Inner Mongolia Herdsmen Utilize Wind PowerElectricity generated by wind power stations is now available to about 140,000 herdsman families in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, according to latest official resources.With the help of wind power generators, herdsman families now can use electric lights and blankets, watch TV, and carry out modernized management on their farms. The development of wind power is regarded as the second liberation for the farmers and herdsmen in the region, where electricity is badly needed. China will give a major boost to the development of wind power resources to benefit 23 million people living in hinterland areas and on the coastal islands by 2010, according to the State Development Planning Commission. The benefited areas also include the western and eastern parts of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the northern part of Qinghai Province, and the northeastern parts of Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces. China, which boasts 253 million kilowatts of wind power resources, started research and development of wind power resources in the 1970s. |
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