Background material: China became the world important energy production great nation

Chinanews on October 1 new China was founded for 60 years, the Chinese energy development has achieved the great achievement, formed has taken the coal as the main body and electric power for the central and petroleum gas and renewable energy source all-round development fuel supply new pattern, the energy total degree of self-sufficiency throughout placed over 90%. In 2008, Chinese energy production total quantity 2.6 billion tons standard coals, were 1949 109.5 times and 1978 4.2 times. Energy development, for national economy sustained development and living standards constantly enhanced has provided the powerful support and solid foundation.

The people use the clean, highly effective and convenient energy, the quality of life to have the remarkable improvement gradually. In recent years, the Chinese government constantly advanced the development way to transform, repeatedly optimized the energy source structure, the clean energy obtained the active development. The structure of energy consumption develops in high quality direction unceasingly, coal accounts for the proportion in the energy use total quantity from 1952 95.0% drop to 2008 68.7%, the good-quality energy source proportion rise is obvious. In 2008 increases the water and electricity to install equipment 20.1 million kilowatts, the water and electricity total installed capacity amounts to 172 million kilowatts, was 1978 nearly 10 times, 1949 nearly 477 times, occupied the world first. The wind electricity scale realizes to turn time of growth consecutively for three years. In 2008 the total installed capacity amounts to 12.17 million kilowatts, occupies world fourth. The nuclear power grows out of nothing, completes Qinshan, Daya Bay and Tianwan Nuclear power Base successively, at present the nuclear power production capacity is 9.1 million kilowatts. In 2008 the Chinese solar energy light bends down the battery annual output 2 million kilowatts, accounts for the global output over 30%, occupy the world first. The solar-powered water heater amount of use is over 125 million square meters, accounts for the world use total quantity over 60%, occupy the world first.

The Chinese government also consistently actively takes the effective action, raises the energy use efficiency, saves the resource. As early as in the early 1980s, our country has formulated development and pays equal attention to frugal, places first place frugal policy; 25 in plan summary drop 20% to take in the national economy and social development the unit GDP energy use intensity the bounded target. Under a series of energy conservation policie direction, the energy use is maintaining low growth rate, 1980-2000 years, have realized have supported GDP to quadruple by the energy use doubling the goal. During 1978-2008 years 30 years, the GDP yearly average grows 9.8%, an energy use yearly average grows 5.5%, the yearly average fractional energy savings 3.9%. Reform and open policy for 30 years, realized the national unit GDP energy consumption yearly average to drop 4%. A science reasonable resource gradually forms using the system, the energy sustainable development ability notably strengthens.

(This article originates: China News)