The World Hydropower Congress will be hosted in Paris in 2019, it was announced at the closing of the 2017 event in Addis Ababa.

In his closing speech at the United Nations Conference Center, IHA president Ken Adams said: “We cannot to wait to see you in France in two years so we can continue our journey together.”

China Three Gorges Corporation, EDF and GE Renewable Energy have all made commitments to supporting the 2019 World Hydropower Congress in France.