Roger Gill
President at IHA
Roger Gill has over 40 years of experience in the renewable energy sector with a particular focus on hydropower. He has a civil engineering background and has undertaken business studies at Harvard Business School.
He is a Non-Executive Director of Pacific Hydro, a renewable energy development company owned by State Power Investment Corporation of China (SPIC), and with his other Directorships has a decade of corporate governance experience. He is also principal consultant in his Hydro Focus international consulting business, specialising in providing advice on sustainable development and the operation of renewable energy businesses.
Roger has a global interest in fostering the development of renewable energy having worked in South America, Australia, Central and South East Asia and Africa.
Takes part in
Hydropower Policy Requirements for Countries Aiming at Paris Targets
While the Paris Agreement will have global implications, its implementation will take place primarily on the national level. Each country will make its own decisions about how to address hydropower in its energy policy, but the stronger pressure coming from the Paris Agreement and the regular review cycle will likely help to ensure support for hydropower within renewables policy frameworks.