 12:00 AEST
Navigating the hydropower handbook for project development
Time: 12:00 – 12:30 AEST
Hydropower progress and opportunities in South-East Asia
Time: 09:00 – 10:00 WITA
Finance-ready hydropower: how ESG is unlocking capital
Time: 09:00 – 10:00 WITA
Powering prosperity: hydropower as a catalyst for job creation
Time: 09:00 – 10:00 WITA
Using the G-res Tool to calculate reservoir emissions
Time: 09:00 – 10:00 WITA
Networking
| Time: 09:00 – 10:00 WITA
Navigating the hydropower handbook for project development
Time: 09:00 – 10:00 WITA
Pulse talk
Time: 09:00 – 10:00 WITA
Lunch and side events
Women in hydropower networking lunch
Women in hydropower networking lunch
| Time: 09:00 – 10:00 WITA
Energy security in a changing world: hydropower’s essential role
Time: 13:45 – 14:35 AEST
Networking
| Time: 14:35 – 14:50 AEST
Breaking the barriers (part 1): what is holding hydropower back?
Time: 14:50 – 15:40 AEST
Proving the model: how Latin America is leading on hydropower sustainability
Time: 14:50 – 15:40 AEST
Innovating for flexibility: upgrading Europe’s hydropower fleet
Time: 14:50 – 15:40 AEST
Networking
| Time: 15:40 – 16:00 AEST
Pulse talk
Time: 16:00 – 16:15 AEST
Breaking the barriers (part 2): solutions to unlock sustainable growth
Time: 16:15 – 17:05 AEST
India’s pumped storage momentum: policy insights and the path ahead
Time: 16:15 – 17:05 AEST
Shared waters, shared futures: Indigenous partnerships in hydropower
Time: 16:15 – 17:05 AEST
Transition break
| Time: 17:05 – 17:10 AEST
Modernising hydropower: strengthening systems for a resilient future
Time: 17:10 – 18:00 AEST
Gala Dinner/Awards Reception
| Evening
8th April
IHA General Members Meeting
Time: 08:00 – 09:15 AEST
Networking
| Time: 09:15 – 09:30 AEST
Renewables rising: from 2030 targets to 2050 visions
Time: 09:30 – 10:45 AEST
Networking
| Time: 10:45 – 11:00 AEST
Pulse talk
Time: 11:00 – 11:15 AEST
Networking
| Time: 11:15 – 11:25 AEST
HydroSelect: guiding early decisions for better hydropower projects
Time: 11:25 – 12:15 AEST
Valuing the water management services of hydropower
Time: 11:25 – 12:15 AEST
Data centres and beyond: hydropower for industrial off-takers
Time: 11:25 – 12:15 AEST
Technical approaches and best practices for dam safety
Time: 11:15 – 12:15 AEST
Networking
| Time: 09:00 – 10:00 WITA
Technical approaches and best practices for dam safety
Time: 09:00 – 10:00 WITA
HydroSelect: guiding early decisions for better hydropower projects
Time: 09:00 – 10:00 WITA
Valuing the water management services of hydropower
Time: 09:00 – 10:00 WITA
Data centres and beyond: hydropower for industrial off-takers
Time: 09:00 – 10:00 WITA
Lunch and side events
Hydropower youth networking lunch
Hydropower youth networking lunch
| Time: 12:15 – 13:45 AEST
Stakeholder Forum
Time: 13:45 – 15:00 AEST
Closing Ceremony
Time: 15:00 – 15:15 AEST
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