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2026 Issues

The International Journal on Hydropower & Dams and associated publications are essential reading for anyone in the field of water resources development, dam engineering or hydropower.

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Issue One

Regional focus: Asia

• Flood management
• Sedimentation
• Fish protection
• RCC dam research
• HYDRO 2025 report, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Published: February 2026

Journal Cover, Volume 33, Issue 2, 2026

Issue Two

ICOLD 2026 Special issue - Regional focus: Latin America

• Hydro and dam engineering in Latin America
• CFRDs
• Dam Safety
• Artificial Intelligence
• Sedimentation
• ICOLD 2026 Preview

Published: April 2026

Issue Three

Special Focus: HYDRO HYBRIDIZATION 2026, Porto, Portugal

• Hybridization: Best practice and case studies
• Small hydro
• Hybrid and hydro in Africa
• Warning systems

Published: June 2026

International Journal of Hydropower & Dams - upcoming issue

Issue Four

Regional focus: North America

• Upgrading and refurbishment
• Software systems and cyber security
• Instrumentation
• Hydro plant operation and maintenance
• Kaplan turbine technology
• Physical and numerical modelling

Advertising deadline: 15 July 2026
Press date: 22 July 2026
Publication date: 29 July 2026

World Atlas of Hydropower & Dams 2026

2026 Edition

Special publication: World Map of Hydropower & Dams

• Comments from leading figures in the profession
• Statistical tables to show trends in hydro and pumped-storage development, and large dam construction
• World survey:  fully researched and updated country reports

Advertising deadline: 26 August 2026
Press date: 2 September 2026
Publication date: 9 September 2026

International Journal of Hydropower & Dams - upcoming issue

Issue Five

HYDRO 2026 Special issue Regional Focus: Europe

• HYDRO 2026 Preview
• Dams, hydro and pumped storage in Europe
• Powerplant safety
• Grid stability and connectivity
• Environmental and social aspects management
• Fish protection
• Low head turbine technology

Advertising deadline: 26 August 2026
Press date: 2 September 2026
Publication date: 9 September 2026

International Journal of Hydropower & Dams - upcoming issue

Issue Six

Regional focus - Australasia

• Hydro and pumped storage in Australasia
• Gates and valves
• Building information modelling (BIM)
• Electrical engineering
• Francis turbine technology
• Pumped storage
• Satellite-based technology

Advertising deadline: 18 November 2026
Press date: 25 November 2026
Publication date: 2 December 2026

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