Sichuan to pour US$8.67b for power generation (Xinhua) Updated: 2004-06-29 14:44
Southwest China's Sichuan Province plans to invest 72 billion yuan (US$8.67
billion) on electricity generation from 2004 to 2005.
The plan was made to meet increasing demand for electricity in Sichuan, one
of China's most populous regions.
According to the plan, the province will build four large-sized hydropower
stations on three major rivers, Dadu, Yalong and Jinsha rivers. The generating
capacity of the four hydropower stations combined will hit 25.5 million
kilowatts with each's generating capacity ranging from 3.3 million kilowatts to
12.6 million kilowatts.
Ten large-scale thermal power stations will be erected in Yibin, Luzhou,
Guang'an and Dazhou, the province's four major coal production areas. The top
generation capacity of the ten thermal power stations will be 1.2 million
kilowatts, while the minimum will be 600,000 kilowatts.
By the end of 2005, Sichuan's planned electricity generation capacity is to
reach 32.6 million kilowatts.
Sichuan is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and bordered on
all sides by lofty highlands. It covers an area of 569,000 square kilometers
(219,700 square miles) and is home to over 80 million people.