Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power is located in Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province, and is affiliated to Zhejiang Provincial Water Resources Department, which is jointly managed by Zhejiang Provincial Water Resources Department and Zhejiang Provincial Education Department. It is the only institution of higher learning in Zhejiang Province that features water conservancy and hydropower. It is a key application-oriented undergraduate college in science and engineering province jointly established by China people, Ministry of Water Resources and Zhejiang Provincial People's Government.
The predecessor of the College is Hangzhou Hydropower School of the Ministry of Fuel Industry of the Central People's Government, which was founded in 1953. 1958, upgraded to Zhejiang electric power institute; 65438-0960, participated in the establishment of Zhejiang Water Conservancy and Electric Power School and Hangzhou Institute of Technology respectively; 1962, the school was cancelled and merged into Zhejiang University; 1975, school reconstruction, 1978 renamed; 1984, Zhejiang institute of water resources and hydropower was established; 20 13 was upgraded to Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Hydropower.