China to expand energy production for GDP growth (People's Daily Online) Updated: 2005-04-01 14:13
China will continue to expand its energy production capacity, with the aim of
using one percentage point in energy production growth to support two percentage
points in GDP growth by the year 2020, said energy director Xu Dingming with the
National Development and Reform Commission, according to latest news release on
the website of the Ministry of Land and Resources.
China plans to newly build a production capacity of 1.1 billion tons of coal
and 150 million kw hydraulic power generation by 2020, equivalent to the
construction of a Three Gorges Project every two years, said Xu, and at the same
time, oil production will be turned internationally.
On top of expanding production of coal, hydropower and oil, China will speed
up development of nuclear power and new energies. Two rounds of biddings have
been conducted for wind power construction, and a third one is expected in
April. Four sites have been chosen nationwide for bio-power tests. Exploration
of natural gas and pipeline construction will be accelerated. A trial station
receiving liquefied natural gas has started work in Guangdong, and more trial
stations will be set up in Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Shandong,
Liaoning and Guangxi.
Xu said that China attaches great importance to the construction of
supportive facilities. The State Council approved railway construction plan
together with the energy plan to raise transportation capacity. Oil storage
project was also started last year, and construction of the first batch of
plants has been kicked off in Dalian, Qingdao, Zhenhai and Zhoushan.
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