---On July 26--28, 4 seniors of TEAM
(TEAM Consulting Engineering and Management Co., Ltd)
in Thailand headed by Dr. Prasert Patramai, Board Chairman,
paid a visit to HRC. At the meeting, both sides exchanged
ideas on SHP development and signed Memorandum of Understanding.
TEAM's main consulting businesses are
water, environment, transportation, urban and regional
development, alternative energy and energy conservation,
public acceptance, management & organizational development
and information technology. Its experiences include design
and supervision of hydropower projects, hydrological data
telemetering implementation, related automation system,
environmental impact assessment and mitigation measures
study. HRC has signed the MoU for SHP cooperation with
TEAM, in which rights and responsibilities of both sides
have been agreed. For example, TEAM shall be responsible
for selecting and analyzing potential hydropower projects
in Thailand or its neighboring countries, and responsible
for civil works, engineering supervision and project management
etc., while HRC be responsible for preliminary design,
detailed construction design, equipment supply, EPC (engineering,
procurement and construction) contracting etc. Both sides
are confident to the future cooperation, and promised
to jointly bid for 2 SHP projects next month in Thailand.
During the visit, Thailand counterpart
also visited Institute for Thermal Power Engineering (ITPE)
of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Boiler Group Co., Ltd.
and Qiaosi Solid Waste Power Plant, and intensively discussed
the renewable-energy development issues with related experts,
especially in power generation with waste.(2006-08-07)
