IEA Chief Calls for Greater Role of Hydropower in Electricity Supply
Governments and policy makers need to pay more attention to hydropower as a major source of low-emission flexible power generation in the age of booming electricity demand, according to Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Hydropower “remains the forgotten giant of electricity,”
Fatih Birol wrote in a LinkedIn post, calling for a greater role for the “forgotten” clean energy source in the global electricity systems.
Author's summary: IEA chief highlights hydropower's potential.