Source：National Research Institute for Rural Electrification, MWR
The Training Course on Hydropower Operation and Management in Zambia was held successfully during November 11th and December 6th, 2019, which is the 118th training course or seminar that HRC has conducted to this date and the first training course held by HRC in Zambia. The number of participants of the training course totals 90, and they are from ZESCO Limited and the local staff from the construction site of Kafue Gorge Lower Hydropower Project.
The training course included not only technical presentations covering topics of Overview of Hydropower and Rural Electrification in China, Hydropower Planning, Work Safety Standardization of Hydropower Plant, Operation and Management of Mechanical and Electrical Equipment in Hydropower Plant, Hydraulic Structures, Power Transmission Technology, Hydropower Standards Comparison, etc., but also field visits to the on-going Kafue Gorge Lower Hydropower Project site and Kariba Hydropower Plant for on-site study and visit. Besides, exchange and discussions were also carried out during the training course on topics of international cooperation between China and Zambia on hydropower project and operation and management of hydropower plants. In addition, the training course has also attached great importance to the dissemination of Chinese traditional culture. For example, the training group taught the participants simple Chinese language every day before the technical presentation and study tour to the Confucius Institute in the University of Zambia was also arranged. With the guidance from Ministry of Commerce of PRC and the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, and the support from Sinohydro Bureau 11 Co., Ltd., the training course was concluded fruitfully. Through sharing the Chinese technology and experience, the training course was highly spoken of by the participants, and the participants are eager to see more concrete and effective cooperation realized between China and Zambia in the field of hydropower development, especially the operation and management of hydropower.
Meanwhile, 2019 Training Course on Small Hydropower Technology in Rwanda was concluded successfully in Kigali, Rwanda during November 15th and December 5th, 2019, which is the 5th one accomplished in Rwanda starting from 2015.
During the training, the participants were given lectures on advanced technology and practical experience in the fields of small hydropower development, safe operation of small hydropower, ecological small hydropower, rural electrification construction, water resources management and dam safety, etc. Site visits were arranged to Kavumu small hydropower station in Northern Province, water resources engineering laboratory of College of Science and Technology，University of Rwanda（CST-UR）, High E-tech smart grid laboratory of African Centre of Excellence in Energy For Sustainable Development and NZOVE water treatment plant. In addition, the participants also attended the first "Seminar on China Human Resources Development Training Program" organized by the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Rwanda.
This training course was strongly supported by the Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Office of the Chinese Embassy in Rwanda. The Counselor Mr. Wang Jiaxin fully acknowledged the substantial achievement that HRC obtained in the foreign-aid training in small hydropower-related fields in Rwanda over the years, and he expected that more productive cooperation will be carried out in the field of renewable energy. Representatives of the participants also presented gifts and express their gratitude to HRC for the contribution in promoting the development of small hydropower in Rwanda.
