Reports published by Task 16 Hidden and Untapped Hydropower Opportunities:

In September 2024 a new report was published by Subtask 2 "Improving Performance from Existing Hydropower Facilities". The report has over 200 pages describing methods and case studies from existing hydropower plants that have undergone modernization or upgrading to increase power, energy generation, flexibility, storage and other parameters. The report is available here.

In May 2023 Task 16 has published White Paper No 1 “Overview and major needs for identifying and acting on Hidden and Untapped Hydropower Opportunities at Existing Infrastructure”. An updated and revised version of the report was published in Augist 2024.

The term “hidden hydro opportunities” addresses the portion of hydropower potential that exists within infrastructures that do not already produce electricity, whereas “untapped hydro opportunities” refers to potential generation capabilities that come from exploiting resources and operations at existing hydropower infrastructures. The report shows technologies, case studies and examples. The newest version of the report can be downloaded here.