2022-10-10
New Global Hydropower Day highlights benefits of hydropower
- October 11 will shine a light on how hydropower has improved lives and brought benefits to communities across the world.
- Voith Hydro is part of a worldwide coalition – led by the International Hydropower Association (IHA) – that is coordinating the first Global Hydropower Day.
- More than 2 million people are employed in hydropower worldwide.
More than 60 per cent of all renewable electricity is generated by hydropower. The sector produces about 16 per cent of total electricity generation from all sources.
The inaugural Global Hydropower Day on Tuesday 11 October 2022 highlights the benefits of sustainable hydropower to people and communities. The day is being marked by a series of virtual and physical events and initiatives around the world.
Global Hydropower Day is part of the ongoing “We can, with hydropower” campaign, an evidence-based campaign that highlights the many benefits that hydropower can provide to society. These benefits include providing clean, affordable electricity generation and energy security for grids increasingly reliant on fast-growing solar and wind power. Wider benefits include supporting the decarbonization of industries, as well as protecting communities through providing water management infrastructure. Worldwide more than 2 million people are employed in hydropower.
The campaign is led and spearheaded by the International Hydropower Association (IHA), with support from a coalition of developers, operators, manufacturers, and industry associations around the world.
The awareness campaign is not only meant to reflect on how sustainable hydropower has improved people’s lives in many ways around the world. The sector also urges those in positions of power to step up investment in hydropower for the future.
About IHA
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) is a non-profit membership organization with a mission to advance sustainable hydropower. Learn more: www.hydropower.org
About the company
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,000 employees, sales of € 4.3 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
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The Group Division Voith Hydro is part of the Voith Group and a leading full-line supplier as well as trusted partner for equipping hydropower plants. Voith develops customized, long-term solutions and services for large and small hydro plants all over the world. Its portfolio of products and services covers the entire life cycle and all major components for large and small hydro plants, from generators, turbines, pumps and automation systems, right through to spare parts, maintenance and training services, and digital solutions for intelligent hydropower.
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