---On Oct 22, the Norwegian delegation,
headed by Mr. Helge Stanghelle, Director of Rana Development
Company (Rana Utviklingsselskap) together with Ms. Karen
Kuvaas, mayor of Narvik and other eight members, visited
HRC. Director of HRC, Ms. Cheng Xialei together with heads
of Division of Foreign Affairs and Training, Division
of International Cooperation, Science & Training and
the New-Tech R&D Center for M & S Hydro received
the delegation and held a cordial and friendly meeting
with them.
Director Cheng Xialei firstly delivered
a speech of welcome to the Norwegian guests for visiting
HRC. Chief of Foreign Affairs and Training Division, Mr.
Pan Daqing gave a briefing on small hydropower development
in Zhejiang Province and Deputy General Manager of Hangzhou
Yatai Hydro Equipment Completing Co. Ltd., Mr. Lin Ning
presented HRC's briefing and its work in the field of
small hydropower. Ms. Cheng Xialei together with Division
Chiefs replied questions from the Norwegian guests concerning
SHP planning, integration of SHP into power grid, SHP
cost and CDM, etc.
Mr. Helge Stanghelle, head of the
delegation, briefed HRC leaders on the basic situation
of energy market in Norway and discussed with them energy
and power issues. Mr. Per Eidsvik, Senior Adviser of Nordland
County Council, has visited HRC last year as well as this
May when he joined the delegation to HRC which was headed
by Norwegian Minister of Oil and Energy and the Governor
of Nordland. On this third-time visit to HRC, Mr. Per
Eidsvik was in high spirit and delivered an enthusiastic
speech. He has always cherished the sound momentum of
communication between HRC and Norwegian Government and
expected concrete cooperation in future with HRC in the
field of energy equipment and technology domain.(2010-10-26)