Chinese Energy Industry Insiders Meet with Their S.African Peers

Johannesburg, July 22nd (People’s Daily Online) － China-South Africa Energy Industry Cooperation Seminar was held in Sandton, Johannesburg on Tuesday. More than 100 experts and professionals from the two countries got a chance to communicate freely, look into each others’ demand, discuss cooperation opportunities and contribute their ideas and suggestions to relevant business.

The Seminar was organized by China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC). A delegation of experts and professionals from various Chinese companies of energy industry attended the meeting, among which are International Minerals, Shanghai Electric Power, Shanghai Electric and Sany.

SNPTC previously signed an agreement on Training Program for South African Civil Nuclear Energy Projects with the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) in Dec, 2014.

According to the training agreement, SNPTC is going to train about 300 nuclear technical and management staffs through a two-year’s nuclear training program on basic education, professional and on-the-job training, which will train talents for South Africa’s nuclear power project.

In April, NECSA signed a additional cooperation agreement with SNPTC for training on project management for nuclear power projects. The agreement calls for South Africa to send project managers to construction sites in China where demonstration CAP1400 units are planned.