Advancing community-based hydropower in the global south
The Hydro Empowerment Network (HPNET) aims to catalyze practitioners of small-scale (<1MW) hydropower for the advancement and advocacy of resilient hydropower, towards equitable and sustainable development of rural communities in the global south.
The network’s goals are to provide an effective south-south knowledge exchange platform for technology development and innovation for robust implementation, and to transform knowledge exchange into action by building the capacities of local change agents.
HPNET members are a diverse set of international, national, and local actors committed to collectively promoting and advancing pico, micro, and mini hydro. Members contribute to and benefit from HPNET’s working groups, forums, and knowledge resources.
For more information on HPNET’s mission and work, and on how to become a member, please visit their website.
E-Learning Platform
HPNET established the Social Enterprise for Energy, Ecological and Economic Development (SEEED) platform for community-scale hydro implementation. It aims to support practitioners and communities to achieve long-term, technical, environmental, institutional, and financial sustainability of their hydro mini-grids. Visit the website for more information.
Upcoming event
The seminar asks how (inter-)national energy plans can integrate local…
Latest news of the partner
Don’t miss out on the new episode of “StreamSide Chats” – the video-podcast of our partner network HPNET! They just published the fourth edition of the series, which brings grassroots innovators and international experts of small-scale hydropower together, providing first hand insights about its wide-reaching implications for community empowerment.
Latest webinar of the partner
18 January 2018
This webinar is the first part of WISIONS Webinar Series, which aims...
You might also be interested in
The project aims to demonstrate the viability of an innovative business model for the bulk sale of energy produced by a micro hydro plant to nearby villages, which would contribute to the sustainability of the plant by providing increased finances from the sale of this excess energy.