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China to ease power shortage by 2006
(cctv.com)
Updated: 2004-12-27 16:55 The power shortage in China
may be short-lived. China's State Development and Reform Commission said it
should be over by 2006. This, during a ceremony marking the power-generating
capacity of 400 million kilowatts.
However, experts predict that another 500 million kilowatts are needed in the
next 15 years. Three-fourths of the country's power supply is generated by
thermal plants. These plants are powered by coal or oil. Other power producers
include hydro-electric power, nuclear power and wind-power stations.
Four years ago, China overtook France and the UK as the world's second
largest power-generating country. The power shortage hit hardest this year,
causing electricity outages in 27 provinces.
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