World Hydropower Center To Be Constructed In Istanbul

ISTANBUL - The ''World Hydropower Center'' will be constructed in Istanbul, Turkey, sources said on Sunday.
In an interview with the A.A, International Hydropower Association (IHA) Chairman Prof. Dr. Nejat Veziroglu said that the center would be constructed in Istanbul in line with a protocol signed between the Turkish Ministry of Energy and National Resources and the United Nations International Development Organization in May of 2004.
Noting that finalization of the center would take 3-4 years, Prof. Dr. Veziroglu said, ''the center will coordinate studies at hydropower implementation centers to be established in the United States, the People's Republic of China, Africa and Argentina.''
''Hydropower is considered future's energy since it does not cause pollution and it is not limited like the other energy resources,'' Prof. Dr. Veziroglu added.
The IHA is a non-governmental mutual association of organizations and professionals working or studying in the hydropower sector. Currently, the Association has 874 individual and 83 corporate members, including eleven sponsors, and membership now spans 80 countries.
The IHA was founded in 1995, under the auspices of UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme, to advance knowledge on all aspects of hydropower and to promote good practice.
(UK-MS) 01.08.2004