China Economic ReviewCompetitive 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 […]
Electricite de France, the biggest electricity company in Europe, is to open an Asia- Pacific headquarters in Beijing as part of its plans to expand in the Chinese market, Bloomberg reported. The company is already the largest foreign investor in the Chinese power industry, with stakes in projects in Shandong and Guangxi. It was also […]
Chinese and Russian technicians have begun to install equipment for the first phase of the Tianwan nuclear power station in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, Xinhua reported. The Russian nuclear power minister Alexander Rumyantsev visited the city for the start of the installation. The first phase of the project involves two nuclear power generating units with a […]