Georgia’s Tbilisi is hosting an international congress to discuss key topics of hydropower construction and operation in the regions of the Caspian Sea and Central Asia.
Participants will present more than 40 plans for both completely new projects and for projects that entail the modernisation of large, small and medium hydropower plants (HPPs) in the Caspian and Central Asia region (Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Kirgizia and Kazakhstan).
High-profile speakers will discuss the formative role of hydropower in the energy sector of the region and beyond, in addition to the benefits of an interconnected energy grid that extends beyond national borders, Agenda.ge reported.
The congress 'Hydropower. The Caspian and Central Asia' will take place on February 15-16.
