---A 13-person delegation from Ministry
of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Finance and four state-owned
banks of Vietnam, arrived in Hangzhou on August 3, 2009
and concluded a 9-day visit and exchange with considerate
arrangements of HRC. On August 11, the delegation left
Hangzhou with full success.
Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)
is the coordinator at national level for implementing
ODA-financed projects relevant to rural electrification
and renewable energy in Vietnam. To strengthen the capacity
of all-level participators in the implementation of SHP
projects, the Vietnamese delegation was organized by MoIT
with a purpose to learn Chinese achievements and experience
regarding SHP development.
During their 9-day stay in Hangzhou,
delegates discussed and exchanged extensively with professionals
from HRC, Zhejiang Hydropower Development Management Center
and Zhejiang Design Institute of Water Conservancy and
Hydro-electric Power on the subjects such as, the SHP
technical & economic appraisal, the safeguard frameworks
(environment, resettlement) and monitoring, Chinese and
international standards about SHP (current and trends),
SHP equipments status (quality, price), brief to SHP development
in China, SHP equipment in China, the government management
regulations for SHP, etc.
A visit to Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Hydropower
Equipment Co.,Ltd. was also arranged. (2009-08-14)
