Yunnan to Become China's No. 1 Hydropower BaseA "10th Five-year Plan Proposal" mapping out Yunnan's future hydropower generation was lately made known by CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee at a meeting just closed in Kunming. It is told that Yunnan is to accelerate its hydropower construction and be built into a large and would-be largest hydropower base in keeping up with China's economic development.By experts' estimate, Yunnan has a hydropower potential of around 90 million kilowatts, making 23.2% of China's. Following a decision by the CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee and Government, precedence will be given to construction of many large and medium-sized hydropower stations and large-capability/high-parameter thermal power plants in the way an optimum rational power generation/supply system is to be formed in the province. With these, power transmission from west to east is to be realized at an early possible date as is demanded. According to plan, Yunnan's power production is to be developed: First the province is to be made a major hydropower producer before 2015 and will finally become China's biggest hydropower base and chief power supplier on China's power grids transmitting power east from its west. By PD Online Huang Ying |
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