2027 World Hydropower Congress Programme
Key:
Plenary session
Parallel session
Workshop/Meeting
Pulse talk
General
Please note that the programme and timings are subject to change.
5 April
Welcome reception
| Time: 18:00 – 20:00 AEST
6 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
Bankability by design: structuring hydropower projects for financial close
Time: 11:25 – 12:15 AEST
Balancing South-East Asia’s power grid: hydropower for a connected, renewable future
Time: 11:25 – 12:15 AEST
Hydropower in the AI era: cybersecurity, automation and digitalisation
Time: 11:25 – 12:15 AEST
LUNCH AND SIDE EVENTS
Innovation Corner
Innovation Corner
| Time: 12:15 – 13:45 AEST
Hydropower Sustainability Standard 2.0: building on 5 years of impact
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
Storage innovation: unlocking mines, oceans and reservoirs
Time: 16:15 – 17:05 AEST
Regional power trade and the future of hydropower in Africa
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
Pumped for the future: scaling the world’s water battery
Time: 17:10 – 18:00 AEST
7 April
Arrival and registration
| Time: 07:00 – 08:00 AEST
Communications as advocacy
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
Australia’s pumped storage ambition: from vision to delivery
Time: 10:45 – 11:35 AEST
Finance-ready hydropower: how ESG is unlocking capital
Time: 10:45 – 11:35 AEST
Powering prosperity: hydropower as a catalyst for job creation
Time: 10:45 – 11:35 AEST
Networking
| Time: 11:35 – 12:00 AEST
GHG emissions from reservoirs: standards, methods and best practices
Time: 10:45 – 11:45 AEST
Hydropower progress and opportunities in South-East Asia
Time: 10:45 – 11:35 AEST
Finance-ready hydropower: how ESG is unlocking capital
Time: 10:45 – 11:35 AEST
Powering prosperity: hydropower as a catalyst for job creation
Time: 10:45 – 11:35 AEST
Using the G-res Tool to calculate reservoir emissions
Time: 10:45 – 11:45 AEST
Networking
| Time: 11:35 – 12:00 AEST
Pulse Talk
Time: 12:00 – 12:15 AEST
LUNCH AND SIDE EVENTS
Women in hydropower networking lunch and Innovation Corner
Women in hydropower networking lunch and Innovation Corner
| Time: 12:15 – 13:45 AEST
Energy security in a changing world: hydropower’s essential role
Time: 13:45 – 14:35 AEST
Networking
| Time: 14:35 – 14:50 AEST
Hydropower quest level 1: navigating early stages
Time: 14:50 – 15:40 AEST
Proving the model: how Latin America is leading on hydropower sustainability
Time: 14:50 – 15:40 AEST
Upgrading today’s hydropower fleet: increasing capacity through innovation
Time: 14:50 – 15:40 AEST
Networking
| Time: 15:40 – 16:00 AEST
Hydropower handbook for project development: stakeholder consultation workshop
Time: 14:50 – 16:00 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
Hydropower handbook for project development: stakeholder consultation workshop
Time: 14:50 – 16:00 AEST
Networking
| Time: 15:40 – 16:00 AEST
Pulse Talk
Time: 16:00 – 16:15 AEST
Hydropower quest level 2: from FID to construction
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
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
Navigating the hydropower handbook for project development
Time: 16:15 – 17:10 AEST
Transition break
| Time: 17:05 – 17:10 AEST
Generation for generations: modernising hydropower for a new energy era
Time: 17:10 – 18:00 AEST
Gala Dinner/Awards Ceremony
| Time: 19:00 – 22:30 AEST
8 April
Arrival and registration
| Time: 07:00 – 08:00 AEST
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
Data centres and beyond: hydropower for industrial off-takers
Time: 11:25 – 12:15 AEST
Valuing the water management services of hydropower
Time: 11:25 – 12:15 AEST
Hydropower maintenance showroom: case studies from the field
Time: 11:25 – 12:15 AEST
LUNCH AND SIDE EVENTS
Hydropower youth networking lunch and Innovation Corner
Hydropower youth networking lunch and Innovation Corner
| 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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