The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has announced the results of the 2017-2019 IHA Board elections.
The elected candidates who will form the IHA Board for the period up to September 2019 are listed below, according to the regions they represent.
Africa
- Mr Moisés Machava – executive director, Hidroelétrica de Cahora Bassa
- Mr Segomoco Scheppers – senior general manager, Eskom
America – North and Central
- Mr Ken Adams - independent consultant
- Ms Christine Cantin - senior advisor, Hydro-Québec
- Mr Colin Clark - chief technical officer, Brookfield Renewable
America – South
- Mr Gil Maranhão Neto - chief strategy, communications and CSR officer, Engie Brasil
- Mr Luiz Fernando Leone Vianna - director general, Brazil, Itaipu Binacional
Asia 1 (south and central)
- Mr Awadh Giri - founder and CEO, HydrofE3
- Mr Evgeniy Tikhonov - strategy and development director, EuroSibEnergo JSC
Asia 2 (east and Pacific)
- Ms Tammy Chu - Entura managing director, Hydro Tasmania
- Mr Roger Gill - independent consultant
- Mr Lin Chuxue - executive vice president, China Three Gorges Corporation
- Mr Sharbini Suhaili - group CEO, Sarawak Energy Berhad
Europe
- Mr Antoine Badinier - deputy vice president, hydropower generation and engineering division, EDF
- Mr Tron Engebrethsen - senior vice president, Statkraft AS
- Mr Yves Rannou - president and CEO, GE Renewable Energy
- Dr Óli Grétar Blöndal Sveinsson – executive vice president, research and development, Landsvirkjun
- Mr Uwe Wehnhardt – president and CEO, Voith Hydro
The first meeting of the new Board will take place in London on 20-21 September 2017, where the Board will select the president and vice presidents for the 2017-2019 period, and confirm the strategy and priorities for the association over the next two years.
