In recent years, China's hydropower industry has made rapid progress, and has achieved a leap from "follower" to "leader" in the world's hydropower industry. Driven by my country's comprehensive implementation of the "One Belt, One Road" development strategy, Chinese hydropower companies have seized opportunities in overseas markets, and in the process of participating in overseas projects, they have continuously demonstrated efficient project operation capabilities and strong investment capabilities, leading with strong strength. The development of the world hydropower industry.
"Because the standard does not meet the grid access requirements, the equipment of a project of China Power Construction Group in Pakistan is faced with the dilemma of re-replacement, which has delayed the construction period for half a year." "Research on 'Going Out' of China's Hydropower Technical Standards" said at the meeting.
The POWERCHINA incident is just a microcosm of the investment risks encountered by Chinese companies "going out".
It has become the voice of the hydropower industry to promote the "going out" of China's hydropower technical standards and establish a standard system framework that is "in line with international standards and adapted to national conditions".
The bright business card of a powerful hydropower country
According to international industry forecasts, by 2050, the global installed hydropower capacity will "double" from the current 1 billion kilowatts to 2 billion kilowatts. "Currently, the development level of global hydropower installed capacity is about 25%, of which the development level of hydropower in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa is 47%, 38%, 24%, 22% and 8% respectively. Asia, Africa, South America It is a key area for hydropower construction in the future." Ken Adams, chairman of the International Hydropower Association, previously stated that prioritizing hydropower development has become an international consensus.
The reporter learned from the National Energy Administration that Chinese companies are everywhere in the large-scale hydropower stations under construction in the world. Power China (referred to as "Power China"), China Energy Construction Group, China Three Gorges Corporation (referred to as "Three Gorges") and other companies have undertaken or jointly built hydropower projects overseas. Among them, the first four units of the Sinclair Hydropower Station in Ecuador built by PowerChina were officially put into operation in April last year, marking China Hydropower's successful entry into mid-to-high-end hydropower in South America; China Three Gorges Group successfully won the bid for a 30-year franchise of a 5 million kilowatt hydropower project in Brazil Right, creating the largest overseas merger and acquisition of Sinohydro so far. Going out of electricity has become another film of the "Belt and Road".
The full bloom of China Hydropower in the international market is inseparable from decades of hard work in the domestic market. Especially in the past 20 years, China's hydropower industry has grown by leaps and bounds, becoming not only the country with the largest installed hydropower capacity in the world, but also the country with the most advanced hydropower construction technology in the world today. At present, China has established long-term cooperative relations with more than 80 countries in hydropower planning, construction and investment. According to incomplete statistics, by the end of 2016, nearly 200 international hydropower projects had been constructed, accounting for more than 50% of the international hydropower market.
"The total contract value of water conservancy and hydropower projects under construction overseas in my country has exceeded 200 billion yuan, and more than 40 billion yuan has been started. As of the first half of 2016, China Power Construction has more than 70 hydropower projects under construction in countries along the 'Belt and Road'. The total amount is 36 billion yuan." Chen Guanfu, deputy general manager of China Power Construction Group International Engineering Co., Ltd., said.
Urgently need to occupy the commanding heights of the market
However, what is inconsistent with my country's status as a major hydropower country and a powerful hydropower country is that my country has not yet established a set of technical standards for the hydropower industry that is "in line with international standards and adapted to national conditions".
Relevant experts said that "the one who achieves the standard wins the world", and technical standards have become the commanding heights of enterprise competition. The battle for standards is actually a battle for the market. Whoever sets the standards will have the right to speak; whoever masters the standards will be the first to get the ticket to enter the international market and seize the commanding heights of the international market. If Chinese hydropower enterprises want to be invincible in the fierce international competition, they must master the "discourse power" of hydropower standards.
"The application of China's hydropower standards in overseas engineering projects basically depends on the host country's power regulations, engineering project regulations, power equipment manufacturing policies, project owner requirements, understanding and familiarity with my country's technical standards and other factors." Zheng Sheng'an, president of the General Institute of Planning and Design, said that in a word, there is still a big gap between Chinese standards and a comprehensive set of standards for "going out". Technical standards have become one of the main bottlenecks for foreign technical exchanges and participation in international market competition in my country's hydropower work. It is an urgent need for China's hydropower standard system to be in line with international standards.
"my country has made great achievements in the field of hydropower, and has the world's advanced achievements, technologies and experience in land survey, planning and construction, operation management, equipment manufacturing, etc., and hydropower has made great achievements in 'going out'." National Energy Ma Huiling, deputy researcher of the New Energy and Renewable Energy Department of the Bureau, pointed out that while these achievements have been achieved, there are also some problems, the main one is that they are subject to technical standards, which has caused some of our international projects to fail. cooperate.
In this regard, Chu Yuexian, deputy director of the Science and Technology Department of China Power Construction Co., Ltd., analyzed that due to the lack of systematic organization and translation of internal industry standards, and the lack of extensive international promotion, Chinese enterprises are striving for foreign adoption of "Chinese standards". "There is often a lack of convincing, and companies have to adopt the standards of developed Western countries in international competition.
It is understood that in order to systematically solve the problems existing in the standardization construction of hydropower technology, promote the system construction and comprehensive improvement of hydropower technical standards, and ensure the standardized development of my country's hydropower industry and the safe and stable supply of energy, the National Energy Administration commissioned the planning and design of hydropower and water resources on February 20. The General Institute has carried out "Research on China's Hydropower Technical Standards 'Going Global'".
"Going out" requires concerted efforts
The reporter learned at the meeting that the current international integration of China's hydropower technical standard system needs to be implemented in stages and with focus on the basis of fully considering the requirements of international hydropower projects and closely integrating the internationalization process of China's hydropower technical standards.
First, in the formulation of technical standards in some important fields, the concepts and methods of international standard formulation should be used for reference; the second is to gradually introduce "Chinese standards" to the international market; the third is to continuously summarize and improve in international engineering practice.
At the "Research on 'Going Out' of China's Hydropower Technical Standards", people from the government, owners, design institutes, construction, scientific research and other power industries expressed their opinions and jointly promoted the "going out" of China's hydropower technical standards.
Jia Jinsheng, chairman of the International Committee on Dams and vice president of the China Academy of Water Resources and Hydropower Sciences, suggested, "my country's hydropower technicians should communicate more with other countries in the world. If you don't walk with people for a long time, it is impossible to lead others. You should make friends first. , after collaborating, and then leading."
"How to bring in our norms, standards and essences we have formulated is a key issue." Jia Zhiying, deputy chief engineer and director of the Science and Information Department of China Gezhouba Group Corporation, believes that how to "go global" should start from the current foreign projects. Do it, put people first, and make the standard that the owner is satisfied with.
At the meeting, the General Institute of Hydropower and Water Conservancy Planning and Design proposed three main technical routes:
First, research exchanges and two-way transformation. Actively participate in the standardization work of the international hydropower industry, strive for more right to speak, and let the international community gradually understand and accept the technical standards of my country's hydropower industry, that is, the internationalization of my country's standards.
The second is overall planning and steady progress. According to the principle of "overall promotion and step-by-step implementation", gradually formulate and launch English version standards that are in line with international standards, and finally establish a relatively complete English (overseas) version of hydropower standards, so that the international community can gradually understand and accept my country's hydropower industry. technical standard.
The third is to focus on promotion and continuous improvement. While accelerating the translation of hydropower technical standards, key and key standards will be promoted and promoted to promote their practical application in international hydropower projects. At the same time, timely collect and respond quickly, and constantly revise, supplement and improve the English (overseas) version of China's hydropower technical standards to make it more suitable for the international market