HRC's expert attended project appraisal of " Management of Hydro Power Development 2005, Part II " in Vietnam

   ---At the invitation of SwedPower International, Sweden, HRC's expert--Mr. Jianda Zhao attended the Part II of the Training Programme --"Management of Hydro Power Development 2005"- in Vietnam (from April 1 to 8). The mission was totally sponsored by SIDA.

   24 participants from Asia, Middle East and Eastern Europe attended the programme. During the mission, the organizer arranged a series of international academic exchanges and visit to Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi. The participants also visited Hoa Binh hydropower station (the biggest one with total installed capacity of 1920MW at present in Vietnam) and Tri An hydropower station, with installed capacity 400MW. Swedish embassy in Vietnam hosted all international participants in the embassy.

   According to requirement of the Seminar, a report submit by Mr. Zhao was appraised by Swedish experts and other international participants. The report was highly affirmed and estimated by the organizer.

   Using the opportunity of this international activities, HRC's expert briefed the achievements in China's hydropower development particularly the rural hydropower and electrification as well as HRC. Meanwhile, Mr.Zhao explored the hydropower cooperation with officials from Ministry of Energy of Albanian and reached an agreement of electric equipment supply for 4 hydropower sites by HRC. He brought back some related data of the 4 hydropower sites. The follow-up work will hopefully stimulate the economic cooperation.(2006-04-17)