Small Hydropower Development Planning for South Asian Countries Kicks Off

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Small Hydropower Development Planning for South Asian Countries Kicks Off

March 29: An international conference on small hydropower development has kicked off in the capital on March 28.

The conference is going to be jointly organised by the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and Hangzhou Regional Centre for Small Hydropower (HRC).

The conference titled 'Small Hydropower Development Planning for South Asian Countries' is being participated by all the SAARC countries except the Maldives as well as China, in the conference.

According to NAST, there are 19 representatives from the hydropower sector outside the country and 11 representatives from Nepal. 

The event is held in a bid to explore the possibility of Chinese financial and technical support in small hydropower projects in South Asian countries. In addition to that, the participants will also share their experiences in the sector during the event with a purpose to learn from each other.

Speaking in the inauguration program, Energy Minister Janardan Sharma said that the seminar is expected to be helpful in producing technical human resources, enhancing their capacity and searching for fresh human resources required for the development of small scale hydropower projects.

Similary, Charge d’ Affairs of the Chinese Embassy Peng Wei  said that the technology and other development achieved by China could motivate other countries to gain such achievements and China was ready to help developing-countries in this regard.

Puskar Budha

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