The Jirau Hydropower Plant, situated along the Madeira River in Rondônia and owned by Jirau Energia, has received the highest certification tier granted by Hydropower Sustainability Council.
Read MoreThe Hydropower Sustainability Council proudly announces the historic gold-level certification granted to Hydro-Québec's Eastmain-1 Development, the first project globally to achieve this prestigious accolade under the Hydropower Sustainability Standard (HSS).
Read MoreThe Hydropower Sustainability Alliance and Hydro-Quebec have released the Assessment Report evaluating the ESG performance of the Eastmain-1 Development project against the Hydropower Sustainability Standard.
Read MorePamir Energy’s Sebzor hydropower project in Tajikistan has been announced today as the world’s first project to be certified against the Hydropower Sustainability Standard
Read MoreThe International Hydropower Association’s (IHA) Sustainability Team and the Nepal Hydropower Association have partnered up to train over 60 professionals on the Hydropower Sustainability Standard.
Read MoreBuilding on a programme launched in 2020, IHA Sustainability and Tajikistan’s first public and private partnership company, Pamir Energy, with the support of the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), are ramping up efforts to foster sustainable hydropower in Tajikistan.
Read MoreThe Hydropower Sustainability Council and the Low Impact Hydropower Institute are working towards the common goal of building a more sustainable hydropower sector.
Read MoreThe Hydropower Sustainability Council has joined ISEAL as a Community Member and will have the opportunity to learn from other leading sustainability schemes worldwide.
Read MoreIHA, sponsored by the World Bank, delivered a 7-week course in Nepal to teach hydropower professionals how to upgrade the sustainability of their projects in line with the topics covered in the Hydropower Sustainability Standard.
Read MoreIn the age of climate finance and ESG, many banks and private institutions still struggle with how to best invest their funds in climate-friendly projects. A new labelling scheme for hydropower, the Hydropower Sustainability Standard, can help investors cut through the noise.
Read MoreHydropower project developers and operators can apply for funding to help finance an independent assessment of a project’s sustainability performance.
Read MoreIn a world in which heated debates about 'greenwashing’ have taken centre stage, it has become increasingly difficult to distinguish what is truly green from what is not.
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