---On Oct 22, the Norwegian delegation, 
                        headed by Mr. Helge Stanghelle, Director of Rana Development 
                        Company (Rana Utviklingsselskap) together with Ms. Karen 
                        Kuvaas, mayor of Narvik and other eight members, visited 
                        HRC. Director of HRC, Ms. Cheng Xialei together with heads 
                        of Division of Foreign Affairs and Training, Division 
                        of International Cooperation, Science & Training and 
                        the New-Tech R&D Center for M & S Hydro received 
                        the delegation and held a cordial and friendly meeting 
                        with them. 
                         Director Cheng Xialei firstly delivered 
                        a speech of welcome to the Norwegian guests for visiting 
                        HRC. Chief of Foreign Affairs and Training Division, Mr. 
                        Pan Daqing gave a briefing on small hydropower development 
                        in Zhejiang Province and Deputy General Manager of Hangzhou 
                        Yatai Hydro Equipment Completing Co. Ltd., Mr. Lin Ning 
                        presented HRC's briefing and its work in the field of 
                        small hydropower. Ms. Cheng Xialei together with Division 
                        Chiefs replied questions from the Norwegian guests concerning 
                        SHP planning, integration of SHP into power grid, SHP 
                        cost and CDM, etc.
                          Mr. Helge Stanghelle, head of the 
                        delegation, briefed HRC leaders on the basic situation 
                        of energy market in Norway and discussed with them energy 
                        and power issues. Mr. Per Eidsvik, Senior Adviser of Nordland 
                        County Council, has visited HRC last year as well as this 
                        May when he joined the delegation to HRC which was headed 
                        by Norwegian Minister of Oil and Energy and the Governor 
                        of Nordland. On this third-time visit to HRC, Mr. Per 
                        Eidsvik was in high spirit and delivered an enthusiastic 
                        speech. He has always cherished the sound momentum of 
                        communication between HRC and Norwegian Government and 
                        expected concrete cooperation in future with HRC in the 
                        field of energy equipment and technology domain.(2010-10-26) 
                      
                      
                      