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2002 International SHP Training Workshop is opened on 10th
October at Hangzhou Regional Center for Small Hydro Power(HRC),
and around 30 participants from around 14 Asian, Oceanic
countries will attend the training with the duration of
some 40 days.
This training workshop is sponsored
by Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation.
All the lodging, boarding, training, pocket money and the
domestic transportation fees are borne by the Chinese government.
This is part of the Chinese contribution to South-South
cooperation.
Participants are required to master
the basic theory and principles of SHP development, feasibility
study, engineering management, operation, maintenance etc.
and increase their ability to solve the concrete problems
concerning SHP exploitation. The subjects include procedures
of SHP development, feasibility study, hydrological analysis,
low-cost civil structure, turbo-generator units and auxiliary,
electric equipment design, economic evaluation, operation,
maintenance, SHP policy and legal aspects etc.
Lectures are combined with discussions
and case study plus study tours, so as to consolidate the
theoretical knowledge acquired and get practical experience.
Study tour will be arranged to Shengzhou,
Linhai, Ningbo, Xiaoshan, Deqing and Anji where the participants
are to visit some SHP stations of various development types,
combining the techniques of low-cost civil structures and
appropriate automation controlling system as well as some
hydro power equipment manufacturers.(2002-10-15)
