Progress in the implementation of sustainable small hydro in Central Asia

The European Union (EU), through its Horizon 2020 funding programme, is supporting the ‘Hydro4U’ innovation project. This initiative aims to develop and optimize sustainable technologies, planning methods, and assessment tools for small-scale hydropower, with the primary goal of enhancing their application in Central Asia. Following our project presentation report in this journal [Jorde et al., 2022], this paper provides an overview of the main findings and achievements from the past two years, and outlines our strategy for successfully completing the project within the next 1.5 years.