China Economic ReviewPower demand in China will grow by 6 per cent a year over the next decade, according to Cambridge Energy Research Associates. According to official data, coal accounts for 70 per cent of China’s energy mix, but the research company said that increasing oil and gas use will reduce coal’s share to no less than […]
China’s largest natural gas field has been discovered in Inner Mongolia autonomous region, reported China Daily. The Ih Ju Meng league field is 602.5bn cubic metres in size and should produce an average 6.5bn cubic metres annually in the next five years, said the Ministry of Science and Technology. "The field will greatly back up […]
Competitive bidding for part of Guangdong province’s power supply could be introduced in the second half of this year, according to a report in South China Morning Post. A plan for power pooling has been drawn up and is now awaiting approval from the provincial authority. If the move goes ahead, it is likely to […]
Central and local government will spend Yn55.5bn over the next decade to reduce pollution in the Bohai Sea off China's northern coast, South China Morning Post said. The Bohai Sea receives 25bn tonnes of polluted water annually from the Yellow, Liao and several smaller rivers that are considered to be among the most polluted in […]
The damming of the Zhangjiu River, a tributary of the Yangtze, for the Yunlong reservoir was completed in October 2001, China Daily said. The whole project is expected to cost Yn3.9bn and will double the supply of drinking water to Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, when it is completed in 2005. Construction of a tunnel […]