---The
2004 TCDC (Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries)
Training Workshop on SHP Equipment was held from 12 Oct
to 22 Nov 2004 by Hangzhou Regional Center for Small Hydro
Power (HRC). Attended altogether 25 participants from 13
countries, covering Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Oceania.
Most of the teachers were from HRC,
with some from abroad.
Study tours were arranged to
Shaoxing, Shengzhou, Xinchang, Linhai, Wenzhou, Haiyan,
Ningbo, Nanjing and Shanghai, where the participants felt
to have benefited much. In Shaoxing, Shengzhou, Xinchang
and Linhai, they visited some SHP stations of various
development types including the rubber dam, siphon intake
and equipment manufacturers. Visits were paid to Linhai
Machinery Plant and Linhai Electric Machine Plant where
participants were able to see the whole process of the
hydropower equipment manufacturing. On-site discussions
and inquired were made concerning the ordering and the
service of the hydropower equipment. In Wenzhou, participants
were excited to visit the big private company Chint Corporation
Ltd which has been fast growing in the recent years. In
Haiyan, participants were delighted to be able to visit
one of China's nuclear power plants --- Qinshan Nuclear
Power Company which is the first nuclear power station
designed, constructed, tested and operated by the Chinese.
Participants went to Ningbo,
visiting a pumped storage station with installed capacity
of 80 MW. This station designed by HRC in the past few
years was put into operation at the end of 1997. It has
a big role to play for the station to provide energy to
the grids at the peak hour and its financial record all
these years after the commissioning is also encouraging.
Also, three days were spent in
Nanjing and Shanghai ---the largest city and port of China.
In Nanjing, participants paid visit to Tiexinqiao Hydraulic
Experimental Base which is China's largest hydraulic experimental
base.
During the training workshop,
HRC provided a forum for the exchange of SHP experience
and technology. The participants were earnest to offer
their presentations. Altogether 13 presentations were
made by the participants, introducing the experience and
lessons learnt in the practice of developing SHP in their
own countries. Some of their presentations are being considered
to be issued at the quarterly SHP News that HRC edits
and publishes. (2004-11-23)
