Work Programme

Current Activities

What is IEA Hydro doing in Phase 6 (2020 - 2025)?

In Phase 6 IEA Hydro will contribute to a better global understanding of the essential role hydropower will play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Hydropower will not only provide energy but enable the integration of new renewables into electricity grids by providing flexiblity and storage. Innovative technologies and market opportunities are key aspects. New Tasks focus on Hidden Hydro (Task XVI), lead by Switzerland, Climate Change Resilience (Task XVII), lead by Japan, and Basin Water Utilization (Task XVIII), lead by China.

Detailed information about these activities can be obtained by going to the individual Task page.

Tasks (called Annexes before June 2022)

Hydropower and the Environment - Annex XII Task 1: Managing the Carbon Balance in Freshwater Reservoirs
Hydropower Services - Task IX
Fish & Hydropower - Task XIII
Management Models for Hydropower Cascade Reservoirs - Annex XIV
Maintenance Works and Decision-Making for Hydro Facilities - Annex XV
Hidden Hydro Opportunities - Task XVI
Measures to Enhance Climate Change Resilience of Hydropower - Task XVII
Decision Support for Comprehensive Utilization of Basin Water Resources -Task XVIII

Current Annexes

Task IX: Valuing Hydropower Services - Phase II (2018 - present) including Task IX/Task XII Joint Task
( 2019 - present)
Task XII: Hydropower & the Environment Task 1: Managing the Carbon Balance of Freshwater Reservoirs
(2007 - Present)
Annex XIII: Hydropower & Fish
(2013 - Present)
Annex XIV: Management Models for Hydropower Cascade Reservoirs
(2015 - present)
Annex XV: Maintenance Works and Decision-Making for Hydro Facilities
(2016 - present)
Annex XVI - Hidden Hydro
(Hidden Hydro and Untapped Hydropower Opportunities on Existing Infrastructures, 2018 - present)
Annex XVII - Measures to Enhance the Climate Resilience of Hydropower
(2021 - present)
Annex XVIII - Decision Support for Comprehensive Utilization of Basin Water Resources
(2021 - present)