2002 TCDC Training Workshop on Small Hydro Power Closed

   --- TCDC (Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries) SHP Training Workshop was closed at Hangzhou Regional Center for Small Hydro Power (HRC) on 18 Nov 2002. Attended altogether 23 participants from 14 Asian and Oceanic countries.

    HRC's certificates were issued to them. With their national dresses, the international participants were excited and active in presenting comments or speeches on the SHP training at HRC at the closing ceremony. Though the duration of 40 days is short, the participants benefited much from the training. The monitor of the class, Mr.Wongsavasdi from Thailand addressed: "We all feel to have learnt a lot from the SHP training workshop implemented by HRC. The subjects covered were just appropriate for our countries. We'll apply the SHP technology and experience we have learnt here in China into our work back home. The kindness and hospitality shown by the friendly Chinese people were unforgettable. On behalf of all the class, I am here to say: Thank you, HRC!" Some of the participants burst into tears when they reluctantly left HRC for their home countries.

    During the training, the participants were arranged to visit some SHP stations of various types and hydropower equipment manufacturers. They went to Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute to visit the Experiment Base which is the largest base of the kind in East China. There, participants were very much impressed with the detailed and vivid introduction by Mr. Liu Heng, Vice Director of Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute. In Shanghai all the participants were surprised by the development level, vigor and by its skyscrapers of the city. They concluded China is such a dynamic country that it'd contribute more to the world peace and development.

    This training workshop is sponsored by Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, as one of the technical collaborative projects among the developing countries. 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.

    In 2003, HRC is planning to conduct 3 international training workshops on small hydro power based on the actual need of the vast developing countries.(2002-11-20)