As the largest developing country, China has been under great pressure of harnessing nature resources to meet its ever-growing demand for energy. China's energy relies mainly on coal. This paper gives a brief intr...As the largest developing country, China has been under great pressure of harnessing nature resources to meet its ever-growing demand for energy. China's energy relies mainly on coal. This paper gives a brief introduction to the basic conditions and present development status of water potentials in China, indicates that reservoirs and dams are playing an important role in power supply and optimization of energy structure and economic and social development, and the Paper also points out that the future prospects and challenges of hydropower development in China.展开更多
文摘As the largest developing country, China has been under great pressure of harnessing nature resources to meet its ever-growing demand for energy. China's energy relies mainly on coal. This paper gives a brief introduction to the basic conditions and present development status of water potentials in China, indicates that reservoirs and dams are playing an important role in power supply and optimization of energy structure and economic and social development, and the Paper also points out that the future prospects and challenges of hydropower development in China.
