---On December 21st 2009, approved 
                        by the Ministry of Water Resources, two standards The 
                        Guidelines of Hydroenergy Development Program for Medium 
                        and Small-sized Rivers (SL221гн2009) and Hydroenergy Design 
                        Code for Small Hydro Power Projects (SL76гн2009)revised 
                        by HRC have been promulgated and will come into force 
                        on March 21st, 2010.
                         The Guidelines of Hydroenergy Development 
                        Program for Medium and Small-sized Rivers is revised on 
                        the version of SL221гн98, regulating the principles and 
                        the requirements for the content, depth and techniques 
                        of the planning and compiling of hydroenergy development 
                        program for medium and small size rivers. The guidelines 
                        emphasize on problems of current concern such as the coordination 
                        between the hydroenergy development and the ecological 
                        environment protection, and inundation as well as the 
                        settlement of migration from reservoir, which present 
                        directive significance on the development program for 
                        medium and small size rivers.
                         Based on SL76гн94, Hydroenergy Design 
                        Code for Small Hydro Power Projects is revised and amended 
                        with the requirements for the basic information on hydroenergy 
                        design and the restriction of the environment on SHP, 
                        and simplified such contents as the load reserve, overhaul 
                        reserve and emergency reserve for the small hydropower 
                        so that it is more adaptive and practical. (2010-01-04)