InApril2003,the“InstructionsontheTechnicalModernizationofRuralHydro”wasissuedbytheMinistryofWaterResources,whichclarifiedthetechnicaldirectionforthedevelopmentoftheruralhydropowersectorintheyearstocomeinordertoquickenthepaceofmodernizationforChina''sruralhydropower.Thedocumentpointedoutthedirectionforstandardizingandguidingtheruralhy-dropowersectorfortechnicaladvancement.Theoverallobjectivesare,priortoyear2010,50%ofruralhydropowerplantsandtheirpowergridsshouldbemodernized,andin2015theruralhydropowersectorshouldbeallmodernizedThroughscientificandtechnicalinnovationandmanagementimprovement,thecompetitivenessoftheruralhydropowermarketshouldbenoticeablyimprovedThe“InstructionsontheTechnicalModernizationofRuralHydro”bringoutsomeobjectivesandrequirementsasfollows:
