Long-Term Sino-Vietnamese SHP Cooperative Project Approved

   --- The 5th Conference of Sino-Vietnamese Science and Technology Joint Committee was held on 18 March 2003 in Beijing, with the small hydro power development and SHP station automation system listed and approved by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology as the long-term cooperative project between China and Vietnam during the Conference. Hangzhou Regional Center (Asia-Pacific) for Small Hydro Power has been designated as the implementation organization on the Chinese side.
    As the renewable and environmentally sound energy, playing an important role in poverty relief and global environmental protection, SHP development has drawn the attention from both Chinese and Vietnamese governments.
    The objective of the project is to explore the mode of SHP development, SHP equipment and automatic system which are appropriate for the SHP situation in Vietnam with the aim to promoting the SHP development in Vietnam. The duration of the cooperation is three years (from May 2003 to May 2005).(2003-04-25)