---Entrusted by the Ministry of Commerce,
"2015 Training Course on Small Hydropower Technology
for Rwanda" was successfully held by HRC in Kigali,
the capital of Rwanda from July 8th to July 23rd. 25 participants
from Rwanda Energy Group attended this training course.
The training course has been given with great supports
from Department of Foreign Aid of the Ministry of Commerce,
Academy of International Business Officials of the Ministry
of Commerce, Department of International Cooperation,
Science and Technology of the Ministry of Water Resources,
the Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office of the
Embassy of China in Rwanda and Rwanda Energy Group etc..
In the afternoon of July 8th, the opening
ceremony was held in Hydropower Training Center of Rwanda
Energy Group. Mr. Li Yaohong, the Economic and Commercial
Counselor's Office of the Embassy of China in Rwanda,
Mr. Emmanuel Kamanzi, Managing Director of Energy Development
Corporation Ltd. (EDCL), Rwanda Energy Group and Ms. Cheng
Xialei, Director General of HRC attended the opening ceremony
and delivered speeches respectively. They all wished the
best to the training course and hoped participants can
fully use the technical skills to be learned during the
training. Mr. Xu Jincai, Deputy Director of HRC, attended
the closing ceremony and signed a MOU with EDCL, Rwanda
Energy Group for enhancing mutual cooperation in small
hydropower and other renewable energies. Local media report
about this event.
The opening and closing ceremonies
were chaired by Mr. Lin Ning, Division Chief of Foreign
Affairs and Training of HRC, and totally 8 professors
gave presentations, including Mr. Pan Daqing, Assistant
to Director of HRC and Mr. Li Zhiwu, Chief Engineer of
HRC's design institute etc.. The participants also went
to North Province of Rwanda for a study tour on river
planning and hydropower development. (2015-08-17)
